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UW Women Keep Beating Ranked Foes
September 4, 2004

Kelley Schweighart nets the game-winner 14 minutes into the second half as No. 15 Washington topples the third straight nationally-ranked opponent, 2-1 over No. 8 Tennessee, at Husky Soccer Field. It's a first-time feat for the Huskies (3-0-0), who opened the season a week earlier by defeating No. 8 Penn State and No. 18 Ohio State. Tina Frimpong races down the sideline and sends a pass into the center of the box, finding Schweighart, who lofts a 12-yard shot into the upper right corner at 59:02.

Zungul, Stars Sweep Sockers
December 27, 1986

Steve Zungul scores the overtime winner, in 6-5 Tacoma Stars victory over San Diego, before 18,441. Zungul finds the game-winner at 6:31 of the second 15-minute overtime period. The Stars battle back from a 5-3 deficit in the fourth quarter on goals by Fran O'Brien and Gary Heale, who scored his 19th on a power play at 11:33. Tacoma completes a weekend sweep of the Sockers, having also beaten them the night before in San Diego, 8-7 in overtime. Without an injured Zungul, Heale scored four goals. The Stars will start 1987 with a 12-2 record.

Ryan's Daughters Three-Peat
June 6, 1982

Seattle's Lowenbrau Zurich proves ruthless in winning its third consecutive National Women's Open Cup, 5-1, over the Rochester Wave at Chicago's Hanson Stadium. Mike Ryan's team had been known as PCI Sharks and Ramlosa in 1980 and '81. Sharon McMurtry is voted the finals MVP after scoring twice in the championship match after a hat trick in 3-0 defeat of St. Louis. Lisa Jones opens the scoring and both Joan Dunlap and Denise Bender add goals while Lorraine DeGroot anchors the backline.

Gonzaga Catches, Passes Seattle U
October 25, 2025

After scoring just twice in three winless outings, Gonzaga gets three goals in the final 50 minutes against Seattle University for a 3-2, come from behind victory at chilly Luger Field. The Redhawks' Caroline Penner assists and then scores for a 2-0 lead after 12 minutes. Samantha Snorsky pulls one back for the Bulldogs before halftime. In the 68th minute, Amelia Severn ties it, and Snorsky passes to Katelynn Rigg for the winner with six minutes to go.

Two Hungarian Teams Combine for 10 Goals
January 10, 1965

Following three weeks of cancellations due to snow, state league play resumes, and the Seattle Hungarians and United Hungarians combine for 10 goals. The Seattles, first-half winners, drub their United namesakes, 8-2, at Lower Woodland behind a Les Mueller hat trick. Heinz Ritter scores four in the Continentals' 11-1 rout of once-proud Buchan Bakers.

Blanked in Bay Area
March 5, 1967

Despite dominating the number of chances, the Seattle Hungarians fall to the San Francisco Greek Americans, 1-0, on a goal in the second minute, in the West semifinals of the National Challenge Cup before 2,500 at Balboa Park. Kirk Apostolidis beats Willi Lindner, and the Greeks nearly make it 2-nil moments later. Seattle then asserts control. The Magyars pepper the goal with shots, get a penalty appeal denied and Alex Bogdan's late try is cleared off the line.

Osvaldo Alonso quickly establishes himself as one of the most tenacious players, here going nose to nose with New York's Macoumba Kandji.
2009
Karmen Koteles, left, and a Hungarians teammate. (Courtesy Seattle Times)
1962
Two-time All-American Cortney Kjar led Puget Sound deep into the 2005 NCAA Division III tournament, with the Loggers reaching the quarterfinals. (Courtesy Puget Sound Athletics)
2005
Kasey Keller stars for the United States in a 1-1 draw with Italy during World Cup group play in Kaiserslautern. (Courtesy John Todd/ISI Photo)
2006
(Courtesy Seattle Times archives)
1954
Kim Little makes a big impression in her first season with Seattle Reign FC, winning NWSL MVP and Golden Boot honors. (Jane Gersovich photo)
2014
A tryout notice from Washington State Junior Soccer Association's first year.(Courtesy Seattle Times)
1966
Sandi Gordon lines up a shot for the Tacoma Sounderettes in 1979. (Courtesy Sandi Gordon Yotz)
1979
Whitman won a share of its first Northwest League title in 37 years in 2018. (Courtesy Northwest Conference)
2018
Lifting the NCAA championship trophy in Tampa was none other than Seattle Pacific coach Cliff McCrath.
1983