Kenny Cooper twice finds the net and assists on two other goals as the Sounders rout Chicago, 6-0, in U.S. Open Cup semifinal at Starfire. Andy Rose also scores a brace to send Seattle to its fifth USOC final in six seasons. The hosts grab the lead after six minutes through Chad Barrett and by halftime Rose makes it 3-0. A late flurry of three goals in five minutes includes two Cooper goals, giving him a record six for the tournament. He scores in each of Seattle’s first four USOC matches.

Ted Wittenberger scores two goals, leading Norselander Vikings to their ninth straight league victory, 3-1 over Buchan Bakers on a rain-drenched Queen Anne field. With his hat trick Karman Koteles keeps the Hungarians in hot pursuit in a 6-3 win over Seattle Rendering, which features U.S. Olympic ski jumper Ragnar Ulland.

Buchan Bakers complete the second half undefeated in 10 matches (8-0-2) with a 3-1 victory over Greek-Americans and five points clear of the Vikings. The Bakers clinch their third straight league title, having also won the first half.

Sounders center back scores in Canada's World Cup qualifying match versus Mexico, a 1-1 draw in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. Bridge, a Victoria native who had earned his first cap just a month prior, then scores again in the next game, a 2-1 loss to host Honduras.

U.S. Soccer names Sounders FC defender DeAndre Yedlin the 2014 U.S. Soccer Young Male Athlete of the Year. Yedlin earned 10 U.S. Men's National Team caps in 2014, including three at the FIFA World Cup. He became the first MLS Homegrown Player to represent the U.S. at the World Cup, making three appearances in Brazil.

Seattle Pacific, getting a first-half header from Colin Rigby and a late score by Jeff Hallenbeck, wins its sixth in a row, ousting Sonoma State from the NCAA Division II tournament, 2-0, at Carson, Ca. It's the fourth straight shutout and 11th overall for Kellen Rosten, who makes seven saves, including a second-half breakaway. The Falcons extend host Cal State Dominguez Hills to overtime two days later, falling 2-1 on a Kei Kamara goal.