Six days before the season opener Alan Hinton conducts a 30-minute team meeting in an effort to calm a volatile atmosphere a day after stars Preki and Steve Zungul storm out of practice. Both players were incensed that fellow Yugoslav Cico had been released. Preki, who initially demanded a trade, relents and says he will make a decision in the coming weeks. Zungul shares that the squad is rife with "misunderstandings and disagreements." Cico's release, claims Hinton, is salary cap related.

Karin Gilmer converts the decisive shootout penalty kick, propelling Pacific Lutheran into the NAIA championship game to defend its title in Due West, S.C. The Lutes, who dominate Lindenwood in shots (23-6), prevail after 120 minutes of regulation and overtime, 0-0 (4-3).

At 4:21 a.m. Pacific Time, FIFA executive vice president Harry Cavan announces from Zurich that the 1994 World Cup will be coming to the U.S. Morocco and Brazil finish second and third in the balloting. A gathering of soccer community leaders and players gather with local media at Seattle Pacific University, where coach Cliff McCrath predicts soccer will take “center stage” in the nation by 2000. Husky Stadium is among 18 stadia in 16 cities under consideration to host matches.

Getting a goal and assist from both Kourtney Guetlein and Kaitlyn Johnson, Washington State scores four first-half goals and completes a road sweep of Colorado and Utah with a 4-2 win over the Utes. Johnson also had the winner in the 2-1 verdict over Colorado. WSU earns the program's first national ranking, No. 19, the following week.

Jimmy McAlister becomes the first Washington native to earn a cap for the U.S. National Team. Fresh from being named NASL Rookie of the Year, McAlister, 20, comes on as a substitute in 2-1 win over El Salvador in San Salvador. He starts twice at Guatemala, Sept. 18 and 25.

Roger Levesque's 90th-minute goal in the second leg sends the Sounders to the USL 1 final with a 2-1 road win over the defending champion and top-seeded Montreal Impact. After a 2-2 draw in the first leg, Seattle wins the series 4-3 on aggregate. Despite missing starters Zach Scott, Leighton O'Brien and Maykel Galindo, the Sounders strike first on Brent Whitfield's rebound follow at 59'. Charles Gbeke ties at 72', his third goal of the series. With overtime looming, Levesque's shot from 20 yards deflects off a defender's foot and dips behind Montreal keeper Greg Sutton for the game-winner at 89:48.