2014 NWSL College Draft

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2014 NWSL College Draft
General information
SportSoccer
Date(s)January 17, 2014
Time10:00 AM ET
Location Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Overview
36 total selections in 4 rounds
First selection Crystal Dunn,
Washington Spirit
Most selections FC Kansas City and Boston Breakers
(6 picks)
Fewest selections Portland Thorns FC
(2 picks)
  2013
2015  

The 2014 NWSL College Draft was the second annual meeting of National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) franchises to select eligible college players. It was held on January 17, 2014, at the NSCAA Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and was open to the public. [1]

Contents

Format

Results

Key

+Denotes player who has been selected as NWSL Most Valuable Player
*Denotes player who has been selected for an NWSL Best XI or NWSL Second XI team
^Denotes player who has been selected as NWSL Rookie of the Year
#Denotes player who has never appeared in an NWSL regular season or playoff game

Picks

RoundPickNat.PlayerPos.NWSL teamNoteCollege
Round 11 Flag of the United States.svg Crystal Dunn +*F Washington Spirit North Carolina
2 Flag of the United States.svg Kealia Ohai *F Houston Dash North Carolina
3 Flag of the United States.svg Julie Johnston *^D Chicago Red Stars [R1 trade 1] Santa Clara
4 Flag of the United States.svg Vanessa DiBernardo *M Chicago Red Stars Illinois
5 Flag of the United States.svg Kassey Kallman D FC Kansas City [R1 trade 2] Florida State
6 Flag of the United States.svg Maya Hayes F Sky Blue FC Penn State
7 Flag of the United States.svg Amanda Frisbie D Seattle Reign FC [R1 trade 3] Portland
8 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Nkem Ezurike F Boston Breakers [R1 trade 4] Michigan
9 Flag of the United States.svg Courtney Verloo F Western New York Flash Stanford
Round 210 Flag of Brazil.svg Rafaelle Souza F Houston Dash Ole Miss
11 Flag of the United States.svg Marissa Diggs D Houston Dash [R2 trade 1] UCF
12 Flag of the United States.svg Morgan Marlborough F FC Kansas City [R2 trade 2] Santa Clara
13 Flag of Iceland.svg Natasha Anasi #D Boston Breakers [R2 trade 3] Duke
14 Flag of the United States.svg Cloee Colohan #M Western New York Flash [R2 trade 4] BYU
15 Flag of the United States.svg Hayley Haagsma D Sky Blue FC Texas Tech
16 Flag of the United States.svg Jenna Richmond M FC Kansas City [R2 trade 5] UCLA
17 Flag of the United States.svg Megan Brigman D Seattle Reign FC [R2 trade 6] North Carolina
18 Flag of the United States.svg Kelsey Wys G Western New York Flash Florida State
Round 319 Flag of the United States.svg Frances Silva F FC Kansas City [R3 trade 1] West Virginia
20 Flag of the United States.svg Mandy Laddish M FC Kansas City [R3 trade 2] Notre Dame
21 Flag of the United States.svg Jazmine Reeves F Boston Breakers [R3 trade 3] Virginia Tech
22 Flag of the United States.svg Hayley Brock F Chicago Red Stars Maryland
23 Flag of the United States.svg Mollie Pathman M Boston Breakers Duke
24 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Michelle Pao #M Sky Blue FC Pepperdine
25 Flag of the United States.svg Emily Menges *D Portland Thorns FC Georgetown
26 Flag of the United States.svg Molly Menchel D Washington Spirit [R3 trade 4] Virginia
27 Flag of the United States.svg Annie Steinlage #D Western New York Flash Virginia
Round 428 Flag of the United States.svg Jordan Jackson M Houston Dash Nebraska
29 Flag of the United States.svg Shasta Fisher #D Washington Spirit Virginia
30 Flag of the United States.svg Ellen Parker #M Seattle Reign FC Portland
31 Flag of the United States.svg Elisabeth Sullivan F Portland Thorns FC [R4 trade 1] Mississippi State
32 Flag of the United States.svg Jami Kranich G Boston Breakers Villanova
33 Flag of the United States.svg Elizabeth Eddy M Sky Blue FC USC
34 Flag of the United States.svg Kim DeCesare F Boston Breakers [R4 trade 2] Duke
35 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Maegan Kelly F FC Kansas City Marquette
36 Flag of the United States.svg Kristen Hamilton *F Western New York Flash Denver

Notable undrafted players

Below is a list of undrafted rookies who appeared in a competitive NWSL game in 2014. [18]

Nat.PlayerPos.Original NWSL teamCollegeNotes
Flag of the United States.svg Lindsay Elston M Houston Dash Washington
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg DiDi Haračić G Western New York Flash Loyola (MD)
Flag of the United States.svg Holly Hein D Houston Dash Michigan
Flag of the United States.svg Sara Keane G FC Kansas City West Virginia
Flag of the United States.svg Victoria McCombs D Houston Dash Michigan
Flag of the United States.svg Kelly McFarlane M Houston Dash North Carolina
Flag of the United States.svg Meg Morris M Sky Blue FC North Carolina
Flag of the United States.svg Kecia Morway D Chicago Red Stars Colorado College
Flag of the United States.svg Courtney Niemiec D Portland Thorns FC La Salle
Flag of the United States.svg Haley Palmer D Western New York Flash San Diego State
Flag of the United States.svg Kelsey Pardue M Washington Spirit Longwood
Flag of the United States.svg Domi Richardson D Houston Dash Missouri
Flag of Mexico.svg Bianca Sierra D Washington Spirit Auburn
Flag of the United States.svg Jennifer Skogerboe D Washington Spirit UConn
Flag of the United States.svg Nikki Stanton M Sky Blue FC Fairfield
Flag of Sweden.svg Hanna Terry F Portland Thorns FC Northeastern

Trades

Round 1:

  1. Seattle Reign FC → Chicago Red Stars. March 1, 2013: Seattle Reign FC sent their first-round selection in the 2014 draft plus future considerations to Chicago Red Stars in exchange for midfielder Keelin Winters and Chicago's 4th round pick. [6]
  2. Boston Breakers → FC Kansas City. October 17, 2013: Boston Breakers sent their first-round selection in the 2014 draft to FC Kansas City in exchange for forward Courtney Jones and FCKC's first-round pick. [7]
  3. Portland Thorns FC → Seattle Reign. December 10, 2013: Seattle Reign FC sent defender Nikki Marshall and the No. 9 pick in the 2014 National Women's Soccer League College Draft to the Portland Thorns in exchange for Portland's No. 6 pick in the 2014 NWSL College Draft and a second-round pick in the 2015 Draft. [8]
  4. FC Kansas City → Boston Breakers. October 17, 2013: FC Kansas City sent forward Courtney Jones and their first-round pick to Boston Breakers in exchange for Boston's first-round selection in the 2014 draft. [7]

Round 2:

  1. Washington Spirit → Seattle Reign FC → Portland Thorns FC → Houston Dash. July 1, 2013: Seattle Reign FC sent Lindsay Taylor and a conditional fourth-round pick in the 2014 NWSL College Draft to Washington Spirit in exchange for the Spirit's 2014 College Draft second-round selection. [9] December 10, 2013: Seattle Reign FC sent defender Nikki Marshall and the No. 9 pick in the 2014 National Women's Soccer League College Draft to the Portland Thorns in exchange for Portland's No. 6 pick in the 2014 NWSL College Draft and a second-round pick in the 2015 Draft. [8] January 17, 2014: Portland Thorns traded their 2nd round pick and a player to be named later to Houston Dash in exchange for Meleana Shim [10]
  2. Seattle Reign FC → FC Kansas City. July 1, 2013: Seattle Reign FC traded midfielder Teresa Noyola, their second-round pick in the 2014 college draft and the rights to unsigned defender Nikki Krzysik to FC Kansas City for forward Renae Cuéllar and FC Kansas City's third-round pick in the 2014 college draft. [11]
  3. Chicago Red Stars → Boston Breakers. October 29, 2013: Chicago Red Stars acquired the rights to defender Casey Short along with a third-round pick in the 2015 National Women's Soccer League College Draft in exchange for the No. 11 overall pick in the 2014 NWSL College Draft. [12]
  4. Boston Breakers → Western New York Flash. April 29, 2013: Boston Breakers acquired defender Melinda Mercado from the Western New York Flash in exchange for their second round pick in the 2014 National Women's Soccer League College Draft [13]
  5. Portland Thorns FC → FC Kansas City. January 13, 2014: Portland Thorns send their second second-round pick to FC Kansas City and receive Sinead Farrelly.
  6. FC Kansas City → Seattle Reign FC. December 5, 2013: FC Kansas City sent their second-round pick (15th overall) to Seattle Reign FC and their third-round pick in 2015 in exchange for Liz Bogus and the 17th overall selection (third-round) in the 2014 draft [14]

Round 3:

  1. Houston Dash → FC Kansas City. January 13, 2014: FC Kansas City has acquired the 19th pick from the Houston Dash in exchange for Bianca Henninger [15]
  2. Washington Spirit → Seattle Reign FC → FC Kansas City. October 25, 2013: Washington Spirit sent the rights to defenders Alina Garciamendez and Nikki Marshall and the 17th overall pick in the 2014 Draft to Seattle Reign FC in exchange for forward Renae Cuéllar, the 23rd overall selection in the 2014 draft, and the rights to forward Jodie Taylor. [16] December 5, 2013: FC Kansas City sent their second-round pick (15th overall) to Seattle Reign FC and their third-round pick in 2015 in exchange for Liz Bogus and the 17th overall selection (third-round) in the 2014 draft [14]
  3. Seattle Reign FC → Boston Breakers. October 23, 2013: Seattle Reign FC has acquired midfielder Mariah Nogueira from the Boston Breakers in exchange for Seattle's third round-pick (No. 18 overall) in the 2014 NWSL College Draft and Reign FC's third-round pick in the 2015 draft [17]
  4. FC Kansas City → Seattle Reign FC → Washington Spirit. July 1, 2013: Seattle Reign FC traded midfielder Teresa Noyola, their second-round pick in the 2014 college draft and the rights to unsigned defender Nikki Krzysik to FC Kansas City for forward Renae Cuéllar and FC Kansas City's third-round pick in the 2014 college draft. [11] October 25, 2013: Seattle Reign FC sent forward Renae Cuéllar, the 23rd overall selection in the 2014 draft, and the rights to forward Jodie Taylor to Washington Spirit in exchange for the rights to defenders Alina Garciamendez and Nikki Marshall and the 17th overall pick in the 2014 Draft. [16]

Round 4:

  1. Chicago Red Stars → Seattle Reign FC → Washington Spirit → Portland Thorns. March 1, 2013: Seattle Reign FC sent their first-round selection in the 2014 draft plus future considerations to Chicago Red Stars in exchange for midfielder Keelin Winters and Chicago's 4th round pick. [6] July 1, 2013: Seattle Reign FC sent Lindsay Taylor and a conditional fourth-round pick in the 2014 NWSL College Draft to Washington Spirit in exchange for the Spirit's 2014 College Draft second-round selection. [9] January 17, 2014: Washington Spirit traded their 4th pick in the 4th round to Portland for Tiffany Weimer [10]
  2. Portland Thorns FC → Boston Breakers. January 17, 2014: Portland traded their 7th pick in the 4th round and their 2nd round pick in the 2015 college draft to Boston for Michelle Betos. [10]

Summary

In 2014, a total of 27 colleges had players selected. Of these, 15 had a player drafted to the NWSL for the first time: Denver, Duke, Georgetown, Illinois, Marquette, Mississippi State, Nebraska, Notre Dame, Ole Miss, Santa Clara, Texas Tech, USC, Villanova, Virginia Tech and West Virginia.

Schools with multiple draft selections

SelectionsSchools
3 Duke, North Carolina, Virginia
2 Florida State, Portland, Santa Clara

Selections by college athletic conference

ConferenceRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Total
ACC 335213
Big East 00112
Big Ten 30115
Big 12 01102
Colonial 00011
Pac-12 11013
SEC 01012
Summit 00011
The American 01001
West Coast 22116

Selections by position

PositionRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Total
Goalkeeper 01012
Defender 343111
Midfielder 12339
Forward 523414

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