Pacific Lutheran, getting four goals from Wendy Johnson, blanks host Western Washington, 6-0, in an NAIA District 1 semifinal at Bellingham. Gina Mortimer scores three goals, leading 8th-ranked Seattle University to a 3-1 win over Whitman in the other semifinal. PLU goes on to beat Seattle U., 3-0, to win a third straight district title. Goalkeeper Kate Wheeler goes on to finish her career with a record 37 shutouts.

Washington's late-season scoreless string finally ends and unfortunately the Huskies cannot muster a reply. Second-ranked North Carolina ousts UW from the NCAA tournament, 1-0, at the Sweet Sixteen phase in Cary, N.C. Washington, in its first season under Nicole Van Dyke, does not allow a shot in the first half and has a 13-7 shot advantage overall. Yet the 653-minute defensive shutout streak ends midway through the second half on Tori Hansen's header off a Tar Heels corner. It's the second-longest shutout streak in Husky history.

Washington's unbeaten run to start the season continues in Portland, with an own goal defeating the Pilots, 1-0, before 2,360 on Merlo Field's dedication day. Chris Sarver's corner kick is misplayed by the UP defense in the 67th minute. It's UW's fourth win (third on the road) in eight days and raises the 20th-ranked Huskies' record to 7-0-2. Rolf Norton gets the shutout when Scott Sagar hits the crossbar and post before deflecting off the heel of the keeper.

Dave Berto scores four goals, and Washington routs Ohio State, 7-1, at Shoreline Stadium to virtually wrap-up an NCAA tournament berth on the final day of the regular season. It's the Huskies' fourth straight win and seventh in eight. Berto, who scored two goals in a 3-2 home win over No. 7 Portland three days earlier, finishes the regular season with 17 goals.

Two young Washingtonians, Chris Henderson and Kasey Keller, are named to Bob Gansler's U.S. squad for the upcoming World Cup. Henderson, 19, is the youngest player in the tournament. Both he and Keller, 20, are still in college. As amateurs, rather than a $10,000 bonus they receive $25 per diem. Neither player sees action in the tournament. The Americans are returning to the world stage for the first time since 1950.

West Valley is extended to penalty kicks yet the Rams secure their third state boys' 3A title in six years, 1-1 (6-5), over previously unbeaten Newport at Federal Way. After 10 consecutive conversions by both teams, Newport's sixth try hits the crossbar. Tyler Nathe wins it for West Valley on the next kick. The Rams, who had lost the previous year's final in penalties, score first in regulation on David Burke's first-half penalty. Newport equalizes midway through the second period through Peter Goodwin.