Five years after arriving as a defender, Janece Levien leaves her final, bold imprint on the Puget Sound record book. Levien scores her record 71st career goal to complete a brace at George Fox in a methodical 4-0 victory at Newburg, Or. Levien scored 66 of her goals after sitting out 2006 to recover from five concussions. Her 2007 total of 25 goals is also a standard. She puts the Loggers on top early, in the 12th minute. Levien assists on the UPS third just before halftime before scoring her second in the 54th minute.

Richland native Hope Solo and Megan Rapinoe are among the seven national team players assigned to the Seattle Reign FC for its inaugural NWSL season. Solo and Rapinoe are accompanied by USWNT teammate Amy Rodriguez. Seattle gets Canadian internationals Kaylyn Kyle and Emily Zurrer, plus Mexico's Jenny Ruiz and Teresa Noyla.

With expanded capacity of their new home, the Seattle Sounders establish a new NASL season attendance record with three home dates still remaining. Nearly 26,000 see a 1-0 victory over San Antonio. Seattle has approximately 10,000 season ticket holders and eventually totals 285,941 for the season, an average of 23,828. Both shatter records set by San Jose (17,927 average) in 1975.

Diehard fans flock across the border to see Pelé and Santos visit Vancouver's Empire Stadium. Pelé doesn't score but his Brazil teammate Edu does twice to crush the B.C. Premier League All-Stars, 5-0, before 16,300.

Bernie James and Neil Megson make their U.S. National team debuts in Clasico International opener vs. Chile (1-1) at Stockton, Ca. It is the first competitive outdoor play for either since 1983 and comes five weeks after completing the indoor season with Tacoma. James starts in defensive midfield and is replaced by Megson after 45 minutes. Two days later vs. Chile (1-3) in San Diego, James and Megson start together as center backs.

Carlos Farias and the San Diego Flash are ruthless in drubbing the 10-man Sounders, 6-0, in a second-round playoff series opener. Farias scores an opponent record four times, and it’s the worst domestic defeat in Seattle’s A-League era. Chugger Adair strikes first for the host Flash, in the third minute. Once Oliver Heald is sent off, San Diego quickly capitalizes on a Farias long-range shot. He adds a second-half hat trick. It’s San Diego’s third convincing win over Seattle, and a week later in Renton comes another shutout, 1-0, to clinch the series.