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Vikings claim state league first-half title, finishing 5-0-0 following a 4-1 win over Scotty’s on goals by Thor Ronning, Oke Forsman, Thor Tagman and Larry Peterson.
Adrienne Folsom redirects Janece Levien's shot past Pirates goalkeeper Krista Dietz in the 29th minute and its stands as the game-winner in Puget Sound’s 2-1, NCAA Division III second-round victory over Whitworth at Tacoma. From 25 yards, Penelope Crowe puts the Pirates on the board first in 4th minute and fired the ball past Puget Sound. UPS responds at 13 minutes when Katie Gillette heads in Levien’s cross. Each of Whitworth's three losses come at the hands of the Loggers and all by one goal.
Washington's top two amateur women's teams are merging, with the Hibernian & Caledonian Saints and Seattle Sounders Women forming the Sounders Saints Women. The Saints, operated by Bobby Lane, won the 2003 U.S. Amateur Cup and Pacific Coast League titles under coach Teddy Mitalas. The Sounders Women, owned by Adrian Hanauer, finished as high as second in the W-League Western Conference since forming in 2000. Mitalas will coach the newly merged club.
Kelyn Rowe scores to give UCLA a late lead, but No. 1 North Carolina comes back to force extra time and eventually advances to the NCAA College Cup final via a shootout, 2-2 (3-1). The Tar Heels proceed to win the national championship over Charlotte. Rowe completes a give-and-go in the 74th minute for a 2-1 lead. He also has two assists in the Bruins' 3-0 win over Rutgers in the Round of 16.
FC Seattle Storm hosts Canada’s World Cup-bound national team at Shoreline Stadium five weeks before Mexico ’86. A gathering of 660 fans see Canada prevail, 3-2, on Randy Samuel’s 67th-minute winner. Dale Mitchell and Randy Ragan made it 2-0 before Seattle’s Peter Hattrup and Kevin Iverson countered. Jimmy Gabriel played all 18 of his available players.
For the second time in a month, Seattle protests a loss. During a shootout tiebreaker at Portland, the Timbers’ Mike Flater is stopped by Tony Chursky, but then collects rebounds and converts. Referee Majan Raus (incorrectly) allows it, despite 5-second clock elapsing, and Portland prevails, 2-1. On May 17, Philadelphia used 10 foreign players when rules permit only nine. The Fury won, 1-0, in overtime. NASL Commissioner Phil Woosnam refuses to overturn the results. Consequently, Sounders GM Jack Daley resigns from all league committee assignments.