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Chicago's Jacqui DeLeon scores in the 106th minute, lifting the Maroons over Puget Sound, 2-1, in an NCAA quarterfinal at Baker Stadium. The Loggers, eliminated in the elite eight for the second year in a row, hold the lead for nearly a half-hour. Perrin Schutz opens the scoring in the 54th minute. Chicago ties it on a questionable non-call. A collision sends UPS star Cortney Kjar sprawling but there's no whistle and the visitors get a free header in the 83rd minute. DeLeon's golden goal comes after a corner kick is deflected to her feet. It's the first UPS home loss since 1999.
Off the mark with force, the Sounders oust defending champion Vancouver in first round of playoffs, 3-1, at home. They get goals from David Nish, Mark Peterson and a Tommy Hutchison shot that deflects in during the first 37 minutes. Jack Brand makes 10 saves. Three nights earlier, Peterson’s overtime goal won the first leg, 2-1, at Empire Stadium.
With an MLS-record five teenagers starting, the Sounders manage to overcome the absence of 10 players to win, 1-0, at Austin. Fifteen-year-old Obed Vargas becomes the third-youngest player to ever appear in a league match. Joining Vargas are fellow teens Reed Baker-Whiting (16), Ethan Dobbelaere (18), Danny Leyva (18) and Josh Atencio (19). Also, Sam Adeniran gets his first MLS start while on loan from Tacoma. Altogether, the lineup average age is 21.4 After coming off the bench, Raul Ruidiaz scores a stunning winner from 40 yards.
Federal Way’s U14 Totem Tornado win a fifth straight boys' state cup, and Gregg Miller scores four goals in the U19 Continental Volvo Blues’ 7-4 overtime victory over Lively Market Crusaders during the state cup finals at Renton Stadium. The Totem Tornado blast Lake Hills Astros, 6-1. Walter Schmetzer’s Lake City Hawks are voted the outstanding team of the state finals after winning U16 title, 5-3, over Mercer Island Spartans.
With no postseason tournaments and their Senior Night match three days later canceled, Seattle Pacific puts everything into a second-half surge to beat rival Western Washington and finish the 2020 spring season undefeated. The Falcons come from behind to score four times in the final 35 minutes of a 4-1 victory at Interbay. Claire Neder sparks 7th-ranked Falcons' rally, scoring the go-ahead goal in the 68th minute and a penalty at 85'. SPU goes 8-0-1, its only blemish a 4-4 draw at Western. Only four other state varsity programs have completed undefeated seasons.
Megan Rapinoe scores and Hope Solo serves as captain and collects her 73rd U.S. National Team clean sheet in the final match prior to World Cup qualifying, a 4-0 win over Mexico in Rochester, N.Y. Solo surpassed Brianna Scurry's career shutout record of 71 vs. Mexico (8-0) on Sept. 13. Some questioned whether she should be selected for play. An altercation with her sister-in-law and 17-year-old nephew at a family gathering in June resulted in misdemeanor charges of 4th degree domestic violence. All charges are eventually dismissed.