2009 WPS Draft

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The 2009 WPS Draft took place on January 16, 2009. It was the first draft held by Women's Professional Soccer to assign the WPS rights of college players to the American-based teams, though other players not previously assigned could be drafted as well.

Contents

Round 1

Pick

Player

Pos.

WPS Team

Previous Team

1 Amy Rodriguez FW Boston Breakers USC
2 Megan Rapinoe MF Chicago Red Stars Portland
3 Christina DiMartino MF FC Gold Pride UCLA
4 Yael Averbuch MF Sky Blue FC UNC
5 Brittany Bock MF Los Angeles Sol Notre Dame
6 Kerri Hanks FW Saint Louis Athletica Notre Dame
7 Allie Long MF Washington Freedom UNC

Round 2

Pick

Player

Pos.

WPS Team

Previous Team

8 Alex Singer DF Washington Freedom Virginia
Washington Freedom (W-League)
9 Kia McNeill DF Saint Louis Athletica Boston College
10 Allison Falk DF Los Angeles Sol Stanford
11 Meghan Schnur MF Sky Blue FC Connecticut
12 Carrie Dew DF FC Gold Pride Notre Dame
Pali Blues
13 Nikki Krzysik DF Chicago Red Stars Virginia
Richmond Kickers Destiny
14 Brittany Klein MF Chicago Red Stars [1] Santa Clara
Pali Blues

Round 3

Pick

Player

Pos.

WPS Team

Previous Team

15 Kasey Moore DF Boston Breakers Texas
Ventura County Fusion
16 Natalie Spilger DF Chicago Red Stars Bälinge IF
17 Tiffany Weimer FW FC Gold Pride Santos FC
18 Karen Bardsley GK Sky Blue FC Pali Blues
19 Katie Larkin MF Los Angeles Sol Brigham Young
20 Stephanie Logterman DF Saint Louis Athletica Texas
21 Elise Weber DF Saint Louis Athletica [2] Notre Dame

Round 4

Pick

Player

Pos.

WPS Team

Previous Team

22 Jill Gilbeau DF Washington Freedom Texas
Washington Freedom (W-League)
23 Parrissa Eyorokon MF Washington Freedom [3] Purdue
24Greer BarnesDF Los Angeles Sol West Virginia
West Virginia Illusion
25 Christie Shaner DF Sky Blue FC Notre Dame
F.C. Indiana
26 Marisa Abegg DF FC Gold Pride Stanford
27 Jenni Branam GK Chicago Red Stars Bälinge IF
28 Chioma Igwe MF Chicago Red Stars [4] Santa Clara

Round 5

Pick

Player

Pos.

WPS Team

Previous Team

29 Jennifer Nobis FW Boston Breakers Umeå Södra FF
30 Stacey Tullock MF Chicago Red Stars Philadelphia Charge
31 Ameera Abdullah MF FC Gold Pride Florida
32 Julianne Sitch DF Sky Blue FC F.C. Indiana
33 Valerie Henderson GK Los Angeles Sol Pali Blues
34 Niki Cross DF Saint Louis Athletica Umeå Södra FF
35 Briana Scurry GK Washington Freedom Atlanta Beat

Round 6

Pick

Player

Pos.

WPS Team

Previous Team

36 Rebecca Moros MF Washington Freedom Washington Freedom (W-League)
37 Jillian Loyden GK Saint Louis Athletica Jersey Sky Blue
38 Katie Hooker MF Los Angeles Sol Real Colorado Cougars
39 Jen Buczkowski MF Sky Blue FC Chicago Gaels
40 Leigh Ann Robinson DF FC Gold Pride San Diego
41 Kelly Schmedes FW Boston Breakers [5] Charlotte Eagles
42 Ariel Harris DF Boston Breakers North Carolina

Round 7

Pick

Player

Pos.

WPS Team

Previous Team

43 Lindsay Vera FW Boston Breakers North Carolina State
Carolina RailHawks
44 Lauren Sesselmann FW Chicago Red Stars F.C. Indiana
45 Brandi Chastain MF FC Gold Pride California Storm
46 Zhang Ouying FW Sky Blue FC San Diego WFC SeaLions
47 McCall Zerboni MF Los Angeles Sol UCLA
48 Lisa Stoia MF Saint Louis Athletica Boston Renegades
49 Sarah Senty DF Washington Freedom Virginia
Washington Freedom (W-League)

Round 8

Pick

Player

Pos.

WPS Team

Previous Team

50 Kati Jo Spisak GK Washington Freedom Washington Freedom (W-League)
51 Megan Kerns FW Saint Louis Athletica Florida
52 Brittany Cameron GK Los Angeles Sol San Diego
53 Mary Therese McDonnell DF Sky Blue FC Boston Renegades
54 Allison Whitworth GK FC Gold Pride Auburn Tigers
Atlanta Silverbacks
55 Kat Tarr DF Chicago Red Stars Missouri
FC St. Louis
56 Ashley Nick MF Boston Breakers Southern California

Round 9

Pick

Player

Pos.

WPS Team

Previous Team

57 Allison Martino MF Boston Breakers Boston Renegades
58 Jessica O'Rourke MF Chicago Red Stars F.C. Indiana
59 Alissa Oldenkamp FW FC Gold Pride Arizona State
60 Mele French FW Sky Blue FC Pali Blues
61 Erica Janke DF Los Angeles Sol FC Gütersloh
62 Sheree Gray DF Saint Louis Athletica Penn State
63 Claire Zimmeck FW Washington Freedom William & Mary
Richmond Kickers

Round 10

Pick

Player

Pos.

WPS Team

Previous Team

64 Christen Karniski DF Washington Freedom Washington Freedom (W-League)
65 Lydia Vandenbergh MF Saint Louis Athletica Charlotte Eagles
66 Lisa Sari MF Los Angeles Sol Seattle Sounders
67 Fanta Cooper DF Sky Blue FC Umeå Södra FF
68 Stacie Alberico FW FC Gold Pride California Storm
69 Stacy Bishop MF Boston Breakers [6] Tampa Bay Hellenic
70 Jaimel Johnson GK Boston Breakers Tennessee

Draft notes

  1. Trade from Boston
  2. Trade from Washington
  3. Trade from Saint Louis
  4. Trade from Boston
  5. Trade from Chicago
  6. Trade from Chicago

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