Mike Thompson's rebound goal is enough to lift Gonzaga over Portland, 1-0, in the WCC opener at Merlo Field. Josh Fouts makes nine saves for the Zags. Thompson puts the visitors ahead after only 2:32. It's the first time Gonzaga has beaten the Pilots in consecutive years.

Recently retired Kasey Keller is voted Professional Sports Star of the Year award at the 77th Seattle Sports Star of the Year at Benaroya Hall. Keller, 41, retired after helping lead the Sounders to their third straight U.S. Open Cup, recalled in his speech that he spent his first 17 years in pro soccer in Europe. He played three years in Seattle following 17 in Europe. Longtime Seahawks and Sounders executive Gary Wright is honored as the Sports Executive of the Year. Bob Robertson, the original broadcast voice of the NASL Sounders is given the Keith Jackson Award. Robertson is known primarily for his 52 years broadcasting Washington State football and basketball games.

Greg Howes scores a vital equalizer in extra time and opened the penalty shootout by converting for the Sounders to win their semifinal series with Puerto Rico at Starfire. Chris Eylander makes six saves then two more stops in the decisive tiebreaker after the aggregate score ends 3-3. All four Sounders score penalties.

After guiding Washington State to NCAA tournament appearances in three of the last four seasons, Matt Potter leaves Pullman for Oklahoma. Potter was 88-69-22 in nine seasons at WSU. The back-to-back trips to the postseason in 2008-09 were a first in program history and the Cougars advanced to the second round in 2009 and 2011 while attendance more than doubled during his tenure.

Featuring a midfield made-up almost entirely of Schmetzer brothers, FC Seattle earns its first international win, 2-1, over Brazil's legendary Santos. Brian Schmetzer scores both goals, less than five minutes apart in the second half. Younger siblings Andy and Walt Schmetzer, 18-year-old twins, make their debut just two weeks after completing their prep careers on the same Memorial Stadium field by winning a state championship. Altogether, the three brothers start nine games together.

Seattle resident Mary Harvey, who backstopped the first world championship U.S. women's team, is voted to the National Soccer Hall of Fame from the Veteran Ballot. She will be inducted on May 3, 2025. Harvey had 13 shutouts in 27 USWNT appearances. She went on to serve in leadership positions with FIFA, the 2026 World Cup bid group and, most recently, chief executive of the Centre for Sport and Humane Rights.