Seattle University wins its first national championship, beating Rockhurst (Mo.), 2-1, in the NAIA final at Birmingham, Al. Less than 20 hours after advancing from the semifinals with an overtime victory, George Czarnowski’s 12-yard shot 17 minutes into overtime is the difference. Kurt Swanson opens the scoring for Seattle U in the 7th minute, and Jason Palmer makes 11 saves. The Chieftains finish on a 27-game unbeaten run, winning more games than any program in state annals (25-1-2).

Seattle CYO officials ban the St. Joseph’s fourth grade boys' team after using a 7-year-old girl through its first five games. The remaining games will be forfeited. Marisa Monroe is considered one of the team's top three players by St. Joe's coach Jere Carrasco. CYO officials say that while there is no rule prohibiting girls, it would “undermine the girl’s program and leave it high and dry.”

It's a brief but costly Concacaf Champions Cup run for the Sounders. Cruz Azul sends Seattle home in the second round after winning the home leg, 4-1. The teams drew 0-0 March 5. In Mexico City, Jordan Morris's sprint toward a potential tying goal ends when he pulls up with a hamstring strain. In the first half, Paul Arriola is lost to a torn ACL for the season.

Washington joins four other teams leaving the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation to form the Pac-10 men's conference. The five schools - Washington, UCLA, Stanford, California and Oregon State - will not qualify as an NCAA-sanctioned conference because six teams are required. The move, prompted by weakened strength-of-schedule and poor geographic layout, is approved during Pac-10 winter meetings in San Francisco. There has been Pac-10 women's play since 1993.

A Kingdome international double feature begins with the United States Olympic Team blanking Canada, 2-0, before the USA-USSR main event. Don Ebert and Larry Hulcer score, and Paul Coffee gets the shutout. Hermann Trophy winner Angelo DiBernardo starts and plays the first half, then is a USMNT substitute for the USSR game's final 21 minutes. Sounder defender Jeff Stock, a rookie out of Tacoma, starts and plays the first half. Canada center back Ian Bridge is signed by Seattle on Feb. 20.

Michelle Akers scores a record five goals in the first 47 minutes and the U.S. routs Chinese Taipei, 7-0, in the quarterfinals in Foshan. Akers’s masterpiece features two rebounds, a free kick, a penalty and a header. She scores the first three U.S. goals as the Americans took a 4-0 halftime lead. Akers is now the tournament scoring leader with eight goals.