A pair of Peter Hattrup goals give the Falcons the fast start they would need, and he later assists on what proves to be the championship-clinching goal for Seattle Pacific. Reclaiming the NCAA Division II throne for the second time in three seasons, SPU wins, 3-2, over host Florida International. Hattrup takes his goal total to 26 by firing home strikes in the 24th and 38th minutes. Four minutes into the second half, Glenn Lurie makes it 3-0. The Sun Blazers, who had missed three golden opportunities at the outset of the match, finally broke through in, twice, in the final half-hour before a record home crowd of 1,500. The Falcons (20-3-0), who had lost to FIU in the 1984 final, become the first 20-win team in Washington collegiate history and the first three-time Div. II champion.

Playing in its first competitive action in over four months, Tacoma Defiance (0-2-1, 1 point) comes from behind to earn a 3-3 draw at Sacramento Republic FC. Ray Serrano gets the late equalizer. Alec Diaz scores in the match's first minute and Jesse Daley, with Tacoma down 3-1, sparks the comeback with a goal in the 57th minute. Serrano ties it in the 81st. It is Tacoma's first match since USL suspended play March 12 due to COVID-19.

Freshman goalkeeper James Ward removes his gloves and changes shirts for the final 27 minutes to lead a furious Seattle Pacific comeback at San Antonio. The Falcons come from two goals down to catch and then defeat St. Edward's, 3-2, when Ward scores his first collegiate goal with 4:41 left in regulation. Ward assists on two David Smith goals coming less than two minutes apart, the equalizer in the 80th minute. SPU (9-6-0) is bidding to earn an NCAA postseason berth for the 13th year in a row.

OL Reign's Rose Lavelle wins the women's 88th Sports Star of the Year award at Seattle's Westin Hotel. Lavelle scored five goals for the Reign and four for the U.S. National Team, which won the 2022 Concacaf W Championship to earn berths to the 2023 World Cup and 2024 Olympics. Western Washington's NCAA champions were also up for the honor.

Ward Forrest's hat trick propelled Washington to a 3-2 victory over Western Washington, extending the Huskies' conference lead over Seattle Pacific to an almost insurmountable seven points.

It's a 2 o'clock Saturday first kick for Seattle Pacific's first match versus collegiate opposition. The Falcons face Seattle University at rain-soaked Lower Woodland Park, and the more talented, experienced Chieftains have little trouble in winning, 4-1. Jim Hoyer's hat trick proves the difference. Mel Scott scores a consolation penalty for the historic first SPC goal with eight minutes left.