Curated by the Washington State Legends of Soccer, providing information and history of the Beautiful Game in Washington State. Just as the game evolves, so will this site. We continuously add new content, so be sure to return often.
Washington gives new coach Jamie Clark a win in his first outing, a 3-0 verdict at Gonzaga. Clark is the first new coach since 1992. Brent Richards supplies two second-half goals and the Huskies start 3-0-2.
Michelle Akers-Stahl is named 1990 Female Athlete of the Year by the U.S. Soccer Federation after scoring 14 goals in 11 matches with the national team. Akers-Stahl, 24, is the sixth recipient and second from Washington, joining Sharon McMurtry (1985). Because of injuries, this was the first summer she played with the national team in two years. She led the USWNT to wins over No. 1-ranked West Germany, England and Soviet Union and also scored five goals to lead the North to the Olympic Festival title.
Jason Boyce scores in the second overtime and the 146th minute overall to give Washington a 2-1 win over Santa Clara in the first round of the NCAA Tournament before 1,401 at North Creek Complex in Bothell. Boyce takes a pass from Rees Bettinger and chips the ball over Broncos goalie Joe Cannon. Bettinger ties it at 1-1 in the 66th minute. Washington, making back-to-back tournament appearances for the first time in 23 years, is the No. 1 overall seed in the field.
Playing its first year of varsity, Highline wins the state prep championship by blanking undefeated Sammamish, 2-0, at Memorial Stadium. The Pirates (15-1-1) go up early with top scorer John Klein intercepting a back pass to score in the seventh minute. In the 53rd, German exchange student Guido Ingendaay provides insurance. The Totems entered the game 19-0-0.
Two-time defending champion Shorecrest, the nation's hottest girls' team, is stopped by Kennedy, 2-1, in the state AA quarterfinals at Highline Stadium. The Scots were unbeaten in 57 games (55-0-2), the longest streak in the nation. Shorecrest (17-1-0) had outscored its opponents 114-2 with 15 shutouts. The Lancers come from behind in the second half on goals by Robyn Perkins and Melissa Budde, the latter with 14:25 remaining.
Giana Riley hits for a hat trick to power 19th-ranked Gonzaga past Pepperdine, 3-1, at Malibu, for the first West Coast Conference championship for the women. Riley stakes the visitors to a lead after just 3:05 and doubles it in the 19th minute. She scores her third of the game and 12th of the season to crush the Wave's comeback hopes in the 73rd.