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WA Players Figure in NCAA Title

December 9, 2023

Bellevue's Mara Sovde and Seattle's Niki Ross are among the six players from Washington who win an NCAA Division II championship for California's Point Loma. the Sea Lions defeat Washburn (Kan.), 1-0, in the final at Matthews, N.C. Sovde is a mainstay for a defense that allowed only 11 goals for the season. Ross scored seven goals to earn PacWest Freshman of the Year.

500th Win for Seattle Pacific

September 22, 2006

Seattle Pacific becomes the first collegiate program in the state with 500 victories, marking that milestone with a 4-3 overtime win over Grand Canyon at Interbay Stadium. Colin Rigby scores with 8 minutes left in the second overtime for the No. 16 Falcons. Cliff McCrath's 500th win with SPU comes Sept. 25 in a 2-1 overtime defeat of Notre Dame de Namur.

NASL Drafts 5 Locals

January 23, 1978

Tacoma native Danny Vaughn, the Washington Huskies scoring king with 52 goals, is the 13th selection of NASL first round by expansion Detroit Express. Vaughn will begin training with Detroit in England the following week. Leif Redal (Tacoma/UCLA) goes to LA Aztecs with 20th pick. Jose Reyes (Bakersfield/SPU) of SPU to Sounders in second round, Cliff Brown (Tacoma/UW) chosen by Seattle in third round, SPU’s Todd Shilperoort (Seattle) in 4th.

Craggs Celebrated

October 7, 1972

National Soccer Hall of Fame member Eddie Craggs, 75, is honored with a banquet. The State league championship trophy is named for Craggs, who states: "I had to coax them to leave the word 'memorial' out of the engraving. I figure to be around presenting it for years to come."

Sounders Partner with Soccer Saves

March 26, 2009

Save the Children announce partnership with the Seattle Sounders FC and Soccer Saves, co-founded by former Seattle Pacific coach Cliff McCrath and former Microsoft executive Frank Schott. Soccer Saves builds upon Save the Children's proven success in helping adolescents in Africa access reproductive and sexual health information and services. Youth-friendly health services will provide greater accessibility to voluntary counseling and HIV testing.

Daley Hits Kicks for Two Goals, Again

May 30, 1981

Steve Daley scores from the edge of the box in the 69th minute and the Sounders go on to beat Minnesota, 3-2, with the backing over of 30,000 Kingdome fans. Daley, who also scores Seattle's opener, bags his second brace in four days. He also scored twice in a shootout loss (2-2 2-1) at Bloomington.