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Stefan Frei earns his league-leading 10th shutout of the season, but the Sounders' scoring drought continues with a scoreless home draw against Orlando City. Seattle still sits third in the West but has gone scoreless in three straight home matches and five of the last seven overall. It has just six points from the last seven outings. Missing due to international call-ins are Jordan Morris, Cristian Roldan and Alex Roldan, plus Raul Ruidiaz is in Peru following the sudden death of his father.
Mickey Pelland strikes from 30 yards late in the second half as No. 16 Seattle University beats No. 6 Seattle Pacific, 1-0, at Interbay Stadium. The Redhawks break a 47-game GNAC unbeaten streak for SPU. They were also the last league opponent to defeat the Falcons. Kaitlyn Jackson makes six second-half saves and eight altogether for the shutout. Pelland ends the scoreless deadlock in the 79th minute. It’s Pelland’s only goal of the season.
Thanks to a Joe Scorda goal, Green River takes the inaugural Puget Sound Regional Community College championship, 1-0, over Bellevue at Lower Woodland Park. Scorda scores midway through the first half as the Gators prevail. Eight teams compete for the title.
Jess Fishlock scores in her 200th Seattle Reign league appearance, and Jordyn Bugg's long-distance bomb beats North Carolina on the road, 2-1. Fishlock, 38, becomes just the fourth NWSL player to appear in 200 regular season games. Bugg, 18, strikes from 34 yards for her first professional goal in the 56th minute. It's Seattle's first win at Cary since 2022.
Jeremy Novack scores shortly before and after halftime in leading Shorecrest past West Valley, 5-2, at Lakewood. It is the Scots’ second 3A state championship in the past five years. Shorecrest jumps on top in the first 12 minutes on goals from Ian Adams and Jonathan Cho. Novack and Eli Blauser then double the lead by the break. The Scots finish 22-1-0.
Brian Gardner produces his second hat trick in as many games in Pacific Lutheran's 4-0 win at Lewis &Clark. Gardner also had three goals three days earlier in a 3-1 verdict at Pacific. By the end of the year, he totals 12 goals and a record 49 for his career. Chris Steffy's shutout against the Pioneers his is record 32nd.