A late St. Mary's free kick proves to be the difference as Western Washington goes out of the NAIA tournament, losing 3-2 in the Area 1 final at Olympia. Sue Caporicci's game-winner for the Gaels comes in the 72nd minute. Paula French hits the post, and Cindy Gordon just misses connection with Annette Duvall for a would-be equalizer in the waning seconds. Duvall, plagued by tendonitis in her knee throughout the season, finishes with a career record 61 goals. Gordon, who scored twice in a 4-0 semifinal win over Puget Sound, totals 12 for the season.

Jason Dunn and Marcus Hahnemann, former teammates at Seattle Pacific and fellow rookies for the Sounders, earn call-ins for the national team. Bellevue's Hahnemann starts and Olympia's Dunn comes off the bench in a 1-0 friendly win at Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago.

A depleted Sounders cast goes down to its third straight loss, 1-0, at Chicago. Seattle (8-10-2) is without scoring co-leader Raul Ruidiaz (hamstring strain), Joćo Paulo (right ACL tear), Obed Vargas (lower back stress fracture) and Stefan Frei (health and safety protocols). Joćo Paulo and Vargas, the promising rookie, will miss the remainder of the season. Ruidiaz will play only nine of the final 16 matches. The Sounders' slump extends for weeks, earning only 10 points from 12 matches in July and August.

Seattle University's most successful women's season ends with a 2-1 double-overtime loss to defending NAIA champion and top seed Lynn College (Fla.) in St. Charles, Missouri. Megan Bartenetti's goal in the 40th minute gave the Chieftains the lead, but a desperation shot by Lynn's Dorte Nielsen from 57 yards bounces over the keeper, hits the post and caroms in, and sends the game into extra time. "It was an AstroTurf goal,'' says SU coach Betsy Duerksen. "It's tough to be so close and have that happen to you.'' In the 131st minute, Nielsen strikes again to win it and send Lynn to the title game. Keely Hartsough, SU sweeper, is voted the tournament's outstanding defensive player.

Briscoe School wins the Seattle Parochial League with 3-2 victory over St. Anne’s at Lower Woodland despite Oliver Flor’s 2 goals. St. Mary’s finishes the CYO league unbeaten by beating St. Benedict’s of Broadway, 5-4.

Reign captain and midfield stalwart Keelin Winters announces her retirement, effective at the end of the season. Winters, 27, has anchored Seattle's defensive midfield for four seasons and, before that, the Sounders Women.