2018 NWSL College Draft

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2018 NWSL College Draft
General information
SportSoccer
Date(s)January 18, 2018
Time11:00 AM ET
Location Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Overview
40 total selections in 4 rounds
First selection Andi Sullivan,
Washington Spirit
Most selections Washington Spirit (7 picks)
Fewest selections Orlando Pride (2 picks)
←  2017
2019  →

The 2018 NWSL College Draft was the sixth annual meeting of National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) franchises to select eligible college players. It was held on January 18, 2018, at the United Soccer Coaches Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. [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 a competitive NWSL game (regular season, playoff, Challenge Cup, or 2020 Fall Series)

Picks

RoundPickNat.PlayerPos.NWSL teamNotesCollege
Round 11 Flag of the United States.svg Andi Sullivan M Washington Spirit Stanford
2 Flag of the United States.svg Savannah McCaskill F Boston Breakers South Carolina
3 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Quinn [a] M Washington Spirit [R1 trade 1] Duke
4 Flag of Cameroon.svg Michaela Abam F Sky Blue FC [n 1] [R1 trade 2] West Virginia
5 Flag of the United States.svg Imani Dorsey ^F Sky Blue FC Duke
6 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Amandine Pierre-Louis D Sky Blue FC [R1 trade 3] West Virginia
7 Flag of the United States.svg Haley Hanson M Houston Dash [R1 trade 4] Nebraska
8 Flag of the United States.svg Sandra Yu #M Portland Thorns FC [R1 trade 5] Notre Dame
9 Flag of the United States.svg Gabby Seiler M Portland Thorns FC Florida
10 Flag of the United States.svg Frannie Crouse F North Carolina Courage Penn State
Round 211 Flag of the United States.svg Schuyler DeBree D Washington Spirit Duke
12 Flag of the United States.svg Kimberly Keever F Houston Dash [R2 trade 1] Washington
13 Flag of the United States.svg Casey Murphy G Sky Blue FC [R2 trade 2] Rutgers
14 Flag of the United States.svg Taylor Isom #D Utah Royals FC [n 1] BYU
15 Flag of the United States.svg Emily Boyd G Chicago Red Stars [R2 trade 3] California
16 Flag of the United States.svg Mallory Eubanks F Washington Spirit [R2 trade 4] Mississippi State
17 Flag of the United States.svg Elizabeth Wenger #D Boston Breakers [R2 trade 5] Georgetown
18 Flag of the United States.svg Indigo Gibson #D Chicago Red Stars [R2 trade 6] California
19 Flag of the United States.svg Brianna Visalli M Chicago Red Stars [R2 trade 7] Pepperdine
20 Flag of the United States.svg Rebecca Rasmussen #M North Carolina Courage Colorado
Round 321 Flag of the United States.svg Brittany Basinger #D Washington Spirit Penn State
22 Flag of the United States.svg Ashton Miller #M Boston Breakers Duke
23 Flag of Portugal.svg Nádia Gomes F Orlando Pride [R3 trade 1] BYU
24 Flag of the United States.svg Megan Buckingham #M Chicago Red Stars [R3 trade 2] North Carolina
25 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ally Haran D Seattle Reign FC [R3 trade 3] Wake Forest
26 Flag of the United States.svg Maddie Huster #M Washington Spirit [R3 trade 4] Wake Forest
27 Flag of the United States.svg Zoey Goralski D Chicago Red Stars UCLA
28 Flag of the United States.svg Veronica Latsko F Houston Dash [R3 trade 5] Virginia
29 Flag of the United States.svg Bella Geist *G Portland Thorns FC [R3 trade 6] Oregon State
30 Flag of the United States.svg Abby Elinsky M Houston Dash [R3 trade 7] North Carolina
Round 431 Flag of the United States.svg Rachel Moore #M Washington Spirit William & Mary
32 Flag of the United States.svg Joanna Boyles M Boston Breakers North Carolina
33 Flag of the United States.svg Sarah Shimer #G Houston Dash Washington
34 Flag of the United States.svg Emma Jane Proctor #G Utah Royals FC [n 1] Duke
35 Flag of Mexico.svg Kiana Palacios #F Sky Blue FC UC Irvine
36 Flag of Spain.svg Celia Jiménez D Seattle Reign FC Alabama
37 Flag of the United States.svg Alexa Ben #M Chicago Red Stars DePaul
38 Flag of the United States.svg Morgan Reid D North Carolina Courage [R4 trade 1] Duke
39 Flag of the United States.svg Carlin Hudson D North Carolina Courage [R4 trade 2] Yale
40 Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Williams *D North Carolina Courage TCU

Notable undrafted players

Below is a list of undrafted rookies who appeared in a competitive NWSL game in 2018.

Nat.PlayerPos.Original NWSL teamCollegeNotes
Flag of the United States.svg Elizabeth Ball D Portland Thorns FC Penn State
Flag of the United States.svg Bridget Callahan M Orlando Pride UCF

Trades

Round 1:

  1. ↑ Houston Dash → Washington Spirit. January 16, 2018: Washington Spirit acquired Houston's first overall pick 2018 NWSL College Draft in exchange for Lindsay Agnew and the sixth pick in the 2018 NWSL College Draft. [2]
  2. ↑ Utah Royals FC → Sky Blue FC. December 29, 2017: Sky Blue FC acquired Shea Groom, Christina Gibbons, and the No. 4 overall pick in the 2018 NWSL College Draft from Utah Royals FC in exchange for Kelley O'Hara, Taylor Lytle, and the No. 25 overall pick in the 2018 NWSL College Draft. [4]
  3. ↑ Seattle Reign FC → Chicago Red Stars → Washington Spirit → Houston Dash → Sky Blue FC. January 12, 2017: Chicago Red Stars acquired Seattle's first overall pick 2018 NWSL College Draft in exchange for the 16th pick in the 2017 NWSL College Draft. [5] August 21, 2017: Chicago Red Stars acquired Kristie Mewis from the Washington Spirit in exchange for the higher of their two picks in the first round of the 2018 NWSL College Draft. [6] January 16, 2018: Washington Spirit acquired Houston's first overall pick 2018 NWSL College Draft in exchange for Lindsay Agnew and the sixth pick in the 2018 NWSL College Draft. [2] January 18, 2018: In a three-team trade, the Chicago Red Stars acquired Sam Kerr, Nikki Stanton and the No. 15 draft pick from Sky Blue FC, as well as the No. 24 draft pick from the Houston Dash, Houston acquired Christen Press, a 2018 international roster spot, and the No. 7 draft pick from Chicago, and Sky Blue acquired Carli Lloyd, Janine Beckie and the No. 6 draft pick from Houston, as well as Jen Hoy and the No. 13 draft pick from Chicago. [7]
  4. ↑ Chicago Red Stars → Houston Dash. January 18, 2018: In a three-team trade, the Chicago Red Stars acquired Sam Kerr, Nikki Stanton and the No. 15 draft pick from Sky Blue FC, as well as the No. 24 draft pick from the Houston Dash, Houston acquired Christen Press, a 2018 international roster spot, and the No. 7 draft pick from Chicago, and Sky Blue acquired Carli Lloyd, Janine Beckie and the No. 6 draft pick from Houston, as well as Jen Hoy and the No. 13 draft pick from Chicago. [7]
  5. ↑ Orlando Pride → Portland Thorns FC. January 18, 2017: Orlando Pride acquired the NWSL rights to Rachel Hill in exchange for their first- and fourth-round picks in the 2018 NWSL College Draft. [8]

Round 2:

  1. ↑ Boston Breakers → Seattle Reign FC → Houston Dash. August 31, 2017: Boston Breakers acquired Lindsay Elston and a conditional future pick from Seattle Reign FC in exchange for their 2018 second round pick. [9] August 31, 2017: Seattle Reign FC acquired goalkeeper Lydia Williams from the Houston Dash in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2018 NWSL College Draft. [9]
  2. ↑ Houston Dash → Chicago Red Stars → Sky Blue FC. January 12, 2017: Houston Dash acquired the 28th overall pick in the 2017 NWSL College Draft from the Chicago Red Stars in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2018 NWSL College Draft. [10] January 18, 2018: In a three-team trade, the Chicago Red Stars acquired Sam Kerr, Nikki Stanton and the No. 15 draft pick from Sky Blue FC, as well as the No. 24 draft pick from the Houston Dash, Houston acquired Christen Press, a 2018 international roster spot, and the No. 7 draft pick from Chicago, and Sky Blue acquired Carli Lloyd, Janine Beckie and the No. 6 draft pick from Houston, as well as Jen Hoy and the No. 13 draft pick from Chicago. [7]
  3. ↑ Sky Blue FC → Chicago Red Stars. January 18, 2018: In a three-team trade, the Chicago Red Stars acquired Sam Kerr, Nikki Stanton and the No. 15 draft pick from Sky Blue FC, as well as the No. 24 draft pick from the Houston Dash, Houston acquired Christen Press, a 2018 international roster spot, and the No. 7 draft pick from Chicago, and Sky Blue acquired Carli Lloyd, Janine Beckie and the No. 6 draft pick from Houston, as well as Jen Hoy and the No. 13 draft pick from Chicago. [7]
  4. ↑ Seattle Reign FC → Washington Spirit. November 10, 2016: Seattle Reign FC acquired Christine Nairn and the NWSL rights to Madalyn Schiffel from the Washington Spirit in exchange for Havana Solaun, the 3rd and 36th overall picks in the 2017 NWSL College Draft, and a second-round pick in the 2018 NWSL College Draft. [11]
  5. ↑ Chicago Red Stars → Boston Breakers. January 12, 2017: Chicago Red Stars re-acquired the 11th overall pick of the 2017 NWSL College Draft from the Boston Breakers in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2018 NWSL College Draft and a 2018 international roster spot. [10]
  6. ↑ Orlando Pride → Chicago Red Stars. February 14, 2017: Orlando Pride acquired a 2017 international roster spot from the Chicago Red Stars in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2018 NWSL College Draft. [12]
  7. ↑ Portland Thorns FC → Chicago Red Stars. January 12, 2017: Portland Thorns FC acquired the 21st overall pick in the 2017 NWSL College Draft from the Chicago Red Stars in exchange for their second- and third-round picks in the 2018 NWSL College Draft. [10]

Round 3:

  1. ↑ Houston Dash → Orlando Pride. April 18, 2017: Houston Dash acquired Camille Levin from the Orlando Pride in exchange for a third-round pick in the 2018 NWSL College Draft. [13]
  2. ↑ FC Kansas City → Houston Dash → Chicago Red Stars. March 10, 2017: FC Kansas City acquired Rebecca Moros from the Houston Dash in exchange for their highest third-round pick in the 2018 NWSL College Draft. [14] January 18, 2018: In a three-team trade, the Chicago Red Stars acquired Sam Kerr, Nikki Stanton and the No. 15 draft pick from Sky Blue FC, as well as the No. 24 draft pick from the Houston Dash, Houston acquired Christen Press, a 2018 international roster spot, and the No. 7 draft pick from Chicago, and Sky Blue acquired Carli Lloyd, Janine Beckie and the No. 6 draft pick from Houston, as well as Jen Hoy and the No. 13 draft pick from Chicago. [7]
  3. ↑ Sky Blue FC → Utah Royals FC → Seattle Reign FC. December 29, 2017: Utah Royals FC acquired Kelley O'Hara, Taylor Lytle, and the No. 25 overall pick in the 2018 NWSL College Draft from Sky Blue FC in exchange for Shea Groom, Christina Gibbons, and the No. 4 overall pick in the 2018 NWSL College Draft. [4] January 18, 2018: Seattle Reign FC acquired Yael Averbuch and the No. 25 overall pick in the 2018 NWSL College Draft from Utah Royals FC in exchange for Diana Matheson. [15]
  4. ↑ Seattle Reign FC → Washington Spirit. January 3, 2017: Seattle Reign FC acquired Diana Matheson from the Washington Spirit in exchange for the NWSL rights to Arielle Ship and a third-round pick in the 2018 NWSL College Draft. [16]
  5. ↑ Orlando Pride → Houston Dash. January 23, 2017: Orlando Pride acquired Chioma Ubogagu from the Houston Dash in exchange for a third-round pick in the 2018 NWSL College Draft. [17]
  6. ↑ Portland Thorns FC → Chicago Red Stars. January 12, 2017: Portland Thorns FC acquired the 21st overall pick in the 2017 NWSL College Draft from the Chicago Red Stars in exchange for their second-round and third-round picks in the 2018 NWSL College Draft. [10]
  7. ↑ North Carolina Courage → Houston Dash. December 23, 2017: Western New York Flash acquired the NWSL rights to Rosana in exchange for a third-round pick in the 2018 NWSL College Draft. [18]

Round 4:

  1. ↑ Orlando Pride → Portland Thorns FC → North Carolina Courage. January 18, 2017: Orlando Pride acquired the NWSL rights to Rachel Hill in exchange for their first- and fourth-round picks in the 2018 NWSL College Draft. [8] March 8, 2017: Portland Thorns FC acquired Britt Eckerstrom from the North Carolina Courage in exchange for two fourth-round picks in the 2018 NWSL College Draft. [19]
  2. ↑ Portland Thorns FC → North Carolina Courage. March 8, 2017: Portland Thorns FC acquired Britt Eckerstrom from the North Carolina Courage in exchange for two fourth-round picks in the 2018 NWSL College Draft. [19]

Summary

In 2018, a total of 27 colleges had players selected. Of these, six had a player drafted to the NWSL for the first time: Alabama, Oregon State, TCU, UC Irvine, Washington and Yale.

Schools with multiple draft selections

SelectionsSchools
6 Duke
3 North Carolina
2 BYU, California, Penn State, Wake Forest, Washington, West Virginia

Selections by college athletic conference

ConferenceRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Total
ACC 316313
Big East 01012
Big Ten 21104
Big West 00011
Big 12 20013
Colonial 00011
Ivy League 00011
Pac-12 14218
SEC 21014
West Coast 02103

Selections by position

PositionRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Total
Goalkeeper 02125
Defender 143412
Midfielder 524314
Forward 42219

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 New club Utah Royals FC received FC Kansas City's picks in the 2018 College Draft after FC Kansas City ceased operations. [3]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Then known as Rebecca Quinn

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