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Michael Rundquist scores his second goal of the match with a little less than 3 minutes remaining to give the Yakima Reds a 3-2 victory over Spokane in the Shadow's home opener before 2,000 fans. Dave Berto and Chris Stiles score for Spokane. Yakima's opener was a header from Eric Reesman.
Brett Fink tallies the game-winning goal with 2 minutes, 46 seconds remaining in the second overtime to lift Gonzaga to victory, 3-2, at Loyola Marymount. It's the Bulldogs' seventh straight, their longest streak in 18 years. Fink notches his second goal of the game after Loyola had erased a 2-nil deficit. His first came in 31st minute. Matt Blasdel opens the scoring two minutes earlier, converting Jason Kuska's shot off the post.
Western Washington moves on to the West Regional final for the fifth time in six years with a 2-0 victory over Sonoma State at Harrington Field. Grace Eversaul gets the Vikings' 36th minute opener and Karli White adds insurance late. It's the 14th shutout and 18th win in 19 games. WWU, defeated at UC San Diego, 2-0, completes the season allowing only eight goals.
The Washington State Soccer Football Association requests permission from the Seattle Park Board to charge 50 cents admission for reserved grandstand seats at Sunday state league games at Lower Woodland Park. WSSFA proposes that the City would receive 10 cents of each admission. General admission bleachers would still be available free of charge.
George Czarnowski scores the tying goal with 1:40 left and Arne Klubberud gets the game-winner seven minutes into overtime as Seattle University seals its first trip to a national tournament with a 3-2 NAIA regional championship win over Simon Fraser in Salem, Ore. The Chieftains win their 11th in a row by defeating the five-time national champion Clan for just the third time in 30 years.
Claudia Dickey makes five saves in a 0-0 draw at Gotham to bring the Seattle Reign closer to clinching a playoff berth. Dickey's career-best seventh shutout of the year is also the 13th of her career, tying her with Phallon Tullis-Joyce atop the club record book. The draw is part of five-game unbeaten (2-0-3) run to finish the regular season.