With an insatiable hunger for goals, Seattle Hungarians approach the holiday break on a rampage. Boosted by the addition of Geoff Wall, who scores four goals, they bomb Olympia, 10-1, to stay three points in front of Continental. Larry Tamas adds a hat trick for the Hungarians (9-0-1), now totaling 66 goals from 10 matches. Les Fabri also scores four for United Hungarians in an 8-2 demolition of Buchan.

Carl Valentine delivers the overtime winner as the Tacoma Stars beat Cleveland, 5-4, in the final home game to keep their slim playoff hopes alive. A crowd of 6,089 turns out, taking the season average to 4,853. The Crunch builds a 4-2 lead with four consecutive second-half goals. Fourth-quarter power-play goals from Bill Crook and Gary Heale tie the score. Valentine finds the low left corner at 5:24 of overtime.

A capacity crowd of 5,086 welcomes the Zephyr to Spokane as they draw, 1-1, with Fort Lauderdale United at One Spokane Stadium. Moments after Emina Ekic is fouled in the box, she converts the penalty kick in the 17th minute for the Super League franchise's first goal. the visitors tie in the 72nd minute.

Seattle's Kyle Whittemore scores both goals in San Diego State’s 2-1 road upset of St. Louis in an NCAA first round match. The brace takes Whittemore, a junior, to the top of the Aztecs’ career list 58 goals. He converts a penalty in the shootout win over No. 5 SMU the next week, and although he is slowed by a hamstring strain, SDSU eventually reaches the championship game before falling, 2-0, at Clemson.

Led by Ben Erickson and Todd Haley goals, Mount Rainier runs its unbeaten streak to 35 games by winning the state boys' AA title, 3-0, over Spokane’s West Valley at Memorial Stadium. The Rams (19-0-1) go on top in the third minute through Nathan Calvin. Erickson (20') doubles it and Haley seals the successful repeat with a penalty kick (50'). Mount Rainier, playing with 10, was forced to rally for the tying goal and surviving a shootout in the semifinal with Mark Morris. Previously unbeaten West Valley finishes 18-1-1.

Sounders rookie defender Dave D'Errico becomes the club's first player called into international duty. D'Errico is named by Dettmar Cramer to the U.S. National Team facing Mexico in a pair of friendlies. He starts both games, a 3-1 loss at Monterrey and a 1-0 loss in Dallas.