Amy Sprague lifts Evergreen over Portland State by scoring five goals in a 7-4 win in Olympia. Behind the 1-2 punch of Sprague (24 goals) and Camille Morgan (23), the Geoducks go 12-8-0, an improvement of nine wins over the previous season.

For the first time in the program’s 15-year history Gonzaga is going to the NCAA women's tournament. Shannon Stiles guides the Bulldogs to an at-large berth after finishing a best-ever third in the WCC. They will meet 16th-ranked Southern California in Fullerton. GU may be getting in at the expense of Washington State, which tied for fifth in the Pac-10 and was 2-0-1 vs. tournament-bound teams.

A benefit clinic at Everett’s Kasch Park draws more than 160 kids and raises more than $5,800 for a local 13-year-old scheduled to undergo treatment for leukemia.

Pacific Lutheran's first year of varsity men's play ends with a share of the Northwest Conference of Independent Colleges title. The Lutes finish tied three ways with Whitman and Lewis & Clark following a 1-1 draw with the Missionaries. Harold Kutz scores for PLU and John Vernon answers for Whitman. Coach Dave Asher goes out on a high note after five seasons as Lutes coach.

The Seattle Reign completes its first two-goal comeback win and gets their first road victory in five months, 3-2 at Houston. Still, they miss the NWSL playoffs, finishing two points behind Western New York, which won at Boston the night before. The rally from 2-nil down begins with a half-hour remaining with Manon Melis's seventh goal. Kim Little ties it at 76' and Bev Yanez delivers the winner six minutes later.

A convincing victory wraps-up the state league first half title for the young and talented Interlake Porsche Audi. Errol Hickey's Interlake (11-2-1) spanks Mr. Pro, 3-0, to finish a point in front of defending champion Seattle Steelers (10-2-2). The victors are primarily recent high school graduates from the Eastside.