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Seattle United B98 Copa becomes the first Washington team to win a Dallas Cup championship, and it comes at the expense of their neighbor, Crossfire Premier. Behind first-half goals from Jackson Ragen and Paul Rothrock, Seattle United 98 Copa takes the U16 final, 2-0, at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas. Teddy Nickerson posts the shutout in goal. Coached by former Sounder Jason Farrell, Seattle United proved dominant throughout the weeklong tournament, winning all six pool play and knockout games by a combined score of 20-2. Redmond's Crossfire, affiliated with Lake Washington Youth Soccer, had won five straight games going into the title game. Founded in 1980, the Dallas Cup invites elite teams from throughout the U.S. and the world. Seattle United met teams from Virginia, Texas, Mexico and Arizona.
Stanford staves off Washington's upset bid in the West Region semifinals in Portland, but not before the Huskies nearly beat the No. 3 and unbeaten Cardinal. Samantha Obara's shot slams off the post in the 32nd minute, the closest call to a goal over 120 minutes of regulation and overtime. Stanford advances, 0-0 (6-5) when Suzie Boots converts and UW's Sanya Trandum hits the crossbar with her penalty attempt.
Seattle Mitre Eagles win both the Open Cup and Amateur Cup regional finals in Denver. John Klein scores three times, including overtime winner vs. San Francisco Greek Americans, 2-1, in regional final. In all, Seattle plays five games in two days. The Eagles defeat Denver Kickers, 1-0, in the Amateur final but commit to playing the Open Cup at nationals. FC Seattle Cozars claim their fifth straight women’s regional title, 4-3, over the San Jose Bobcats.
Nate Daligcon starts for Rochester in the Raging Rhinos' 3-1 win over Minnesota for a second A-League title in three years in front of a crowd of 14,276 at Frontier Field. Daligcon also started in the 1998 final.
Washington wastes no time in getting in front in its NCAA opener and goes on to blank Liberty, 3-0, in Matthews, N.C. It's UW's biggest postseason margin of victory since 2010 and a 4-nil scoreline vs. Oklahoma. Just 67 seconds into the match, Ameera Hussen put the Huskies up. Karlee Stueckle and Olivia Van der Jagt tally on either side of halftime.
Defending Division I champion UCLA, unbeaten in 24 games, visits defending Div. II champ Seattle Pacific for an exhibition. The Bruins win, 2-1, before 3,100 at Memorial Stadium after the Falcons’ Scott Cairns is sent off. Shaun DelGrande deflects in Paul Caligiuri’s blast in the 44th minute.