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Jeff McAllister of Gonzaga is a unanimous pick for West Coast Conference player of the year and Einar Thorarinsson repeats as coach of the year. McAllister wins the offensive WCC triple crown by leading in goals (19), assists (8) and points (46) as the Bulldogs earn a share of the regular-season title with Santa Clara. However, the Zags are bypassed for an NCAA at-large tournament berth for a second year in a row.
Leah Wymer's hat trick and Ashley Porter's three assists lead Seattle University past Northwest Nazarene, 6-0, at Championship Field. Porter, a senior, becomes the GNAC career leader in assists and goes on to total 14 for the season.
Raul Ruidiaz strikes twice before a roaring record crowd and Seattle Sounders FC makes history, becoming the first MLS club to claim the Concacaf Champions League. Before 68,741, the Sounders defeat Mexico's UNAM Pumas 3-0 in the second leg for a 5-2 aggregate score. Seattle overcomes the loss of Nouhou (11') and Joao Paulo (29') to injury, beginning with Ruidiaz's deflected shot moments before halftime. He pounces to double the lead in the 80th minute, and Nicolas Lodeiro seals it at 88'. Stefan Frei posts his fourth shutout of the tournament and is voted its outstanding player.
Gary Heale scores with 22 seconds left in regulation for Tacoma's fourth straight win, 5-4, over Wichita. Earlier, Heale's first goal gives the Stars a 3-0 lead before the Wings rally to pull even at 4-4.
Clint Dempsey's fourth goal in three matches comes in the fourth minute of stoppage time as Seattle wins for the sixth time in seven outings, 2-1 over visiting Minnesota. A corner kick by Seattle's Joevin Jones floats into the box, and Minnesota's Jermaine Taylor is called for a handball. Dempsey drills his kick past Bobby Shuttleworth for his 11th goal of the year. Chad Marshall also scores for the Sounders who tie a club record by extending their unbeaten streak to nine games (6-0-3). A club-record shutout streak ends at 421 minutes on a goal by Minnesota's Ethan Finlay in the 21st minute.
An unstoppable Geoff McKeown unleashed four goals on Heidelberg as the Leif Erikson Vikings wrapped-up the first-half title with a 5-1 rout at Interbay. The Vikings eventually go 8-0-2 with a 46-9 goal-difference. Defending champion Hungarians are two points behind at 7-1-2.