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Late goals from Kieran Barton and Brian Ching seal the Spokane Shadow's 2-0 win over Seattle Hibernian at Joe Albi Stadium. Barton breaks the scoreless deadlock after 67 minutes and Ching scores his 15th goal of the year six minutes later. Spokane (13-3) had clinched the regular season title a day earlier vs. Yakima.
Woodinville's Trent Schultz and Federal Way's Jim Weber score, and Olympia's Kasey Keller posts his 13th shutout to send Portland to the NCAA semifinals with a 2-0 quarterfinal win over Fresno State at Merlo Field. The Pilots (21-0-0) are ranked No. 2in the nation.
Clint Dempsey scores his seventh goal of the Gold Cup, extending Panama to extra time in the third-place match, but it's not enough. The U.S. National Team loses on penalties at PPL Park in Chester, Pa., 1-1 (3-2). Dempsey's haul earns him the tournament's Gold Boot. DeAndre Yedlin assists his equalizer in the 70th minute. Dempsey eventually totals nine international goals for the year, his career best.
JJ Diaz's brace and assist boost a resurgent Seattle Pacific in its 4-1 win over Northwest Nazarene in Nampa, Id., earning the Falcons a share of the GNAC regular season title. SPU ties Western Oregon for first after winning five of the final six games, outscoring opponents 21-7 over that span.
Chad Bodnar, who took Eastern Washington to its first two NCAA tournament appearances, is out after seven seasons in Cheney. Bodnar's contract is not renewed despite going 73-44-15. Elsewhere, Paul Meehan is dismissed after three seasons with the Gonzaga men's program where he was 8-33-4.
On the verge of beating Brazil for only the second time, the United States allows a late tying goal and then falls, 2-1, in extra time of their Gold Cup semifinal in Miami. It's the first home loss for Kasey Keller in 23 matches. His stretch of 801 scoreless Gold Cup minutes is snapped in the 89th minute when Kaka taps in a rebound. Diego then hits a penalty 10 minutes into overtime. The U.S. and Keller later take third by defeating Costa Rica.