Two-time defending champion Seattle relinquishes its A-League throne but does not go quietly. Vancouver finally eliminates the Sounders in a shootout following and third and deciding mini-game, 1-1 (3-1), at Memorial Stadium. The 86ers had won Game 1 by 3-0, but the Sounders grind-out a shootout win, 0-0 (1-0), to start the night. Dusty Hudock makes six saves in the opening game and stops three attempts in the subsequent shootout. The Sounders allow just 23 goals in 27 regular season and playoff matches.After the visitors go ahead, Erik Storkson equalizes a minute left in the 30-minute mini-game, heading home a corner kick from Vincente Figueroa. Vancouver converts its first three attempts, and Esmundo Rodriguez's fourth-round shot is saved.

Karl Muelheims scores in the 51st minute to give Whitworth a 1-0 victory over Linfield in McMinnville, Ore., clinching the Northwest Conference championship with two games remaining. Kyle Novak makes two saves to earn his 12th shutout. the Pirates were coming off their first loss of the season, a 3-2 loss at Willamette the day before.

A brace from Megan Rapinoe gives the defending champion USWNT a 2-1 victory over host France in the World Cup quarterfinals in Paris. Rapinoe's goal celebrations are statuesque displays with arms extended and face beaming. She connects on on a free kick in the fifth minute that bounces between French players and past goalkeeper Sarah Bouhaddi. Rapinoe does it again in the 65th minute, blasting home from Tobin Heath cross. It's her fifth goal of the tournament.

First-half goals from Emily Webster and Catherine Miles power Western Washington to an impressive road win, 2-1, at No. 6 St. Edward's. Webster scores early from the edge of the box, and Miles doubles it in the 33rd after latching on to Savanna Moorehouse’s through ball.

Completed in under two years, One Spokane Stadium opens with a high school girls ' game as the first athletic event. Shadle Park defeats Pullman in an afternoon match that is settled in a tiebreaker. The Highlanders' Peyton Boston scores the venue's first goal in the 19th minute, and they go on to win their first game of the year in a shootout following a 1-1 tie.

Federal Way’s Keyln Rowe opens his U.S. U20 National Team account with a hat trick in 4-0 win over Suriname in Guatemala City. A freshman at UCLA, Rowe then scores two more in 2-0 win over Panama. He was named Pac-10 Freshman of the Year after scoring seven goals and 10 assists for the Bruins.