Although loaded with attacking prowess, the State League All-Stars cannot beat Jock Copland. The St. Andrew's goalkeeper denies Andy Phillips and George Goers on seemingly sure chances and the Canadian club wins the friendly, 1-0, before one of the largest crowds of the season at Catholic Memorial.

Portuguese legend Eusebio connects on a first-half free kick and the unfashionable Toronto Metros-Croatia upset the Minnesota Kicks, 3-0, before 25,765 in Soccer Bowl ’76 at the Kingdome. The game starts at 11:30 a.m. in order to be televised nationally by CBS. The Kicks had won their previous four games by a combined 13-3, including a second-round elimination of the Sounders, 3-0. Toronto, whose ethnic nickname drew the ire of NASL officials, had posted gutty road wins at Chicago and defending champion Tampa Bay.

After being blitzed in the first leg, Seattle CYO champion St. Bernadette's manages a 0-0 draw with the North Shore All-Stars at Lower Woodland. It's far from enough as the B.C. boys claim the Oldershaw trophy on aggregate, 8-0.

In the season opener for both teams, Seattle University, an NAIA program, topples 19th-ranked Division I Washington, 1-0, at East Field. Sophomore Kurt Swanson scores the only goal in the 7th minute on a deflected shot. The Huskies dominate the game otherwise, out-shooting the Chieftains 30-5. Seattle U had not beaten the Huskies in 17 years, a string of 15 losses in which they had been outscored by 75-3. Since 1988 the programs had played five times, all exhibitions.

Bernie James and Edmonton Drillers complete a two-game sweep of Chicago to win the NASL Indoor Championship at home before over 16,000. The Drillers went 10-8 in the regular season, barely making the playoffs, then swept all six postseason games against Los Angeles, Vancouver and Chicago (47-30 GD). James, a Bellevue native and former Sounder, has one assist during the final series.

Bellevue's Kerri Tashiro leads Colorado College to the NCAA championship game with a 2-0 victory over Santa Clara in Raleigh, N.C. Tashiro opens the scoring in the 74th minute, her 16th of the season and CC record 60th career goal. She is named to the all-tournament team.