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UW-Cal Game Halted at 60 Minutes
October 28, 2021

Seattle’s record autumn rainfall has consequences. The Washington-California men’s game, tied at 1-1, is called after 60 minutes when field conditions prompted officials to rule that it was no longer safe due to the waterlogged Husky Soccer Stadium pitch. Since it did not reach 70 minutes, it is ruled a no-contest and is not rescheduled. Over two inches of precipitation is measured during the day.

Vaughn, Huskies Take Sounders Cup
November 2, 1977

Dan Vaughn bags a pair of goals to power Washington past Seattle Pacific, 4-1, at Husky Stadium. Vaughn and Paul Retchless jump on SPU early in the first half. While Jim McKay spoils Cliff Brown's string of five straight shutouts, Vaughn and Ron Dorn respond and stretch the UW unbeaten run to nine games (8-0-1) and clinch the Sounders Cup. John Graves, whose goal decided the first meeting with the Falcons, has two assists.

Falcons Nearly Pull Off Comeback
November 30, 1974

After yielding three Adelphi goals in the first 24 minutes, Seattle Pacific pulls two goals back through Kit Zell but cannot equalize in the NCAA championship game, falling, 3-2, in snow and sub-freezing temperatures in St. Louis. Zell finishes with 16 goals for the season, including five in four postseason games.

UW Women Rally for NCAA Win
November 14, 2008

Washington senior Jenna Robison makes her first career NCAA tournament appearance a memorable one, bending in a top-of-the-box, overtime winner in an NCAA first-round match vs. LSU at College Station, Tex. UW, with just one player with prior tournament experience, goes down 2-nil early in the second half. Kate Deines and Veronica Perez score to tie it, then Robinson seals the rally, 3-2, in the 95th minute. It extends Washington's unbeaten streak to seven (6-0-1).

Interlake Reigns Among Schoolboys
December 10, 1919

Forced into a replay following a scoreless draw the first time around, Interlake dispenses with Hawthorne, 3-0, for a third straight Seattle grade school championship.

UW Overtime Goal Clinches Second in Pac-12
November 9, 2012

Washington completes a strong stretch run in the regular season to clinch second place in the Pac-12 with a 1-0 overtime victory at Oregon State. Michael Uyehara comes off the bench to fire four shots on goal, the last a left-foot strike in the 106th minute after his initial right-footer was blocked. Spencer Richey posts his ninth shutout and 24th of his career. After losing three of four in September, UW goes 8-1-2 down the stretch, with the only loss to No. 7 UCLA.

(Courtesy The Seattle Times)
1960
Western Washington celebrates Emily Webster's go-ahead goal in the 2016 NCAA Division II championship game.
2016
1975
Action from a Washington-Portland women's match. (Courtesy Washington archives)
1993
Adrian Hanauer, principal owner of the USL Sounders since 2002, becomes part of the MLS Seattle ownership group.
2007
(Frank MacDonald Collection)
1995
Washington State Legends of Soccer curated a display marking the 50th anniversary of Title IX at Lumen Field on May 16, 2022. (Courtesy Michael Fiechtner/Sounders FC)
2022
1983
After an 11-year hiatus, the Seattle-Portland rivalry is renewed in the A-League, with the Sounders winning this Memorial match, 2-1, in overtime. (Frank MacDonald Collection)
2001
Trevor Thompson scored a record 23 goals for Pacific Lutheran as the Lutes repeated as Northwest Conference champions and returned to the NCAA Division tournament. (PLU Athletics/Jonathan Cohen)
2024