
Lindsay Elston put Washington up in the 4th minute with this header at Husky Soccer Field on Friday night against LaSalle. (Wilson Tsoi)
August 2012 went out with a blue moon and plenty of college soccer action for schools around the state of Washington. The Wilson Tsoi photos above show both Washington goals as the Husky Women beat LaSalle in Seattle, 2:0.
The Lutes Men of Pacific Lutheran are in Minnesota where they won their season opener. The Huskies of Washington had dual winners as both the women and men remain unbeaten. The Zags also won on both sides. Washington State rallied to win in Southern California. Saint Martin’s men lost by four goals. The Puget Sound men rallied for a 2:2 draw in Minnesota. In Spokane along with the Zags win came Oregon State’s draw with #4 UC Santa Barbara. In Seattle along with the Husky women’s win Portland roughed up Fresno State. In Kirkland Northwest U’s women edged Menlo on an overtime golden goal.
Scores / links to reports:
Hamline 0:1 Pacific Lutheran (M)
San Diego 1:2 Washington State (W)
Sonoma State 4:0 Saint Martin’s (M)
St. Thomas 2:2 Puget Sound (M)
Oregon State 2:2 UC Santa Barbara (Spokane)
Portland 5:1 Fresno State (Seattle)
We will update this post as we get more scores / photos.

Mariah O’Brien (Gig Harbor) saves the day for the Northwest University Eagles by stopping this late-match penalty kick. NU later beat Menlo 2:1 in overtime. (Dale Garvey)

The #4 Gauchos of UC Santa Barbara (left) were in Spokane to face Oregon State in the Gonzaga Nike Classic on Friday. The match ended in a 2:2 draw. (Erik Smith)