Seattle Sounders FC and Washington Youth Soccer announce a partnership to integrate new programs into the youth soccer development system throughout the state. New programs will begin in September 2009 and will bring the MLS Youth Initiative program to Washington, creating additional levels and avenues to elite play for local youth soccer players. Five Regional Training Centers will bring the top players together once a week to train under elite coaches., and the RTC system is designed to identity the very best players across all leagues, affiliations and geographic locations.

Emily Thompson comes off the bench to supply instant offense in Washington's 8-0 demolition of Gonzaga at Husky Soccer Field. Thompson enters the match in the 29th minutes and proceeds to score the first of her record four goals in the 35th. She assists Amy Hamamoto, then scores her second goal just 26 seconds apart in the 42nd minute. Thompson's hat trick is achieved in the 47th and her fourth is in the 74th minute. Tara Bilanski scores three first-half goals for the No. 17 Huskies.

Three days prior to their official varsity opener, Seattle Pacific plays a test mach against Charles Wright Academy. The Falcons come away with a 4-0 win over the Terriers at Interbay. Thandi Manzini scores two goals.

Everett's Chris Henderson scores with three minutes remaining to give the Colorado Rapids a 2-1 victory over the Dallas Burn and a sweep of the best-of-three MLS Western Conference finals at Mile High Stadium in Denver. Henderson totals two goals and three assists as Colorado wins it first four playoff matches. Marcus Hahnemann makes three saves against the Burn, who feature Wade Webber. Sean Henderson got the game-winner vs. Dallas in Game 1 at the Cotton Bowl. The Rapids advance to face defending champion DC United.

Xan Nixon bursts on the scene with a four-goal performance in 5-0 win for Saint Martin's over Northwest Nazarene in Olympia. Nixon becomes the first Saints player to score a hat trick, accumulating three goals in the second half alone. All of his team-leading eight goals come during a seven-game stretch during the second half of the season.

Welton Melo's overtime goal pushes the Sounders on to the Western Conference finals with an aggregate goals victory over Portland. The Timbers entered the postseason as the A-League's top seed and had won four of the five previous meetings, including a 2-1 first-leg win at PGE Park. Welton scores in the 10th minute of overtime at Qwest Field after his 5th-minute opener had leveled the series score, 2-2. Extra time substitute Darren Sawatzky puts Welton behind the defense, and the Brazilian beats Josh Saunders with a shot off the underside of the crossbar and into the right corner. It's his 12th goal in all competitions.