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Although initially slotted for the Far West's No. 4 seed by the regional committee, Washington misses the NCAA tournament. Instead, the national selection committee overrules and takes San Francisco, which had lost 4-0 at home to the Huskies five weeks earlier. After rising to No. 8 in the coaches' poll, UW sustained losses to NAIA Warner Pacific and Div. II Seattle Pacific. Those teams finish third and second, in their respective tournaments. Regional chair Mike Davis of Portland says the national committee argued that USF, despite two more losses, played a more difficult schedule and higher power rating.
Oscar Jimenez scores Louisville City's first goal as the USL Championship side upsets the New England Revolution, 3-2, in the fourth round of the U.S. Open Cup in Louisville. Jimenez later assists on the first LouCity goal in a 2-1 quarterfinal win over USL Nashville on June 20. Louisville is eliminated by Chicago in the quarterfinals.
A capacity crowd of 5,086 welcomes the Zephyr to Spokane as they draw, 1-1, with Fort Lauderdale United at One Spokane Stadium. Moments after Emina Ekic is fouled in the box, she converts the penalty kick in the 17th minute for the Super League franchise's first goal. the visitors tie in the 72nd minute.
Kasey Keller does not need to make a save, but he does deliver his first MLS assist as the Sounders twice score late to beat Houston, 2-0, for their fourth straight league victory, at Qwest Field. After 63 scoreless minutes, Keller sends a towering punt 70 yards to Fredy Montero, who controls it, turns on defender Eddie Robinson and beats Gig Harbor native Tally Hall. in the 88th minute new designated player Alvaro Fernandez breaks behind the defense and shoots past the charging Hall. Seattle is unbeaten in eight matches (6-0-2) across all competitions.
United Soccer Leagues announces changes that will affect the Seattle Sounders in 2005, including renaming the A-League and moving from a two-conference system to a single-table format. The two tiers of the USL will be called the USL First Division and USL Second Division. The Sounders, A-League members since 1994, will be one of 12 teams in the First Division.
In a span of 15 first-half minutes Sounders FC leaves LA stunned with three goals on their way to the biggest road win in the series. Clint Dempsey heads home Nicolas Lodeiro's cross in the 29th and Jordan Morris caps the onslaught in the 44th minute. Ashley Cole's own goal while attempting to clear a Joevin Jones cross accounts for the other goal. Seattle had never previously won by three goals at the Galaxy.