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James Coggan rises from the bench to score the winner and Kellen Rosten denies a penalty kick as Seattle Pacific effectively ends the NCAA Division II championship reign of crosstown rival Seattle University, 1-0, before 600 at Interbay Stadium. Coggan's header from a Matt Kemper free kick breaks the stalemate in the 61st minute. Two minutes earlier, Rosten saves Alex Chursky's penalty attempt and Cam Weaver sends the rebound over the bar. SPU, with its first win in the series since 2000, all but clinches a postseason berth while denying SU.
Spokane's expansion USL League One team announces it will be known as the Velocity FC. At an unveiling at Brick West Brewing, managing partner Ryan Harnetiaux displays the crest featuring four descending water blades representative of the waterfalls in and around downtown Spokane and Riverfront Park. The colors are white, blue and black. Nearly 3,800 season ticket deposits have been received for the 2024 season at One Spokane Stadium.
Summer Yates, the second-year midfielder from Yakima and the Washington Huskies, finds the game's lone goal midway through the second period, and Orlando wins, 1-0, at Houston. It's the third game-winning goal for Yates, a halftime substitute, and fifth overall. The Pride extend their NWSL unbeaten streak to 17 games (12-0-5).
Freshman Brett Wiesner delivers his first collegiate goal to lead 14th-ranked Washington to a 1-0 upset of defending NCAA champion and top-ranked Connecticut in front of 2,852 fans in Storrs, Conn. Wiesner's winner comes just 6 minutes, 34 seconds, when a UConn clearing header falls short and he drills it home. Chad Olson stops five shots in goal. Afterward, UW climbs nine places to No. 2 in the national rankings.
For the first time in 10 years the Seattle University-Seattle Pacific men's rivalry returns to First Hill, but despite the Chieftains' best efforts, the outcome is unchanged. Dominic Dickerson's goal 11 minutes into overtime gives SPU its 21st straight win in the series, 2-1 at East Field. It's heated match with 56 total fouls, five cautions and three red cards issued.
Sounders striker Cam Weaver of Kent is voted USL Rookie of the Year. Weaver finished tied for the league lead in goals (18) and total points (39) with Miami's Romario. He is the club's third rookie of the year in the A-League/USL era, joining Jason Dunn (1994) and Greg Howes (2000).