Hannah Cecil's breaks through for the lone goal with seven minutes to go, lifting Pacific Lutheran over Maryville (Tenn.), 1-0, in the NCAA Division III first round at Atlanta. Abby Winkler posts her third straight shutout, and the 21st-ranked Lutes extend their unbeaten string to 19 games, having not lost since August 31. PLU defender Kayden Hulquist's long clearance finds Cecil behind the Scots' defense and she scores her 13th goal at 83'.

Richland native Hope Solo and Megan Rapinoe are among the seven national team players assigned to the Seattle Reign FC for its inaugural NWSL season. Solo and Rapinoe are accompanied by USWNT teammate Amy Rodriguez. Seattle gets Canadian internationals Kaylyn Kyle and Emily Zurrer, plus Mexico's Jenny Ruiz and Teresa Noyla.

Bethany Balcer comes off the bench to scoring the deciding goal in added time, giving OL Reign a 1-0 win over Utah in third match of the NWSL Challenge Cup in Herriman, Utah. It's the first goal scored by the Reign after being blanked by Sky Blue (0-0) and Houston (0-2). Balcer enters in the 67th minute and in the first minute of added time she connects with a Nicole Momiki cross. Michelle Betos makes five saves for the shutout.

Jefferson’s Jimmy Weber connects on a header 8:48 into overtime for the Raiders’ fourth straight Class AAA state championship at Memorial Stadium. The 3-2 win over Mead is Jefferson’s 78th game without a loss. TJ lost 30-goal scorer Ray Hoff to an injury in the 11th minute.

John Olu Molomo's hat trick capper with 3:17 remaining sends the Seattle SeaDogs onto the CISL semifinals with a 6-5 first-round playoff win at KeyArena. Seattle had swamped the Pride, 8-2, in the first game. The lead goes back and forth, but the SeaDogs come from behind in the final five minutes. While falling, Dick McCormick notches the tying goal on Jean Harbor's fourth assist. And 54 seconds after that, Molomo eludes two defenders before scoring his third.

Vlatko Andonovski's ability to guide an injury- and absence-riddled Reign FC back to the playoffs does not go unnoticed. Two days after being named NWLS Coach of the Year, Andonovski ends weeks of speculation by accepting the reins of the U.S. National Team. Andonovski used 31 different players to fill holes created by injuries to such stalwarts as Jess Fishlock and Rumi Utsugi, plus the loss of 10 players, including Megan Rapinoe, to World Cup call-ins. Andonovski was 21-11-16 in regular season matches during his two seasons since replacing Laura Harvey. He succeeds Jill Ellis with the USWNT.