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Freshman Jenny Skinner's goal 59 seconds into overtime carries Lakeside to a 1-0 win over Olympia (17-2-1) in the state Class AA/A girls' title game at Shoreline Stadium. Goalie Sarah Peterson earns the shutout without making a save. It's the first state championship for Lakeside (17-1-1).
FC Royals capture two national girls' crowns on the same day, with the U18s from Tacoma staving off McLean (Va.) Zephyrs, 1-0, at Kuntz Stadium in Indianapolis. Jana Wilson scores the game-winner from a corner kick. The Royals, the only club to win multiple USYSA championships this year, had routed Oklahoma City Capital Elite, 5-0, in semifinal.
Soccer America magazine announces its all-decade team for collegiate women, and three Washingtonians are in the XI. Michelle Akers (Central Florida), Lori Henry (North Carolina) and Shannon Higgins (North Carolina). Akers and Higgins were the first two winners of the MAC Hermann Award. During the Eighties, Akers was a four-time All-American, Henry and Higgins two each while winning three and four NCAA championships, respectively.
Northwest University's third straight appearance in the Cascade Conference championship game finally pays off with a title as the Eagles upset top-seeded Eastern Oregon, 1-0, in Eugene. It earns Northwest an automatic berth in the NAIA national tournament. Senior Sharaya Roberts scores the game's only goal in the 61st minute, finishing a corner kick by Jaclyn Metz. It's the sixth in seven games for the Eagles, who started the season 0-5-0. Katie Michkiosky had scored her record 20th goal in 4-0 semifinal win over College of Idaho, her fifth straight game with a goal.
For the first time, the Sounders blow a 3-nil lead in drawing, 3-3, with Colorado. Albert Rusnak's second goal puts Seattle seemingly comfortably on top in the 47th minute. But the Rapids convert two penalty kicks within four minutes and find a 70' equalizer.
Ten hours after 32 teams begin play, the annual Seattle Five-a-Side championship is won by the host Hungarian B team via the corner kick tiebreaker, 0-0 (1-0), over Vancouver's Cliff's United at West Seattle Stadium. Cliff's United had eliminated the Hungarian A team in the semifinal, 0-0 (3-0). Nearly half the entries come from British Columbia and in-state teams come from as far away as Walla Walla.