Three teams leave the CISL, forcing the league to fold and leaving the champion SeaDogs’ future uncertain. Seattle was coming off not only a championship but increased attendance (5,428) and merchandise sales.

Railene Thorson is named women's head coach at Western Washington following Derek Falor's departure. Thorson, from SeaTac, had served as Falor's assistant for two seasons after completing her goalkeeping career at Montana. Falor was 56-47-10 in six years. For the WWU men's program, Travis Connell is now solo head coach after sharing the job with Brad Swanson and Todd Stauber, respectively, the past two seasons.

Glenn Hindin scores three goals to lead Western Washington to a 3-2 comeback win over Washington amidst snow, hail and rain at Bellingham. The Vikings' victory creates a three-way tie (with Seattle University) atop the WWSC standings with just four days until the champion must meet San Francisco in an NCAA first-round game. Western, as a club program, is not eligible. Joe Kearney, Huskies AD and conference commissioner, says a tie-breaking game will be played Nov. 18, if necessary.

Kirkland's Northwest University moves on to the NAIA women's quarterfinals by blanking Cardinal Stritch, 1-0, in Orange Beach, Al. Kat Sanchez makes seven saves before Bailey Travis heads home a feed from Stephanie Wilson in the 81st minute. The Eagles fall to Keiser (Fl.), 4-0, two days later. It ends the most successful season since the program started in 2006.

Zach Ramsey caps his prep career with a hat trick in Mount Si's 3-1 victory over Camas for the boys' 4A state championship at Sparks Stadium. Ramsey, bound for Washington, scores three times in the final 8 minutes of the first half and finishes with 34 goals his senior season. It's the 10th-seeded Wildcats' first championship.

Seattle's Neeku Purcell gets the start for U.S. in its second group stage match at the FIFA U20 Women's World Cup in San Jose, Costa Rica. Purcell, a UCLA freshman who alternates with Mia Justus, makes four saves vs The Netherlands in her seventh career international appearance, but the Dutch win, 3-0. Sally Menti, another Seattleite, suffered a torn right ACL in training prior to the tournament. Menti also missed the entire fall season at Santa Clara.