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Rodman Bypasses WSU for NWSL
January 13, 2021

Trinity Rodman, Washington State's most coveted signee in program history, will not play a single game in Pullman. Rodman is selected No. 2 overall by the Washington Spirit in the NWSL Draft and will forego her collegiate career, instead reporting immediately to the Spirit training camp. She signed in December 2019 as the top-ranked forward in the 2020 class and the highest rated recruit in WSU program history. Rodman scored eight goals and added six assists, helping the U.S. to the 2020 CONCACAF U20 championship.

Enneking Jump-Starts Career
April 12, 1997

Mike Enneking, 36, restarts his pro career after 10 years, joining the Sounders and coming off the bench vs. Vancouver. He last played semipro for the Seattle Storm in 1987 and professionally for the Tacoma Stars in 1985. Enneking had set state scoring records at Bellarmine in 1980 and graduated from Washington as career total points leader in 1983.

Huskies Get Win Record, Miss Tournament
November 8, 1981

Washington beats Oregon, 1-0, at Husky stadium for a record 17th win. Mike Park scores shortly before halftime. It's the Huskies' sixth straight win, however only one win came against Division I opposition, and the losses were to Westmont (NAIA), Simon Fraser (NAIA) and Seattle Pacific (Div. II). UW does not earn an NCAA tournament berth.

Russian, German Sailors Battle at Lower Woodland
December 19, 1970

Sailors from Russian and West German ships moored in Seattle play to a 2-2 tie before their cheering crew mates at Lower Woodland. The local immigration office, shipping agents, a tour bus company and Seattle Parks partner to bring about the match between the supply ship Kulmerland and the Vladimir Mayakovsky. The Kulmerland weighs anchor two hours after the match's completion. Port officials note that seamen from about 60 different nations visit each year.

SPU Women Knock-Off No. 1 Metro
November 19, 2005

Seattle Pacific knocks out top-ranked Metro State via penalty kicks in the regional championship game at Interbay Stadium, 0-0 (5-4), with Shannon Lovejoy hitting the decisive kick. The 2nd-ranked Falcons become the first GNAC program to reach a women's NCAA Division II semifinal. Jennifer Burns makes four for her third straight postseason shutout. The Roadrunners' (23-1-0) 30-goal scorer, Kylee Hanavan, shoots wide left in the second round of the tiebreaker. Meanwhile, SPU converts all five.

UW Takes Conference Lead
November 10, 1976

Paul Mendes scores early and Denny Buck preserves the lead with five saves so Washington can overtake Seattle Pacific in the NCSC race at Husky Stadium. Washington proceeds to reclaim the conference trophy for the first time since 1973, by one point over the Falcons.

A Seattle Pacific player (left) launches the ball upfield vs. Western Washington at Interbay Field. (Courtesy Seattle Pacific)
1968
France's OL Groupe joins Reign founder Bill Predmore to announce the club's rebranding to OL Reign in 2020. (Courtesy OL Reign)
2020
Estera Levinte of Western Washington cuts inside against West Chester in the 2022 NCAA Division II Women's Championship game at Interbay Stadiu. (Courtesy Michael Potash/Western Washington)
2022
Eddie Craggs, left, guided the Fremont Boys Club to success in the youth ranks, and in 1950 he entered the team in the state first division as Buchan Bakers. (Courtesy Craggs Family)
1950
Seattle Pacific forward Vasco Rubio (left), defender Pat Patterson and coach Cliff McCrath. (Courtesy Seattle Pacific archives)
1990
Einar Thorarinsson retired as Gonzaga's men's head coach after 23 seasons in 2017. Thorarinsson twice took the Bulldogs to NCAA tournaments. (Courtesy Gonzaga Athletics)
2017
Mireya Grey, a junior at Washington, was a last-minute call-in to the Jamaican national team for the 2019 World Cup. Grey made to start for the Reggae Girlz.(Courtesy Washington Athletics)
2019
Seattle Pacific's Amanda Johnson scored twice in the the Falcons' 3-1 NCAA semifinal win over Metro State in Tampa. (Courtesy Seattle Pacific Athletics)
2008
Back for a Sounders reunion, John Rowlands mixes with fans. (Frank MacDonald Collection)
1982
Seattle Pacific All-America goalkeeper Jeff Storrs. (Courtesy Seattle Pacific University)
1987