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Washington State extends its unbeaten run in the Apple Cup to 12 meetings with yet another road victory, completing the regular season with a 3-1 verdict at Washington. The Cougars finish Pac-12 play with a perfect 6-0-0 mark away from Pullman and 9-1-0 altogether on the road. Kaitlyn Johnson scores her seventh goal to erase an early UW lead and Cara Wegner's 25th-minute strike puts WSU ahead and all but assures a fifth consecutive postseason berth.
Two months before the Summer Games begin, Pia Sundhage names four members of the Sounders Women – Sydney Leroux, Alex Morgan, Megan Rapinoe and Hope Solo – to the 18-player U.S. Olympic roster. All but Solo are first-time selections, and Leroux, 22, is the squad's youngest player. Additionally, Amy LePeilbet was born in Spokane.
Second-half goals from Maia Tabion and Bailey Gourdine secure the Northwest Division for FC Olympia, 2-0 winners over the Tacoma Galaxy before 467 at South Sound Stadium in Lacey. It's Oly's second division crown in as many seasons. The win extends the Artesians' divisional unbeaten string to 20 games (17-0-3).
Although the attack falls silent, Seattle gets another road result by drawing at Dallas, 0-0, to extend the club-record unbeaten streak to 13 games. Stefan Frei's biggest stop comes in the 42nd minute off Kellyn Acosta, diving left to push it around the post. It's Frei's 10th shutout, five coming during the 10-week run (6-0-7). Sounders play without injured Jordan Morris or Chad Marshall on muggy, 96-degree night in Frisco, Tex.
Marty Lackey delivers the decisive goal with just over six minutes remaining to give Liberty the state boys' AA championship, 3-2 over Fife at Memorial Stadium. The Trojans twice tied it up and last pulled level in the 69th minute through J.R. Voshell. Fife had upset defending champion Nathan Hale in the semifinals. Lackey, who scored in a semi win over North Kitsap, scores the Patriots' opener, and Cliff Lewis made it 2-1 at 32'.
During February and March, Washington and British Columbia youth players flood the border crossings for the 10th annual Canadian Exchange Series, promoting the game as well as friendships between teams from the Seattle and Vancouver areas. In all, 703 teams from U8 to U16 participate.