Cliff McCrath claims his 500th career coaching victory as Seattle Pacific parlays second-half goals from Cory Janzen and Alex Vandamme to down Simon Fraser, 2-0, at Swangard Stadium in Burnaby, B.C. McCrath becomes only the second coach in collegiate history to reach the milestone. San Francisco's Steve Negoesco has 533 victories. He has been coaching since 1958 and arrived at SPU in 1970.

Six seasons after their birth as the Tacoma Tide, Pierce Country’s Premier Development League soccer team is becoming Sounders FC U-23s and part the MLS club's youth development program. Sounders FC U-23s will be coached by Darren Sawatzky and continue to be based in Pierce County, with most home games at Franklin Pierce High School and two at Cheney Stadium. However, they will swap their all-yellow kit for Rave Green.

A near-riot ends the action 20 minutes early at Lower Woodland Park. Referee Harry Dawes blows the state league contest between the Norselander Vikings and Greek Americans to an abrupt halt moments after the match is tied, 2-2. Vikings players object to the Greek Americans equalizer, arguing a handball was involved. Players, coaches and spectators pour on to the field, resulting in numerous altercations. One player from each team is later suspended by the WSSFA for setting off the fracas.

Megan Rapinoe wears the captain's armband and scores her seventh international goal of the year as the U.S. beats Jamaica, 6-0, in the Concacaf semifinal in Frisco, Tx. The USWNT goes on to win the final and finish the year 18-0-2. Rapinoe leads the team with 12 assists, tying her career best.

The established American Professional Soccer League, invited to join forces with MLS, says no thanks. Owners, including Seattle's Scott Oki, are opposed to the single-entity concept where MLS would own all teams and player contracts and local owners/operators would run the teams. MLS proposed making APSL franchise holders join for a fee of $5 million per team.

Hope Solo stops five shots as the United States claims a record fifth Four Nations tournament championship with a 2-0 victory over host China in Guangzhou. Solo, who blanked Germany in Jan. 26, is also named the tournament's top goalkeeper. Defender Tina Frimpong leaves the China game in the 38th minute after a blow to the head.