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Wurzberger Gets 200th 'W'
September 21, 2019

Raphael Cox scores the tying and winning goals in Washington's 3-2 overtime victory over New Mexico on Montlake. It marks Dean Wurzberger's 200th win in 17 seasons with the Huskies. Cox forces extra time in the 79th minute and his second strike wins it 8 minutes into the first overtime period.

Stars Steamroll Dallas, Perera Hits Marks
March 25, 2023

Needing a win to stay alive in the MASL playoff race, the Tacoma Stars pummel Dallas, 12-3, in the final home game at accesso ShoWare Center. Tacoma completes the three-game home stand with three consecutive wins and a combined 31 goals scored. It's 4-0 after one quarter, with Nick Perera scoring and becomes only the second player with 200 career assists. Perera scores an empty-net goal in the final frame, becoming the fourth player in MASL history to reach the 400 regular-season point club.

Sammamish Topples No. 1 Federal Way in AAA
November 17, 1990

Runner-up a year before, Sammamish comes all the way back to seize its first state girls' AAA crown by toppling the nation's No. 1-ranked team, Federal Way, 1-0, at Shoreline Stadium. Melinda Minstrell, a defender who collected two goals in the Totems' (15-0-2) come-from-behind 4-1 semifinal win over Mead, nets the game's only goal in the first minute of the second half. The Eagles (20 1-1) entered the game undefeated following a 4-0 win over Roosevelt.

Van der Meer: Spokane's Mr. Soccer
September 30, 2009

Cor van der Meer, founder and former longtime coach of men’s and women’s soccer at Community Colleges of Spokane, dies after a lengthy battle with lung cancer at age 74. Van der Meer was regarded as Spokane’s Mr. Soccer. He was CCS men’s coach for 20 years and 11 for the women. He also founded a five-a-side tournament now marking 25 years.

Chico State Stops Seattle Pacific Late
November 14, 1981

Two late goals by Chico State spell disaster for Seattle Pacific. The Wildcats oust the Falcons from the NCAA Division II tournament, 3-2, in a first-round game at Chico, when David Vierra scores with 49 seconds to go. Bruce Raney's record 22nd goal gives the visitors a 2-1 lead in the 73rd minute. He also finishes atop the career list with 68. Chico State ties in 84th and goes on to eliminate SPU for the fifth time in 11 years.

Sixty Acres South Breaks Ground
August 31, 2009

Lake Washington Youth Soccer breaks ground on a $1.6M project that includes nine new fields plus other amenities at Sixty Acres South. By summer 2010, the entire complex will total 25 fields, making it the biggest soccer facility west of the Mississippi. The first 16 fields have been leased and operated by LWYSA since 1984.

Washington avenged a 2019 loss to Georgetown by winning their 2021 NCAA semifinal rematch, 2-1. (Courtesy University of Washington Athletics)
2021
Seattle University's first national championship team, the 1997 Chieftains.
1997
North Sound SeaWolves in action vs Vancouver Whitecaps Residency. (Courtesy USL)
2011
At 23, Nouhou came into his own during the Sounders' 2020 season, starting 23 matches overall. (Mike Fiechtner/Sounders FC)
2020
1972
(Courtesy Seattle Times)
1957
Dozens of Sounders fans and supporters made the trip to Tangier, Morocco, to witness the FIFA Club World Cup match vs. Al Ahly. (Courtesy Sounders FC/Mike Fiechtner)
2023
Sounders forward Mark Peterson holds off a Malmo defender. (Frank MacDonald Collection)
1982
Revelers celebrate Reign star Megan Rapinoe's opening goal in the 2019 World Cup final vs the Netherlands at a Reign/Washington State Legends of Soccer-hosted watch party at Seattle's Rhein Haus. (Courtesy Leann Johnson)
2019
Sounders forward Kyle Smith battled San Jose's Todd Dunivant in a U.S. Open Cup match.
2003