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Foster Langsdorf caps Stanford’s third straight Pac-12 championship season with an overtime winner over rival Cal, 2-1 in Berkeley. Washington’s loss to Oregon State a day earlier had clinched the crown for the Cardinal. Stanford is the first to three-peat since UCLA in 2004. Langsdorf finishes a 6-yard header past Jonathan Klinsmann in the 98th minute. On Nov. 15 he is named Pac-12 co-player of the year.
On their third attempt, the Tacoma Stars clinch their first-ever MISL playoff berth by trouncing the L.A. Lazers, 9-2, in Inglewood. Steve Zungul scores five goals and adds three assists, giving him 50 and 57 for the season. The Stars had been tied for the league’s worst record before a series of midseason moves resulted in a coaching change and the acquisition of Zungul and other top talent. They go 14-9 down the stretch.
Behind Alec Diaz's brace, Tacoma Defiance scores its second shutout win over Portland in 16 days, 4-0, at Providence Park. Diaz, the 18-year-old who also scored in 3-0 home win vs. the Timbers 2 on July 18, converts in each half. Captain Taylor Mueller and Chino Pérez add goals in Tacoma's first road win of 2020. Christian Herrera makes four saves.
San Diego Sockers GM Jack Daley says the club is considering moving its outdoor operations to Seattle for NASL play in 1985. The Sockers would continue playing indoor games in San Diego. they are averaging just 6,000 for games at Jack Murphy Stadium. Eventually, the Sockers cease all outdoor play and join three other former NASL franchises in the MISL for 1985-86. Daley was the Sounders' GM from 1974-81.
After over a year of planning and fundraising, Mountlake Terrace’s Volvo Continentals departs for a 15-game tour of Holland, Switzerland and West Germany. Mike Kohary's U18 Continentals feature several state team members, including Jimmy McAlister and Mike Callan.
Oscar Jimenez figures in the deciding goal as Louisville City reaches another USL Championship final with a 1-0 extra-time win over Tampa Bay. Jimenez’s corner kick is converted by Elijah Winder in the 107th minute to break the stalemate. Lou City falls to San Antonio, 3-1, in the title match. Jimenez is club’s career leader in assists (32).