Clint Dempsey blasts home left-footed shot from the box top for the series lead later delivers the series clincher as the Sounders vanquish Vancouver, 2-0, at CenturyLink Field. Seattle goes through to the Western Conference finals, 2-0, on aggregate. Dempsey, who missed the first leg on a suspension, lowers the boom on the Whitecaps in the 56th minute. He doubles the lead in the 88th. It's the first career postseason multi-goal game for Dempsey.

Pacific Lutheran smashes runner-up George Fox, 4-0, at home on senior day to clinch the Northwest Conference championship for the second year in a row. The Lutes, on a 17-game unbeaten run (12-0-5), get a goal and two assists from Trevor Thompson. In a first round NCAA Division III loss at Colorado Christian, Thompson scores twice to finish with a PLU record 23 goals. Craig Johnson ties the career assist record (37).

Seattle United becomes the first youth club to partner with both the Seattle Reign and Sounders academies.

Seattle Pacific's incredible start requires a second-half gusher of goals, but the No. 1-ranked Falcons move to 10-0-0 with a 5-0 rout of Western Oregon at Interbay. Kelsey Jenkins finally gets SPU on the scoreboard in the 51st minute, Megan Lindsay doubles it eight minutes later. The Wolves are held to six shots, and it is the 11th straight Seattle Pacific shutout, dating back to the 2008 championship win over West Florida.

Seattle's Sacred Heart is vanquished by Vancouver's North Shore All-Stars, 7-2, at Lower Woodland, giving the Canadian boys the Oldershaw trophy. Sacred Heart had won the rescheduled first leg, 2-0, the day before, but lose, 7-4, on aggregate. The original first leg at West Vancouver’s Ambleside Park was postponed due an icy pitch.

With the approval of state and county officials, Seattle Sounders announce that fans will be allowed to return to home matches for the first time in more than a year. Beginning with the April 16 home opener vs. Minnesota, Lumen Field capacity will be limited to 25 percent, or 7,000. The date, OL Reign fans will return to Cheney Stadium in accordance with state and Pierce County guidelines. The Reign played two home games in 2020, both behind closed doors. The Sounders have not played with spectators since March 7, 2020.