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Stanford becomes the first men's repeat NCAA champion by winning a shootout with Wake Forest, 0-0 (5-4) in Houston. Vancouver's Foster Langsdorf converts his penalty in the second round. He also scored in the semifinal advancement past North Carolina, 0-0 (10-9). Langsdorf finishes with 15 goals, the most by a Stanford player in 35 years.
Shoreline freshman Lori Henry plays blanketing defense and Federal Way's Gretchen Gegg gets the shutout as North Carolina (24-0-1) defeats Colorado College, 2-0, for the NCAA championship in Fairfax, Va. Passes from Kent freshman Shannon Higgins led to the first two UNC goals in a 3-2 overtime semifinal win over George Mason. Henry, at right back, holds the Tigers' top scorer, Kerri Tashiro of Bellevue, to a single shot. Colorado's Shelley Separovich, also from Shoreline, makes the all-tournament team.
Bob Hough scores early and Geoff McKeown strikes late for Leif Erikson Vikings as they secure the state league's second-half title with a 2-1 win against Heidelberg at Lower Woodland. McKeown's winner with five minutes left lands the Puget Sound Navigation trophy. It's the Vikings' first overall league crown since 1963.
Behind two goals each from Bert Lerch and Roy Stopsack, Germania resoundingly wins the Knockout Cup final, 6-2, over second division Tacoma at West Seattle. Heinz Ritter and and Rich Muller also score for the victors while Les Forjacs and Clay Buffalo tally for Tacoma.
Goals from Leahi Manthei and Jessie Ray give Seattle University a 2-0 verdict over Cal State Bakersfield at Championship Field. For Redhawks coach Julie Woodward, now in her 23rd season, it's her 300th win.
After four seasons of winter scheduling, during which Memorial Stadium was affected by cold, rain and occasional snow, Seattle's Metro League switches to a spring schedule. It also conforms to WIAA championship schedule, set for 1975.