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Emina Ekic puts the Spokane Zephyr on the verge of a playoff berth by delivering a second-half brace capped by a late Olimpico in the penultimate USL Super League match at Washington, D.C. Ekic, who sparked a comeback win over the DC Power two months earlier, opens the scoring in the 65th minute on a counterattack. After the Power ties it, 1-1, Ekic swerves her left-footed corner kick into the far corner for the 84' winner. It's her fourth goal vs. DC and 10th of the season. Spokane is 8-1-2 down the stretch, needing a win in its final game to reach the postseason.
Bethany Balcer, a fan favorite, is traded by the Seattle Reign to Louisville for midfielder Jaelin Howell. Howell has five U.S. caps since being a two-time Hermann Award winner and two-time NCAA champion at Florida State. Balcer was undrafted yet voted 2019 Rookie of the Year, and her 33 league goals is No. 3 in Reign history.
Keely Hartsough scores all three goals in Seattle University’s 3-0 win over perennial power Pacific Lutheran at East Field. Hartsough, pushed up from defense to midfield, nets goals in the 38th, 70th and 89th minutes. She had scored just once coming into the game.
C.J. Klaas scores the game-winning goal in double overtime, giving Washington a 2-1 upset victory at No. 3-ranked UCLA. It's the first Pac-10 loss for the Bruins and their first home loss in 12 matches dating back to last season. The goal by Klaas, U.S. U20 international, is his first of the season and comes in the 108th minute. The Huskies took an early lead through Brett Wiesner in the 24th minute. UW goalkeeper Danny Waltman makes eight saves, including key stops in the last 10 minutes of regulation. Washington finishes with its first losing season in 34 years. UCLA goes on to win its third NCAA championship.
The largest crowd in Pacific Northwest soccer history, 67,052, gathers for the Sounders friendly with English Premier League champion Manchester United, who run rampant on Seattle reserves in second half for 7-0 outcome. Wayne Rooney, a non-starter, scores three of United's six second-half goals. Seattle actually out-shoots United 10-9 in the first half, yet only the visitors' Michael Owen scores. Against Seattle's second team, Rooney blows open the game, scoring three times and assisting Ji-Sung Park in a span of 21 minutes to make it 6-nil.