Reign FC is acquired by OL Groupe, the parent company of French powerhouse Olympique Lyonnais, for a reported $3.1 million. OL Groupe will hold an 89.5 percent operating stake and current Reign FC majority owners Teresa and Bill Predmore will own 7.5 percent. Former NBA star Tony Parker will have a 3 percent share. Bill Predmore will remain CEO and Teresa Predmore will remain as president of the Reign Academy youth programs. Olympique Lyonnais, more commonly known as Lyon, plays in France's Ligue 1 on the men's side and Division 1 Feminine on the women's side. Reign players Megan Rapinoe and Jess Fishlock of have played for Lyon previously.

Andrew Gregor converts a penalty kick in the final minute to keep Seattle's slim playoff hopes alive with a 2-1 win over Atlanta in the final regular season match before 8,829 at Qwest Field. The Sounders finish 11-13-4, the first losing season. The following day they are eliminated from playoff contention by Puerto Rico's draw with Miami.

Five weeks after being named Sounders coach, Alan Hinton executes a transformative, five-player trade with Tulsa, his former team. Seattle obtains striker Roger Davies, defender David Nish and goalkeeper Jack Brand in exchange for Tommy Ord, Bruce Rudroff and cash. Davies and Nish were former teammates of Hinton at Derby County.

Jake Sagare scores twice to send Washington into the second round of the NCAA tournament with a 3-2 victory over Portland at Husky Soccer Field. Sagare, who had only scored two goals previously, puts UW up, 3-1, in the 83rd minute. It's the third unanswered goal for the Huskies, winners of 10 straight. Portland scores in the first minute, but Washington gets goals from Sagare and Rees Bettinger six minutes apart to take the lead by halftime.

It may be an anniversary season but a 2-1 defeat at D.C. United officially gives the 10-man Sounders their worst start (1-5-3) over that half-century. They fall to 13th in West, 27th in the league overall. Seattle snaps a two-match scoreless stretch when Leo Chu scores the opener. Stefan Frei is sent off on a penalty call, but the red card is subsequently overturned the following week.

Mike Enneking accounts for both Washington goals as the Huskies earn their third win of the season, 2-1, over crosstown rival Seattle Pacific before 1,500 at Memorial Stadium. Enneking's second goal, in the 36th minute, is his 16th of the year, tying Danny Vaughn's UW record. The victory also secures the Sounders Cup for Washington for the first time since 1978. Gerard McGlynn pulls SPU a goal back in second half and nearly ties it in the final minute. The next day Mark Schuur posts his record 14th shutout in 6-0 rout of Puget Sound.