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Seattle’s record autumn rainfall has consequences. The Washington-California men’s game, tied at 1-1, is called after 60 minutes when field conditions prompted officials to rule that it was no longer safe due to the waterlogged Husky Soccer Stadium pitch. Since it did not reach 70 minutes, it is ruled a no-contest and is not rescheduled. Over two inches of precipitation is measured during the day.
Dan Vaughn bags a pair of goals to power Washington past Seattle Pacific, 4-1, at Husky Stadium. Vaughn and Paul Retchless jump on SPU early in the first half. While Jim McKay spoils Cliff Brown's string of five straight shutouts, Vaughn and Ron Dorn respond and stretch the UW unbeaten run to nine games (8-0-1) and clinch the Sounders Cup. John Graves, whose goal decided the first meeting with the Falcons, has two assists.
After yielding three Adelphi goals in the first 24 minutes, Seattle Pacific pulls two goals back through Kit Zell but cannot equalize in the NCAA championship game, falling, 3-2, in snow and sub-freezing temperatures in St. Louis. Zell finishes with 16 goals for the season, including five in four postseason games.
Washington senior Jenna Robison makes her first career NCAA tournament appearance a memorable one, bending in a top-of-the-box, overtime winner in an NCAA first-round match vs. LSU at College Station, Tex. UW, with just one player with prior tournament experience, goes down 2-nil early in the second half. Kate Deines and Veronica Perez score to tie it, then Robinson seals the rally, 3-2, in the 95th minute. It extends Washington's unbeaten streak to seven (6-0-1).
Forced into a replay following a scoreless draw the first time around, Interlake dispenses with Hawthorne, 3-0, for a third straight Seattle grade school championship.
Washington completes a strong stretch run in the regular season to clinch second place in the Pac-12 with a 1-0 overtime victory at Oregon State. Michael Uyehara comes off the bench to fire four shots on goal, the last a left-foot strike in the 106th minute after his initial right-footer was blocked. Spencer Richey posts his ninth shutout and 24th of his career. After losing three of four in September, UW goes 8-1-2 down the stretch, with the only loss to No. 7 UCLA.