Federal Way's Kelyn Rowe scores the game-winner in his first career MLS playoff match for New England, a 2-1 victory over Sporting Kansas City at Gillette Stadium. It's Rowe's 12th goal in his second season with the Revolution.

A late score from Veronica Perez gives Washington a 1-0 victory over 11th-ranked Illinois at Portland. It's the start of a 10-game unbeaten (7-0-3) run for the Huskies. Perez, who hit the right post earlier, takes a through ball from McKenna Waitley, rounds the keeper and scores.

Kenmore's Paul Holocher assists on Santa Clara's lone goal, and several other Washington players factor in the Broncos' 1-1 overtime draw with Virginia in the NCAA championship game at Piscataway, N.J. Holocher finds Jeff Baicher in the 84th minute to force extra time. After 150 minutes of regulation and overtime in frigid cold, officials it a draw, creating co-champions for only the third time in tournament history. In all, seven players from Washington are on Santa Clara (20-0-3) roster.

Kent's Shannon Higgins-Cirovski becomes just the third woman and, at 34, the youngest player ever inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame in Oneonta, N.Y. Higgins-Cirovski starred both as a collegian and in the first U.S. World Cup championship in 1991. She had orchestrated four undefeated NCAA championships at North Carolina from 1986-89, earning the Mac Hermann Trophy as a senior. Two years later she set-up both Michelle Akers goals in the 1991 World Cup final before retiring and entering coaching.

In the first AA-A tournament sponsored by WIAA, Tyee takes top honors over its neighboring Mount Rainier via penalties, 1-1 (3-1) at Edmonds. The Totems, based less than four miles from the Rams, complete back-to-back upsets when Sheree Sacco, Tammy Miller and Darcie Jordan score from the spot. Miller's goal in the 57th minute forces overtime. Carrie Proszek gives Mount Rainier the halftime lead. Tyee had advanced past Shorecrest, the 1983 all-division champion, in a semifinal tiebreaker, 2-2 (3-1).

Seattle's Roger Davies scores his 25th regular season goal after chesting down John Ryan cross and beating Bruce Grobbelaar from 15 yards, and Jack Brand makes 8 saves, including flying stop of Gerry Gray in first half, to secure his NASL-record 15th shutout. The 1-0 win over Vancouver comes despite absence of Alan Hudson and Bruce Rioch.