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Sounders FC Reserves complete the season in strong fashion by beating Portland, 4-1, at JELD-WEN Field behind David Estrada's goal and assist. With the victory, Seattle vacates the basement of the MLS Western Conference on points per game, finishing 4-6-2. The reserves go 3-1-1 over the final five matches.
Although many of its stars are away on international duty, Reign FC (2-1-3) keeps rolling, beating defending NWSL champion North Carolina, 2-1, at Cheney Stadium. RFC takes the lead in the 13th minute on rookie Bethany Balcer’s goal. Then in the 86th minute, Shea Groom scores her first goal of the season to make it 2-0. Carolina (2-2-3) cuts the deficit with a goal by Abby Ercreg in the 89th. Jess Fishlock starts and plays the full 90 minutes in her first match after returning from loan with Olympique Lyonnais. Casey Murphy makes four saves in her debut in goal.
Lincoln of Seattle earns its first state championship in any sport since its 2019 reopening with a 1-0 victory over Metro League rival Ballard in the boys' Class 3A state championship game at Sparks Stadium. Wren Wagner scores from 16 yards in the 27th minute, and Tomas Sanchez Swenson makes a last-minute save to preserve the shutout. The Lynx finish 21-0-1 while the Beavers won eight straight after falling in the Metro quarterfinals. It's the fifth straight 3A final featuring at least one Seattle team.
Two perfectly placed free kicks from Ioanna Papatheodorou are the difference in Washington’s 2-1 upset of previously unbeaten No. 5 Michigan State on Montlake. Papatheodorou, the Greek international who also had a brace earlier in the week vs. Michigan, pulls UW even from 33 yards in the 21st minute. Her winner comes from 22 yards into the upper right corner in the 86th minute. The victory is the Huskies' first over a top-5 foe since 2017, when they beat No. 2 Florida.
Braces by Kendall Burks and Nick Scardina on Senior Day send No. 7 Washington to a 5-1 victory over UCLA on Montlake. Charlie Ostrem collects three assists as UW moves to 10-2-0. Scardina is the first Husky since Handwalla Bwana in 2017 to have a hat trick and a brace in the same season. Burks bags both of his goals in the first 16 minutes, and it's 4-nil at halftime. Following an overtime loss at Stanford, the Huskies slip to second in the final Pac-12 standings.
A goal and assist from Jen Estes helps propel Lake Washington to a 3-1 triumph over Bellevue in a contest of Kingco rivals for the WIAA girls' 3A championship at Puyallup. It's the first title for the Kangaroos, who have never advanced beyond the quarterfinals previously. Lake Washington never trails, going up after 23 minutes on Abby Nikfard's shot from 24 yards. Estes scores her 20th goal from an even greater distance four minutes before halftime. Her 18th assist is to Ari Issa in the 63rd before Bellevue replies via Audrey Miller three minutes later.