A rebound conversion by Jose Reyes in the 144th minute lifts Seattle Pacific over Eastern Illinois, 3-2, in a four-overtime NCAA Division II semifinal thriller in St. Louis. The Falcons are now unbeaten in 11 games (8-0-3). Had the game been tied after the fourth overtime, the tiebreaker of most corner kicks would apply. Eastern held a 4-1 advantage.

Sounders FC announces plans to pursue a strategic capital raise, a new large minority investor, with the objective of fueling growth initiatives. Among the club’s ambitious projects would likely be exploring a new stadium. States majority owner Adrian Hanauer: “We’ve built a foundation of excellence over the past 51 years, and we believe that now is the right time to seek additional partners who can help us achieve our vision for the next 50 years.”

Michelle Akers, 25 and 1984 Shorecrest graduate, scores both goals in 2-1 victory over Norway in the first FIFA Women’s World Cup final before 59,000 in Canton. Akers intercepts a backpass, then touches it past the keeper and strokes for the winner into an empty net. She finishes with 10 goals in six games to lead the tournament and now has 49 international goals. Shannon Higgins of Kent assists on the first U.S. goal with a free kick and her upfield ball leads to the winner. The victorious USWNT winners will split $50,000 in prize money.

Scott Cairns, Marcus Hahnemann and Sarah Martinez are among eight inductees to the Seattle Pacific University Athletics Hall of Fame. Cairns helped lead the Falcons to NCAA national championship games each of his four years, and came away winning three titles (1983, 1985 and 1986). He graduated as the school record-holder for single-season and career assists, and he was a three-time all-region selection. Hahnemann is the only three-time All-American in any Seattle Pacific team sport. He led the Falcons to the 1993 NCAA Division II championship and still ranks No. 1 on the school's career list for shutouts (46). Hahnemann went on to earn three caps for the U.S. national team and played with Reading and Wolverhampton in the English Premier League. Martinez scored 49 goals and 25 assists in leading SPU to three GNAC titles and its first two trips to the NCAA finals. She as an All-American as a senior.

Todd Sabrowski's free kick early in overtime gives 5th-ranked Whitworth a 2-1 victory over No. 4 Trinity (Tex.) in an NCAA Division III quarterfinal at Whitworth Field. Trinity goes up 1-0 in the 52nd minute, and the Pirates wait until there is 7:15 left in the game to pull level. Chris Johnson is on the end of a combination starting with Ali Seyedali finding Niko Varlamos. Sabrowski scores his first free kick of the season from 23 yards. By winning its 13th in a row, Whitworth becomes the first team from Washington to reach a D3 semifinal.

Plagued by back pain, Annie Schefter doesn't start but she eventually finishes off Lakeside, 2-1, in the girls' 3A state final at Federal Way. Schefter, bound for Notre Dame, scores both goals for the Rams, who finish 24-0-0 and avenge a loss to the Lions a year earlier. Schefter's penalty with five seconds left in the first half opens the scoring. Teryn Allen levels matters for Lakeside in the 46th minute, but Schefter's 47th goal of the year wins it in the 66th minute. Lakeside (20-2-0) edged West Valley by an identical score in 2000.