A past U.S. Soccer vice president and national referee, Bellevue's Tom Webb, 50, is inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame in Colorado Springs. Besides officiating in the NASL and colleges, Webb served as president of both the state adult and youth associations. He was also one of the early organizers of youth play on the Eastside. From 1977-82 Webb was VP for USSF, and he served as chair of the federation's national referee committee.

In a matchup of first-timers for a state final, Woodinville finds the net. The Falcons' Jamie Lindstrom takes a long, looping ball from Libby Sorg to score in the 65th minute and defeat Stanwood, 1-0, at Lakewood. The Spartans' 23-goal scorer Lauren Hansen nearly scores in the 37th minute but Catrina Tadlock bats the ball down and pounces on it at the left post. Sully Hester gets his first title in 33 years as Woodinville coach.

Hope Solo reaches a number of milestones but a FIFA World Cup championship remains elusive as Japan prevails over the United States in a shootout, 2-2 (3-1) in Frankfurt, Germany. Twice Japan fights back from a goal down. In penalties, Solo saves in the second round and gets a hand on Japan's third shot but still gets in the net. She is awarded the Gold Glove, Bronze Ball and a place on the all-tournament team. Solo became only the second USWNT keeper to reach 100 caps July 13 vs. France.

Sam Hiatt skippers Stanford to the NCAA women's national championship by virtue of a shootout over North Carolina, 0-0 (5-4), in San Jose. It's the 15th shutout of the season for Newcastle native Hiatt, a senior defender, and the Cardinal defense. JoJo Harber of Seattle is a part-time starter for Stanford. North Carolina had eliminated Washington State, 2-1, two days earlier. The Tar Heels have reserve forward Madison Schultz of Edmonds.

Kimberly Mitchell finds the net from out of a goalmouth scramble in the second minute of overtime, giving Whitworth a 2-1 victory over UC Santa Cruz in the NCAA Division III first round at Tacoma. It's the Pirates' first-ever postseason match. The Bucs trailed shortly in the first half until Lindsey Oakes connects on her 10th goal of the season in the 37th minute.

Michelle Akers-Stahl collects her first international hat trick in an 8-0 rout of the Soviet Union at the North American Cup in Blaine, Minn. All three goals come in the first 35 minutes. Shannon Higgins also gets on the scoresheet, converting an 8th-minute penalty, and Lori Henry sees action as a substitute.