A national TV audience descends upon Seattle for the first time as newly-signed Pele´ visits with his New York Cosmos. The Sounders bring in additional bleachers, boosting capacity to 17,925 at Memorial Stadium. Hank Liotart scores from the spot and Tommy Baldwin seals the 2-0 win.

Seattle University once again scores early, then adds four second-half goals to repeat as WAC tournament champions by blanking UMKC, 5-0, at Championship Field. Julie Moravec puts the Redhawks in front after 11 minutes – the eighth SU goal to come in the first 11 minutes in the last eight games. Early in the second half, Moravec and Natasha Howe score a minute apart (52-53’). Tourney MVP Stephanie Verdoia sets a new record with her 21st goal at 59’.

After sculpting Seattle Pacific into a Division II women's national power, coach Chuck Sekyra resigns after 12 seasons as coach. Sekyra guided the Falcons to the 2008 NCAA championship in just the program's eighth season. His teams went 209-34-20, earned 12 consecutive NCAA berths (including trips to the semifinals or final) and won a combined nine GNAC regular season and tournament titles. Arby Busey, Sekyra's top assistant, succeeds him as head coach.

General manager Stan Naccarato announces that Tacoma’s new ASL team will be called the Tides. The team received six nominations for the name from the community.

Seattle trades away one Designated Player to make room for its next big signing, acquiring German midfielder Christian Tiffert. To make room, the Sounders swap Alvaro Fernandez to Chicago for allocation money. Tiffert, 30, has played with the Bundesliga's Kaiserslautern since 2010.

Portland erupts for four goals in a 16-minute span of the second half to defeat San Diego State, 5-0, in an NCAA third-round playoff at Merlo Field. Spokane's Kim Stiles scores the spree's first two goals, seven minutes apart, before Kent's Michelle French adds the next in a driving rain. Goalkeeper Angela Harrison, another Spokane native, anchors the Pilots' sixth straight shutout win. UP later advances to the semifinal round.