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Camas becomes the first girls' team from southwest Washington to claim a state big school championship, dethroning defending champion Issaquah, 2-0, at Harry Lang Stadium. Christina Stulbarg scores in the third minute and assists on Taylor Wehring's clincher in the 68th. It's Stulberg's eighth goal in the last eight outings, and Amanda Johnson makes seven saves for the Papermakers (18-0-2). The Eagles are without star Kate Deines, who left for U16 youth national team duty after scoring the overtime winner in Issaquah's semifinal victory over Cedarcrest.
Stephen Jinneman scores to lift Western Washington over 19th-ranked Dixie State (Ut.), 3-2, in the Vikings' first-ever NCAA tournament game at La Jolla, Ca. Brady Ulen scores a pair of penalty kicks in regulation. Dixie State ties it in the 89th minute. In the 98th, Ulen's long throw is flicked on by Jeremiah Lee to Jinneman for a 7-yard, game-winning header.
Shannon Higgins of Kent is named ACC Player of the Year after leading North Carolina to a perfect record in league and tournament play. She led all players with 18 assists and finished her career as the all-time leader (45).
FIFA's eighth Women's World Cup commences in France, and a total of 10 Reign FC players are on rosters of participating teams: Steph Catley (Scotland), Celia Jimenez Delgado (Spain), Elise Kellond-Knight (Australia), Allie Long (USA), Rebecca Quinn (Canada), Megan Rapinoe (USA), Jodie Taylor (England), Rumi Utsugi (Japan), Lydia Williams (Australia) and Rosie White (New Zealand). Randy Hanson of Eastside FC serves as a scout for the USWNT.
Seattle Pacific's Chuck Sekyra becomes the state's fastest coach to reach 200 collegiate wins when the Falcons defeat Simon Fraser, 4-1, at Interbay Stadium. Sekyra's teams have averaged nearly 18 wins in his first 11 seasons, reaching three NCAA final fours, including the 2008 Division II championship. SPU gets all the goals necessary in the first 28 minutes from Hannah Heusers and Isabell Farrell.
A late gusher of goals sends Seattle Reign to the NWSL final for the second year in a row following a 3-0 semifinal victory over Washington. Megan Rapinoe's cross finds Beverly Yanez in the 72nd minute to end the scoreless stalemate. Three minutes later, Rapinoe doubles the lead and Mariah Bullock scores with her touch as a late substitute. Seattle, unbeaten in nine (8-0-1), will again face Kansas City for the title.