Salmon Bay FC scored twice late to beat Snohomish United 2-1 Sunday, claiming the Northwest Division title and the region's lone USL W League playoff berth.

The loss ended Snohomish United's inaugural season at 8-2-2. The two clubs entered the match tied atop the division table, and a Snohomish win would have clinched the title and a postseason spot for the Snohomish County club.

Salmon Bay dominated possession in the first half, generating corner kick after corner kick while Snohomish struggled to build out of the back. But forward Elora Franklin flipped the script in the 46th minute, finishing a give-and-go with Saleen Koszorus inside the box to put Snohomish ahead 1-0.

The lead lasted 13 minutes. Salmon Bay's Ameera Hussen tapped in a cross at the goal line in the 59th minute to equalize, and Virginia Lackey buried the winner in the 80th minute after sustained pressure in the Snohomish box.

"They're very big, and a lot stronger than us," Snohomish attacker Sammy Snorsky, a Gonzaga forward, told the Everett Herald. "We're very small and quick, so we're kind of more crafty players, so trying to force them off the ball was pretty hard."

Snohomish United's roster skewed younger than 20, while Salmon Bay (9-1-2) fielded multiple starters in their early-to-mid 20s with professional experience. The youth gap widened Sunday when Maddie Maves and Vienna Whipple missed the match after being called up by the U.S. Youth National Team.

Still, the numbers told a story of offensive firepower. Snohomish led the Northwest Division with 45 goals, averaging 3.75 per game. Koszorus, a Bellevue High School graduate headed to Stanford in fall 2026, topped the division with 10 goals and ranked tied for third across the entire USL W League.

Coaching director Anthony Sardon, who filled in as an assistant under head coach Bernie James on June 28, said the club built for the long haul. He told the Herald the staff went with a young group they wanted to keep together rather than assembling a win-now roster, adding that the program plans to add depth for 2027 by bringing in a few older players while keeping the target age range between 16 and 23.

Salmon Bay FC will host the opening rounds of the USL W League Western Conference playoffs.

"Since it was our first year, it was a little difficult, especially with new players, putting our mojo with them," Koszorus told the Herald. "So I'm thinking, like, future seasons going to be so much better, and we'll be back."