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Senior Theresa Wagner scores four goals and adds an assist, helping No. 4-ranked Washington win its first Pac-10 women's championship with a 6-1 victory over Oregon in Eugene. The Huskies (17-1), who have won 11 consecutive games, are the only undefeated team (8-0) in conference play. UW is the first team outside California to win the Pac-10 title. Wagner scores two goals in the opening six minutes. Tami Bennett makes it 3-nil with her 15th goal of the season and 33rd of her career, both Husky records. Wagner converts a penalty kick at 30:06 to tie the school single-game scoring record of four goals established by Emily Thompson in 1994.
Seattle Hungarians exact some revenge on Loyal Realty with 4-1 thumping in Knockout Cup final at Lower Woodland before a sideline bulging of fans. Les Mueller snaps a 1-1 tie, sets up Charlie Boyer for a third, and then Mueller scores a second. In the undercard, a Ballard-Buchan mix beat Coquitlam, 8-4, with Fridy Kristiansen scoring four goals.
Following a 125-day suspension in play, the Sounders resume play following the COVID-19 outbreak. Seattle draws, 0-0, with San Jose at the MLS is Back tournament near Orlando. The break is longer than the offseason between 2019 MLS Cup and 2020 league opener (112 days).
Richie Aman finds a sliver of an opening to score an unlikely golden goal in a 3-2 comeback win for Washington at Oregon State to begin NCAA tournament play. After agonizing over whether it would receive an at-large bid earlier in the week, UW trails OSU 2-1 after 77 minutes. But Connor Lofy ties it in the 85th minute, and Aman dribbles into the left side of the box and scores from an acute angle 13:27 into sudden death. It snaps a three-game losing streak for the Huskies.
Megan Rapinoe's goal is part of a late United States rally that overcomes a two-goal deficit to defeat Brazil, 4-3, at the Tournament of Nations in San Diego. After Christen Press closes the gap, Rapinoe's 85' blast ties it and Julie Ertz wins it four minutes later. It's the first international goal in two years for Rapinoe, who also has two assists. She scores again four days later in a 3-0 win over Japan.
Completing a run of six straight shutouts to end the season, Tahoma takes the girls' 4A state championship, 2-0, over previously unbeaten Richland at Lakewood. Whitney Gilson and Daniela Gonzalez score in each half for the Bears, who won titles in 1986 and 2001. It was Tahoma's 15th clean sheet and came against a Bombers team that had scored 82 goals. Jodi Palmer has 12 complete shutouts.