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Northwest University twice beat Corban in the regular season but the Eagles succumb in the Cascade Conference final at home, 2-1 in overtime, missing a chance to reach the NAIA tournament. Todd Siedenberg stakes the Eagles to a 6' lead on a penalty kick. Corban ties it and gets the winner in the sixth minute of extra time. Northwest set a new program win record (15-5-0) by beating Evergreen in the CCC semifinals.
Among the 13 Forward Thrust measures approved by Seattle and King County voters is a $40 million multi-purpose domed stadium. While the stadium and waterfront aquarium are approved with 62 percent, a rapid transit measure fails to get the necessary 60 percent. Two years later, 110 potential stadium sites are trimmed to five, although King Street is not among them.
Northwest University's third straight appearance in the Cascade Conference championship game finally pays off with a title as the Eagles upset top-seeded Eastern Oregon, 1-0, in Eugene. It earns Northwest an automatic berth in the NAIA national tournament. Senior Sharaya Roberts scores the game's only goal in the 61st minute, finishing a corner kick by Jaclyn Metz. It's the sixth in seven games for the Eagles, who started the season 0-5-0. Katie Michkiosky had scored her record 20th goal in 4-0 semifinal win over College of Idaho, her fifth straight game with a goal.
General manager Stan Naccarato announces that Tacoma’s new ASL team will be called the Tides. The team received six nominations for the name from the community.
Steve Furjesi scores as Value Metals of Seattle claims the Five-a-Side championship. Value Metals prevails, 1-0, over the Vancouver Spartans Bs at Memorial Stadium.
Former NWSL MVP Kim Little, 26, announces she's leaving the Seattle Reign after three seasons to join Arsenal Ladies, her former club. Little, a Scottish international, scored 33 times for Seattle including a club record 17 in 2014 regular season and playoffs.