Freshman Brandi Vega's first-half goal proves to be the difference as No. 19 Washington State leaves Corvallis with a 1-0 win over No. 25 Oregon State. It's the Cougars' second win over a ranked team in five days. It's a record seventh road win for WSU.

Sounders center back scores in Canada's World Cup qualifying match versus Mexico, a 1-1 draw in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. Bridge, a Victoria native who had earned his first cap just a month prior, then scores again in the next game, a 2-1 loss to host Honduras.

Life in the PCL proves much more challenging for Seattle Hungarians. They are winless (0-5-1) before meeting and beating North Shore United, 4-1, at home. Steve Furjesi scores two goals. Les Fabri and Mike Kuczi add others. A few days later the Loyal Vikings take them down a notch, winning a friendly, 3-1, but in league it’s the start of a five-match unbeaten run (4-0-2) that lifts them to mid-table.

High school and youth athletic competition throughout the state experiences a relatively brief interruption due to the 9/11 attacks. Some leagues postponed action immediately, others carried on. By Sept. 15 most competition resumes. Washington State ferries were limited to passenger-only service over concerns about car bombs after the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.

A capacity crowd of 3,291 sees hometown favorite Michelle Akers and the U.S. Women's National Team shrug-off a physical display by Brazil for a 3-0 win at Tacoma's Franklin Pierce High School. Mia Hamm scores two goals and Tisha Venturini adds another. It's the first USWNT appearance in Washington and comes just three weeks before the Americans defend the World Cup championship in Sweden. Tickets had been sold-out for weeks, even after adding more temporary seats, priced $15 for adults and $8 for youths under 19.

Reading and Marcus Hahnemann secure promotion to the English Premier League by drawing, 1-1, at Leicester City. It marks the first time in the club's 135-year history that Reading has reached the country's top level.