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A crowd approaching 2,000 at the historic Davenport Hotel witnesses the announcement of Spokane's name and crest for the new USL Super League women's team. Zephyr FC, says club president Katie Harnetiaux, is named for "a wind from the west." The crest features a stylized 'Z' to reflect the movement of wind. Its colors resemble that of the League One men's Velocity: teal, dark gray and gold. Play for the new Division 1 club begins in August 2024.
Reign FC rebrands as OL Reign FC, signifying the NWSL club's new majority owner, France's OL Groupe. It's the third iteration of the Reign, known as Seattle Reign from 2013-2018. The rebranding also features a new color scheme – red, white and blue – and a badge featuring a lion, again consistent with OL Groupe's Olympique Lyonnais men's and women's teams.
Bellevue becomes the first Class 3A undefeated and untied girls' champion in four years with a 1-0 win over Roosevelt. The Wolverines (20-0-0), who finished second in 2019, get an own goal off a corner kick taken by Lily Colby in the 27th minute. Colby's in-swinging kick hits a defender, then the post and bounces into the net. Roosevelt is the first Seattle public school to reach a 3A final. The Roughriders were also 4A runners-up in 2000. Bellevue's other 3A title was in 2016. Gig Harbor was the last unblemished 3A winner in 2018.
U.S. Women's National Team coach Greg Ryan suspends Hope Solo for the third-place match vs. Norway. Ryan says he consulted team leaders and barred Solo from training and attending the team's final World Cup match in Shanghai, which the U.S. would win, 4-1. Solo apologized to her teammates for her postgame comments about being benched for the semifinal loss to Brazil, and said she didn't intend to criticize Brianna Scurry, whom Ryan chose to start.
San Jose State get a pair of goals from Steve Swadley to defeat Washington, 4-1, in the first round of the NCAA Division I tournament in San Francisco. It’s only the second loss for the Huskies, who had won seven in a row to finish the regular season. Jano Baghdanian had brought UW within 2-1 in the 39th minute.
Crossfire Premier comes from behind to win the Elite Club National League boys U15 championship in Henrico, Virginia. Just before halftime, Zachariah Hume ties it with California's Slammers FC at 1-1. Justin Chen scores to grab the lead at 60', and Bruno Perversi cinches the victory, 3-1, at 80'.