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Shorecrest Blanks Gig Harbor in Girls' AA
November 21, 1992

Shorecrest gets six saves from goalkeeper Amy Bemis, plus another stop in the shootout, and the Scots earn their first girls' AA-A state championship in seven years, 0-0 (4-3), over Gig Harbor at Shoreline Stadium. Shorecrest, who ended Kennedy's two-year reign in the semifinals, goes unbeaten (19-0-2) while the Tides finish 19-1-0. Bemis ends the season with 16 shutouts and allowed only three goals. Erin Mayovsky, who scored 25 goals for the Scots, converts one of the penalty kicks.

Northwest Hires First Women's Coach
November 9, 2005

Northwest University hires Erin Redwine (née Roberts) as the Eagles' coach for their inaugural season in 2006. A native of Issaquah, Redwine played for Montana, Seattle Pacific (captain for its first season) and the Sounders Women.

Dawgs Blank UCLA, Make Big Ten Tourney
November 3, 2024

Jadon Bowton makes a season-high six saves for his third straight shutout as Washington wins at No. 25 UCLA, 1-0, to enter the Big Ten tournament behind four straight wins. Freshman Zach Ramsey finishes a rapid counterattack in the 78th minute. The Huskies go 4-3-3- vs. ranked opposition to reach the postseason.

Fewing Era Ends, Daligcon Elevated
April 4, 2023

Peter Fewing calls time on his coaching days with Seattle University, transitioning to associate athletic director after 29 total seasons. Nate Daligcon, who had been associate head coach and at SU since 2013, takes over. Fewing's teams won the 1997 NAIA national championship and 2004 NCAA Division II championship. He earned national coach of the year honors each title season. In two stints covering four levels of affiliation, Fewing was 343-197-50. The Redhawks advanced as far as the Div. I third round in 2015.

Mitre Eagles Reach Open Cup Final
June 20, 1987

John Klein scores two goals, including the game-winner in the final 30 seconds of overtime, to lead the Seattle's FC Mitre Eagles to a 5-4 overtime triumph against Busch of hometown St. Louis in a U.S. Open Cup semifinal. Club Espana eliminates Mean Green of Dallas, 3-0, in the other semifinal. Klein cracks a 25-yard blast in the 120th minute the caroms off the underside of the crossbar and into the net. First-half goals by captain Eddie Kruger and Peter Klein, John's brother, give the Eagles a 2-1 lead at intermission. Busch's Steve Trittschuh ties it in the 87th minute. Mitre moves back in front, 4-2, through Andy Churlin and John Klein in the first 15 minutes of overtime. St. Louis rallies to pull even at 4-4 in the 113th minute.

Gonzaga Claims First WCC Championship
November 4, 2023

Giana Riley hits for a hat trick to power 19th-ranked Gonzaga past Pepperdine, 3-1, at Malibu, for the first West Coast Conference championship for the women. Riley stakes the visitors to a lead after just 3:05 and doubles it in the 19th minute. She scores her third of the game and 12th of the season to crush the Wave's comeback hopes in the 73rd.

Lake City Bobcats, featuring Andy and Walter Schmetzer. (Courtesy Walter Schmetzer)
1978
Kasey Keller celebrates after his second World Cup qualifier shutout in four days following the United States 6-0 rout of Panama in Washington, D.C. (Courtesy John Todd / ISI Photos)
2004
Seattle Pacific poses with its first NCAA championship trophy. (Seattle Pacific archives)
1978
The Seattle Reign reverted to local ownership in 2024 after being purchased by the Sounders FC owners and global investment firm The Carlyle Group. From left, chief business officer Maya Mendoza-Exstrom, owner Adrian Hanauer, general manager Lesle Gallimore and Dan Popov of Carlyle. 
 (Seattle Reign)
2024
(Courtesy Mike Jennings)
1985
Hope Solo became the first women's soccer inductee to the Husky Hall of Fame in 2008. (Courtesy UW Athletics)
2008
(Courtesy Woodland Soccer Club)
1978
Washington State became the first Division I women's program to reach the NCAA College Cup finals, meeting North Carolina in the 2019 semifinal at San Jose. The Cougars had not previously advanced beyond the third round. (Courtesy Washington State Athletics)
2019
All-American Janiece Levien helpe Puget Sound win 21 games and advance to the 2007 NCAA Division III quarterfinals. (Courtesy Puget Sound Athletics)
2007
Seattle Sounders reunion team (l to r):: back row: trainer Frank Furtado, John Best, Dave Gillett, John Rowlands, Barry Watling. Middle row: Manny Matos, Jimmy Gabriel, Mike England, Hank Liotart, Roy Sinclair. Front row: David Butler, Pepe Fernandez, Micky Cave, Tommy Jenkins, Adrian Webster, Paul Crossley. (Courtesy Pepe Fernandez)
1982