Betsy Duerksen, 27, is voted NAIA Regional Women's Coach of the Year after guiding Seattle University to its first national tournament berth. At midseason, Duerksen announced it would be her final season with the Chieftains, her husband being transferred to Montana. In January, Duerksen is named head coach for the University of Montana's start-up program.

The Washington State Soccer Football Association requests permission from the Seattle Park Board to charge 50 cents admission for reserved grandstand seats at Sunday state league games at Lower Woodland Park. WSSFA proposes that the City would receive 10 cents of each admission. General admission bleachers would still be available free of charge.

Eastside FC 98 Red opens defense of their title at the U.S. Youth Soccer National Championships in Germantown, Md. Eastside, who won the U14 girls' crown in 2013, defeat Michigan's Alliance Academy, 2-1, to begin U16 group play. Makaylie Moore scores both goals. They later advance to the semifinals, before a 1-0 loss to Jacksonville (Fl.) in the second overtime end their hopes for a repeat national title. Jojo Harber earns a place in the tournament's Best 11. Eastside qualified for nationals by finishing first in USYSA National League Blue Division.

Former NFL lineman Bruce Anderson and REI president Jerry Horn buy a majority stake in the Sounders from Frank and Vince Coluccio. They promptly fire coach Alan Hinton despite Seattle coming off a division championship and berth in Soccer Bowl. Anderson, seeking a more Americanized, gung-ho playing style – marketed as red, white, black and blue – hires Laurie Calloway as the new coach 12 days before the first match.

Sloan Harris makes eight saves in Central Washington's division-clinching, 1-0 win over Washington. Betham Boyle gets the game-winner in the 65th minute. The victory earns the Wildcats the NCSC Silver Division trophy and promotion to the Gold Division in 1991. Washington's new varsity program will supplant the club program next season. Erin Murphy, whose two goals helped beat Gonzaga, 5-0, the day before, finishes with a new record of 13 for the season.

Tanner Ijams makes two shootout saves, and Julia Hüsch converts the clinching penalty for No. 13 Washington to complete the women's Big Ten double by winning the tournament final, 1-1 (4-1), over No. 9 Michigan in St. Louis. Kalea Eichenberger gives UW the lead in the fourth minute, but the Wolverines answer on an 11' penalty. Ijams stops six Michigan shots in the second half and overtime. She then twice guesses correctly left in the shootout while the Huskies score each of their four.