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Melissa Bennett helps set-up two goals, and Tina Frimpong scores in her debut at Sounders Women begin the final month of the regular season by beating Denver Lady Cougars, 3-0, at Seahawks Stadium. Bennett finds Shannon Forslund for a first-half header and Frimpong for another header in the 67th minute. It's the start of a three-game win streak to finish league play, with the combined wins against the Colorado a 13-0 goal differential.
Renton Elks host benefit game for youth activities – Boy Scouts, bowling, talent show and scholarship awards – at Renton High School Stadium. It matches Vancouver Firefighters vs. Washington State Football Association all-stars. Vancouver defeats the Washington all-stars, 3-2.
A late gush of goals gives Seattle a 3-0 win at Portland as regular season play resumes for the Sounders nearly four weeks after their exit from the MLS is Back Round of 16. Raul Ruidiaz figures in all the goals, scoring twice in the final 18 minutes. Kelvin Leerdam adds the third nail in the Timbers, who were coming off a tournament title in Orlando. To minimize health risks, the Sounders traveled via chartered flight to Portland in the afternoon and leave immediately after the match. Prior to kickoff, both teams kneel to recognize the global uprising sparked by the killing of George Floyd, a Black man, by a white Minnesota police officer in May.
Seattle Pacific comes within inches of an upset victory for the Far West regional semifinals at La Jolla, Calif. The Falcons fall to 5th-ranked UC San Diego, 2-1, in overtime on a golden goal in the 104th minute. Megan Lindsay's 12th goal of the year (and 41st of her career) ties it, and Annie Thomas hits the underside of the cross bar with 5 seconds remaining in regulation.
A twice-delayed NCAA West Regional final is finally played at noon on a Tuesday in a neutral stadium. Still, Seattle Pacific retains its Best in the West mantle for the third year running. The Falcons get goals from Jim McKay and Bruce Raney to beat San Francisco State, 2-1, at Husky Stadium. Snow had left Memorial Stadium unplayable the previous three days.
Sounders FC sign their youngest Homegrown player to date, 15-year-old Danny Leyva. A midfielder from Las Vegas, Leyva has started four of his five appearances for Tacoma Defiance. He was part of the U17 SFC Academy squad that captured the 2017-18 USSDA National Championship. Seattle's 12th Homegrown Player, Leyva became the youngest player in club history to start a USL match in 2018, and the second-youngest in league history to earn a start, at San Antonio.