the Portland Rain and Vancouver Breakers (successor to the Lady 86ers). Seattle played their home matches at Issaquah High School and finished second in the conference with a 12–4–4 record, but failed to qualify for the playoffs. The Select Women started their 2002 season with a four-match losing streak but recovered to a 7–5–0 record to qualify for the W-League Playoffs. It was their first season under head coach Dick McCormick, who was also an assistant coach for the men's team and played several matches during the year. They were the first team to play at the new Seahawks Stadium (now Lumen Field) as part of a doubleheader with the Sounders against their respective Vancouver opponents on July 27, 2002. The Select Women won 4–3 in overtime. The team won 5–1 in their opening playoffs match against the Arizona Heatwave in Highlands Ranch, Colorado, with four goals scored by Shelby Brownfield. The Select Women advanced to face hosts Denver Lady Cougars for a semifinal berth, but lost 2–1 in overtime. The team finished second in the Western Conference in 2003 behind the Vancouver Whitecaps Women, who they met in the Western Conference Finals. The match was tied 2–2 through regulation and extra time and won by the Sounders Women in a penalty shootout; goalkeeper Meghan Miller made three saves in the shootout to clinch the victory for Seattle. The Sounders Women made their first appearance in the W-League Semifinals and lost 4–1 to the Hampton Roads Piranhas. Seattle won the third-place match against the Ottawa Fury in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and earned their first league honors. The Sounders Women merged with the women's team of amateur club Hibernian Saints in 2006 to form the Seattle Sounders Saints Women. The club was sold to the Tacoma Tides in December 2008 and continued to use the Sounders name following the men's team move to Major League Soccer. After the W-League folded in November 2015, the Sounders Women moved to the Women's Premier Soccer League (WPSL). They won a WPSL championship in 2018. The team terminated their branding agreement with the MLS Sounders in January 2020 and were renamed Sound FC. Stadiums Issaquah High School (2001), capacity: 2,500 Current players As of May 21, 2019. Year-by-year References External links Sound FC website USL Soccer profile (archived) Seattle Sounders Women Association football clubs established in 2001 Soccer clubs in Washington (state) Soccer clubs in