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Bob Shoemaker's lone goal seals the second-half state league championship for Rainier Brewers. Mike Kuczi threads a through ball for Shoemaker to finish for a 1-0 victory over Auburn Sorensen's at Lower Woodland. The Brewers (7-1-0), upset by Triumph Continentals a week earlier, win the Puget Sound Navigation trophy and will face Olympia Brewing for the overall state title.
Sofia Huerta is loaned out by the Seattle Reign to France's Olympique Lyonnais through June 2025. Huerta, under contract through 2027, had played every minute of 19 matches. She scored on penalties in each of her final two Seattle appearances and her 31 career assists rank No. 7 all-time in NWSL.
Seattle Sounders U23s cannot parlay home-field advantage into a PDL title, falling to Ontario's Kitchener-Waterloo United, 1-0, at Starfire Stadium. K-W United score off Julian Buescher's free kick in stoppage time. The Canadians had three other chances hit the crossbar, post and get cleared off the line. K-W United proceed to win the championship the following day, 4-3, over New York Red Bulls U23s.
Ahead of celebrating their 50th anniversary, Sounders FC creates the Eternal Circle of Legends. Categories for future ballots are Builders and Coaches (all eras), Veterans (1974-2008) and MLS Era Players (since 2009). Voting for selection, beginning in 2025, will include Alliance Members (25 percent), Sounders FC alumni (20%), Alliance Council (15%), Sounders ownership (15%), media (15%) and Sounders staff (10%).
Seattle Heidelbergs of the state league defeat Vienna Sandt, 4-1, at West Seattle Stadium. It's only the second loss by Austrians in 18 touring games over three years. Abu Kamara, Sierra Leone student at UW, stars on defense for the Heidelbergs. Eli DeOliveira scores two goals for Seattle. The previous night Sandt drubbed Tacoma Heidelberg, 4-0, at Baker Stadium.
For the first time in Gonzaga annals, the Zags are perfect through three games to start a season. The Bulldogs wallop Weber State, 9-2 – the most goals scored on a Division I opponent. Giana Riley, Marissa Garcia and Shelby Runje all get braces at Luger Field. GU scored 19 times in going 3-0-0.