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Chris Henderson announces he will sign a full-time contract with U.S. Soccer and forego his final two years at UCLA. In the run up to the 1994 World Cup he is the first player to sign. Henderson, 20, has started the last 16 games for the U.S. He was the fourth-youngest player on the 1990 World Cup team. He continues taking classes in Westwood and plays for L.A. Exiles while not with the national team.
Foster Langsdorf caps Stanford’s third straight Pac-12 championship season with an overtime winner over rival Cal, 2-1 in Berkeley. Washington’s loss to Oregon State a day earlier had clinched the crown for the Cardinal. Stanford is the first to three-peat since UCLA in 2004. Langsdorf finishes a 6-yard header past Jonathan Klinsmann in the 98th minute. On Nov. 15 he is named Pac-12 co-player of the year.
After winning seven straight, Norselander Vikings are held to a 1-1 draw by Buchan Bakers but clinch the second half title anyway, setting up a rematch for the overall championship.
Whitworth pulls off the biggest upset in program history, coming from behind to defeat Washington, the No. 15 team in Division I, 3-2 at Pine Bowl. Jim Martinson puts the Pirates ahead early in the second half, and Dave Griepp scores to make it a two-goal lead. Shaun Wagner also tallies for the Bucs, ranked 16th in NAIA. Jason Dunn and Chris Sarver score for the Huskies.
Mark Peterson, a graduate of Tacoma’s Wilson High School, becomes the fourth local teenager signed by Jimmy Gabriel, joining Bernie James of Bellevue, Seattle’s Eddie Krueger and Tacoma’s Jeff Stock. Krueger plays in seven matches, starting three, during his second season. Peterson, Stock and James play for the reserve team.
Back after missing three games due to injury, Megan Rapinoe hits Sky Blue for a brace to move the Reign (4-1-1) up to second in the NWSL table. After Jess Fishlock is celebrated for her 100th club appearance, Steph Catley puts a ball in the box for Jodie Taylor to head home in the fifth minute. Rapinoe scores the next two, the first from the edge of the box, then a chip to make it 3-nil. Allie Long gets the fourth with five minutes left.