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Gonzaga finishes its season with a fourth straight win to set a new program standard for victories. The Bulldogs blank Loyola Marymount, 1-0, in Los Angeles for a 15th win (15-5-0). The lone score comes in the 58th minute when a Willow Collins free kick finds Hannah Hale. Lyza Bosselmann's four saves makes it stand-up for a record 12th shutout.
Pepe Fernandez scores three goals and David Chadwick assists on each as the Tacoma Tides win their fifth in a row, 3-2, over the Cleveland Cobras at Cheney Stadium. Fernandez scores in his third straight game to open the scoring in the 42nd minute. Vito Colonna twice ties it for the visitors before Fernandez's winner at 87', lifting Tacoma into a first-place tie with the L.A. Skyhawks with one game remaining.
FC Seattle Storm break out of a slump and into the Western Soccer League record book with a 10-2 beatdown of the Arizona Condors at Memorial Stadium. Seattle, coming off three straight losses, outshoots Arizona, 33-8. Scott Benedetti leads the way with a hat trick, and Fran O'Brien's three assists ties a Storm mark. Jim Weber has two goals and two assists. Brent Goulet, coming off the bench, scores twice in the final 14 minutes.
Second-ranked Portland, reloaded with more top Washington recruits, opens its season by beating No. 14 Washington State, 5-1, at Pullman. The Pilots added state player of the year Tia Sharpe from Bainbridge Island and U20 national team member Wynne McIntosh to a cast which already features Justi Baumgardt, Jody Dutra and Michelle Voiland. McIntosh scores the third UP goal at WSU.
Fortified by the return of several national team members, Seattle Sounders Women defeat Colorado Rush, 2-1, before a sold-out Starfire Stadium crowd in the W-League home opener. Hope Solo, Alex Morgan, Megan Rapinoe, Sydney Leroux, Stephanie Cox and Keelin Winters are back after a U.S. training camp. Leroux assists Megan Manthey's 18th-minute goal. A foul against Morgan results in Veronica Perez doubling the lead with a 23-yard free kick in the 48th minute. Solo makes four saves while Seattle out-shot the visitors, 25-6.
Seattle joins the BC-based Pacific Coast Association Football League during a gathering at Victoria’s Driard Hotel. Seattle United will be made up of the best players from the state league teams and join four other clubs from British Columbia: Vancouver United, Victoria United, Ladysmith and Nanaimo.