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Erikson Spurs Irish to NCAA Quarters
November 23, 1997

Meotis Erikson of Kennewick scores two goals, and No. 2 Notre Dame shells No. 6 Nebraska, 6-0, to reach the NCAA quarterfinals in South Bend, In. Erikson scores 22 goals and adds 12 assists during her freshman season to help the Irish reach the national semifinals.

Kitsap Gets its Man
February 10, 2009

John Wedge is hired as first head coach of the Kitsap Pumas. Wedge, a native of England and Bainbridge Island resident, previously coached Federal Way High School, Shoreline Community College and Evergreen State College.

No. 20 Cougs' Upset Bid Falls Just Short
October 23, 2009

Washington State comes within four minutes of upsetting No. 1-ranked Stanford in Pullman before falling, 2-1, in overtime. Kiersten Dallstream finds Elysse Van Leer for the initial WSU lead at the 54-minute mark. After four straight saves by Meghan Berlingo in little more than a minute, Stanford's Christen Press finally breaks through with the game-tying goal in the 87th minute, and Kelly O'Hara clinches the match for the Cardinal in the 95th.

Vikings Lift 4th Trophy
April 15, 1951

The Vikings lift their fourth trophy of the season by winning the 16-team five-a side tournament at White Center. Five of the entries are form Vancouver, including Sunset Memorial, the British Columbia junior champions who fall to Vikes, 3-1 in the final. Erling Hansen, Einar Eliasson and Emmett Brennan score in the 15-minute match.

Akers Erupts for Record 5 Goals
November 24, 1991

Michelle Akers scores a record five goals in the first 47 minutes and the U.S. routs Chinese Taipei, 7-0, in the quarterfinals in Foshan. Akers’s masterpiece features two rebounds, a free kick, a penalty and a header. She scores the first three U.S. goals as the Americans took a 4-0 halftime lead. Akers is now the tournament scoring leader with eight goals.

Akers Receives FIFA Order of Merit
June 7, 1998

Michelle Akers is one of 10 recipients of FIFA's Order of Merit in Paris. Akers, the U.S. career scoring leader with 96 goals, has led the USMWNT to a 1991 World Cup victory and the 1996 gold medal in the Olympic Games. She is the fourth American to earn the distinction and the world's first female player.

(Courtesy Seattle Times)
1959
Seattle University won its third automatic NCAA berth in five seasons by beating San Jose State, 2-1, in the WAC championship game in Las Vegas. (Courtesy Seattle University Athletics)
2017
Tami Bennett scored 16 goals in leading Washington to the Pac-10 title and the third round of the 2000 NCAA tournament. (Courtesy University of Washington Athletics)
2000
Scenes from a 1990 Gonzaga home men's match. (Courtesy Gonzaga archives)
1990
Kitsap Pumas not only celebrate winning their first Premier Development League title but do so at home, in Bremerton, after defeating Laredo, 1-0. (Kitsap Pumas photo)
2011
Seattle Hibernian & Caledonian Saints, winners of the 1998 Veterans' Cup.
1998
1999
Tom Webb is inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame and shares the spotlight with his wife Lorna in Colorado Springs. (Courtesy Tom Webb)
1987
Sounders forward Clint Dempsey scores one of his three goals versus Honduras in U.S. 6-0 World Cup qualifying rout at San Jose. (Courtesy Bob Drebin / ISI Photos)
2017
Actor Josie Bissett models the first Sounders home jersey at the WaMu Theater unveiling. (Courtesy Seattle P-I)
2008