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Seattle's Shear Power wins its third straight U.S. Veterans Cup women's over-50 championship, beating Vaiete of Hawai'i, 2-1, in overtime. Two other Washington women's teams – Northwest Connection (O40) and Cascade Avalanche (O55) – also win U.S. adult titles in Honolulu.
It's a routine 19th clean sheet for Marcus Hahnemann as Reading extends its unbeaten string to 32 matches by defeating Southampton, 2-0. The Championship-leading Royals have not lost since opening day vs. Plymouth on Aug. 6, and they are now 13 points ahead of second-place Sheffield United, against whom they draw the following week. Hahnemann owns a home scoreless streak of 299 minutes.
Sarah Martinez caps a sensation senior season by scoring the deciding goal for Cedar Park Christian in the girls' 1A/B championship game, 1-0 over Archbishop Murphy. It's the Eagles' third straight title. Martinez finishes the year with 30 goals and 12 assists, including four goals and an assist in the semifinal victory over Liberty Bell.
Wendy Lee of Puget Sound answers Pacific Lutheran's equalizer within a minute, and the Loggers leave Olympia with another NAIA District 1 title, 2-1. Stephanie Somes puts UPS in front in the 58th minute, but Laura Dutt pulls PLU even with five minutes to go. The Lutes have little time to celebrate. Lee latches on to a cross that slices across the box and deposits it in an open net.
Tad Willoughby nets a brace, and Mark Schuur collects his record 14th shutout of the season and 31st of his career as Washington concludes regular season play by beating Puget Sound, 5-0, at Husky Stadium. The victory clinches Washington’s first NCSC crown in six years. It’s the Huskies' 18th win and extends their unbeaten run to 17 games (16-0-1) going into the postseason.
Emily Thompson scores two goals, including the game winner seven minutes into overtime, leading Washington to a 5-3 victory over Michigan State. The victory clinches the second straight Husky/Umbro Invitational tournament title. UW had blanked Penn State, 5-0, to start the tournament. Angie Crivello scored two goals three minutes apart and the Huskies had four scores in a total of eight minutes.