Western Washington moves to the top Division II women following an 11th straight win. The Vikings proceed to live up to their new No. 1 coaches' ranking by winning out the remainder of the regular season. Included in that stretch is the biggest margin over arch-rival Seattle Pacific (4-0) on Oct. 20 and a 4-1 win against Central Washington to repeat as GNAC champion. Both are on the road, and the WWU regular season unbeaten streak reaches 42 (38-0-4).

Washington returns to the NCAA tournament for the first time in four years and, after remaining scoreless for the first half, is humbled by UCLA, 5-0. Once Bernardo Ortiz breaks the ice, the Bruins pull away, finishing with a 30-10 advantage in shots. UCLA goes on to face St. Louis in the NCAA final.

Eleven months after being named interim men's coach, Gonzaga makes Chris McGaughey's appointment permanent. McGaughey replaced Aaron Lewis in December 2024, and the Bulldogs went 4-8-3.

Third-ranked Seattle Pacific takes the lead in overtime but draws 3-3 with Cal Poly SLO and falls 3-1 on penalties in an NCAA quarterfinal at Memorial Stadium. Todd Haley gives SPU the early lead before Todd Henry scores two of his three goals to give the Mustangs the lead. In the first of four extra periods Phil Bullard gets the Falcons in front, 3-2, only for Henry to equalize. Despite going 11-0-2 in its final 13 games, Seattle is knocked out. The outcome is later overturned for a Cal Poly violation and ruled a forfeit.

A Pacific Coast League between the Hungarians and Victoria United is abandoned with three minutes remaining due to a melee. Police responded and escorted the officials from the field after the referee was allegedly attacked by a Seattle player while a linesman was reportedly struck by a fan. Victoria had been leading, 4-1, at the time play was halted. One member of the Hungarians was later suspended indefinitely and charged with assault.

The Washington Huskies slide to a fifth straight defeat in the season's final game. Portland beats UW, 3-2, at Union Bay Field. Players represent 10 countries in all, from six continents, including Australia, Canada, Ecuador, England, Iceland, Lebanon, Nigeria, Norway and West Germany. Some of the Europeans are members of the varsity ski team. Among the Americans are eight in-state residents.