Federal Way, tempered by a loss to Sammamish a year earlier, start strong and dominate Mercer Island for a 5-1 victory in the AAA girls' final at Shoreline. Sheralyn Stackhouse scores two times in the first 24 minutes. After the Islanders' Dena Dey at 30', Justi Baumgardt makes it 3-1 in the second half. Jeni Mauck and Amy Felker round out the scoring. The undefeated Eagles (18-0-2) hold MI to just three shots, all in the first half. Paige MacDonald keeps Mercer Island in it with nine first-half saves.

A state league match between Scandia and Greek-Americans at Lower Woodland Park is halted in the 72nd minute when the ball goes flat. With no other ball available the game is abandoned with Scandia leading 3-1. League officials rule that the final 18 minutes must be played five weeks later, following the completion the teams’ second meeting, won by Scandia, 4-1. Greek-Americans, trailing by 3-1 when the initial game was suspended, rally with three goals to prevail in the restarted contest, 4-3.

Seattle Hungarians are the last team standing among the 28 who started the traditional Five-a-Side tournament at West Seattle Stadium. Their A team defeats Buchan's A side, 2-1, in the final. The field is strong, with three coming south from Vancouver and eight from Oregon.

Shannon Lovejoy delivers the golden goal 6on a penalty kick :17 into overtime, extending No. 2-ranked Seattle Pacific’s win streak to 11 games to open the season with a 2-1 victory over Western Washington at Interbay. Lovejoy’s through ball to Samantha Hufford opens the scoring in the 35th minute, but Western rallies in the dying seconds of regulation to force extra time on Katie Warner’s 22-yard shot over Jennifer Burns. SPU has not lost in its last 48 regular-season games (46-0-2) and is unbeaten in its past 36 GNAC contests (35-0-1).

Spokane open playoffs by beating Northern Colorado Hailstorm 3-0 away. It’s the first victory in 8 games, dating back to Sept. 7. All three goals come in a 15-minute span of the second half, sparked by Luis Gil’s 53’ opener. The Velocity, which had lost its last three meetings with the Hailstorm, become the first League One expansion team to win a postseason match.

Former All-America forward and U.S. international Tina Frimpong Ellertson joins the University of Washington women's program as an assistant coach. Frimpong Ellertson is the UW career leader in goals and total points, earning Pac-12 Player of the Year honors in 2003 and 2004.