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Lowenbrau Earns Right to Defend Crown
May 30, 1983

Seattle's FC Löwenbräu wins the West Regional of the U.S. Women's Amateur Cup in San Francisco, 2-1 over Hawaii Leahi. Sharon McMurtry scores on Lowenbrau's first foray of the match, and Joan Dunlap doubles the lead in the 75th minute. Seattle defeated Colorado, 2-1, in the semifinal. The three-time national champions, who started the season slowly after adding seven new players, will now defend their title at the finals in Houston.

Epic But Ultimately Disappointing Finish for Sounders
November 8, 2018

It made for compelling theater, but ultimately the Sounders season ends after 120 exhausting minutes, plus penalties, against Portland. The Timbers lose the second leg of the MLS West semifinal, 3-2, but prevail on penalties, 4-2, after the aggregate ends 3-3. Raul Ruidiaz rescues Seattle in the third minute of regulation stoppage time with his third goal of the series. Nico Lodeiro's penalty in extra time again pulls the Rave even. But Dairon Asprilla, who scored first in overtime, later gets the decisive penalty conversion.

Kovats Paces Fox to Second Half Title
March 24, 1974

Two goals from Al Kovats help Fox Restaurant get a 3-3 tie with Tacoma Heidelberg in Steilacoom, clinching the state league second-half title for the Foxes (7-1-1). Bob Hopper has a brace for Heidelberg. Fox will face Olympia Olys for the championship Mar. 31.

PLU Women Repeat in NAIA
November 18, 1989

Sheri Noah's goal in the third overtime period wins a second straight NAIA national championship for Pacific Lutheran, 2-1, over top-ranked Berry College in Due West, S.C. Wendy Johnson, who was named the tournament's most valuable offensive player and overall MVP, put the Lutes ahead on a penalty kick 14:20 into the game. Berry ties it 10 minutes later, and a stalemate ensues. Finally, Noah kicks in a loose ball 4:59 into the sudden-death overtime, at 124:59. The Lutes become the first NAIA repeat champion.

Sprague Sends Evergreen Past PSU
October 11, 1995

Amy Sprague lifts Evergreen over Portland State by scoring five goals in a 7-4 win in Olympia. Behind the 1-2 punch of Sprague (24 goals) and Camille Morgan (23), the Geoducks go 12-8-0, an improvement of nine wins over the previous season.

WSU Ends Woes vs UCLA
October 4, 2015

Kaitlyn Johnson provides the go-ahead goal in the 52nd minute as Washington State snaps a 10-year winless stretch vs. UCLA with a 4-2 win in Pullman. Johnson pounces on the rebound of an initial shot by Cara Wegner, lifting the 1,305 Lower Field spectators to their feet. Wegner's fifth goal of the year opens the scoring. Nearly double that amount – a record 2,225–support WSU for its next home match.

2006
From left, Megan Rapinoe, Sydney Leroux, coach Michelle French, GM Amy Carnell, Alex Morgan and Hope Solo of the 2012 Sounders Women. (Courtesy Amy Carnell)
2012
Richland's Liz Heaston is a two-sport sensation at Willamette.
1997
1975
Mackenzie Nolte and Central Washington earned an NCAA Division II tournament berth for the first time in 2016. The Wildcats won a program-best 14 games, including a first-round win over Seattle Pacific. (Courtesy Central Washington Athletics)
2016
Hannah Huesers of Seattle Pacific led the GNAC with 13 goals in 2016 and the Falcons extended their run of NCAA tournament appearances to 16 straight years. (Courtesy Seattle Pacific Athletics)
2016
1976
1960
Mount Rainier High School won an unprecedented third straight state AA championship in 1989. (Courtesy Mount Rainier HS)
1989
Newcastle native Sam Hiatt captained Stanford to an NCAA College Cup championship in 2019. Hiatt marshaled a Cardinal backline that allowed just 12 goals in 25 matches, including only two in six postseason games. (Courtesy Stanford Athletics)
2019