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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.
At Vancouver, Cathedral School of Seattle ties at Vancouver North Shore 2-2 to clinch the Oldershaw Trophy series, 4-3 on aggregate. Cathedral won the first leg at home, 2-1, on goals by brothers Fred and Gene Hall.
Hannah Cecil's breaks through for the lone goal with seven minutes to go, lifting Pacific Lutheran over Maryville (Tenn.), 1-0, in the NCAA Division III first round at Atlanta. Abby Winkler posts her third straight shutout, and the 21st-ranked Lutes extend their unbeaten string to 19 games, having not lost since August 31. PLU defender Kayden Hulquist's long clearance finds Cecil behind the Scots' defense and she scores her 13th goal at 83'.
With wildfire smoke increasingly plaguing the Pacific Northwest, three women's collegiate contests are canceled across the state. Games at Western Washington, Gonzaga and Whitworth are nixed due to measurements registering above the recommended limit of 150 on the air quality index. None of the games are rescheduled.
Otey Cannon fires all six goals in Chico State's 6-1 demolition of Seattle Pacific in an NCAA first-round tournament game at Chico, Ca. Ken Covell scores his record 12th goal for the Falcons, who then are credited with a forfeit in the regional consolation match the next day, when UC Davis withdraws. SPC had been unbeaten (6-0-2) in its last eight games.
Brett Fink tallies the game-winning goal with 2 minutes, 46 seconds remaining in the second overtime to lift Gonzaga to victory, 3-2, at Loyola Marymount. It's the Bulldogs' seventh straight, their longest streak in 18 years. Fink notches his second goal of the game after Loyola had erased a 2-nil deficit. His first came in 31st minute. Matt Blasdel opens the scoring two minutes earlier, converting Jason Kuska's shot off the post.