2001 WUSA Supplemental Draft
The WUSA Supplemental Player Draft, held before Women's United Soccer Association's initial 2001 season, distributed college players to the league's eight inaugural teams. The draft occurred on February 4, 2001. This took place after each team had already been allocated three national team players, two foreign players and had each made 15 selections from the main draft held on December 10 and 11, 2000.
Round 1[]
Pick |
Player |
Pos. |
WUSA Team |
College |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Kelly Lindsey | DF | Bay Area CyberRays | Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
2 | Jennifer Grubb | DF | Washington Freedom | Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
3 | DF | Carolina Courage | BYU Cougars | |
4 | DF | Boston Breakers | San Diego State Aztecs | |
5 | MF | New York Power | Virginia Cavaliers | |
6 | DF | San Diego Spirit | UCLA Bruins | |
7 | FW | Philadelphia Charge | Baylor Bears | |
8 | Maite Zabala | GK | Atlanta Beat | California Golden Bears |
Round 2[]
Pick |
Player |
Pos. |
WUSA Team |
College |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | FW | San Diego Spirit[1] | Gonzaga Bulldogs | |
2 | FW | Philadelphia Charge | Boston University Terriers | |
3 | DF | San Diego Spirit | SMU Mustangs | |
4 | DF | New York Power | North Carolina Tar Heels | |
5 | FW | Boston Breakers | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | |
6 | DF | Carolina Courage | Richmond Spiders | |
7 | GK | Washington Freedom | Baylor Bears | |
8 | DF | Bay Area CyberRays | Texas A&M Aggies |
- 1.^ The Atlanta Beat had traded its second round pick in this draft to the San Diego Spirit for as the sixth round selection in the main draft.
Round 3[]
Pick |
Player |
Pos. |
WUSA Team |
College |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | MF | Bay Area CyberRays | UConn Huskies | |
2 | MF | Washington Freedom | Michigan Wolverines | |
3 | MF | Carolina Courage | NC State Wolfpack | |
4 | MF | Boston Breakers | Nebraska Cornhuskers | |
5 | FW | New York Power | Penn State Nittany Lions | |
6 | FW | San Diego Spirit | Wisconsin Badgers | |
7 | MF | Philadelphia Charge | Ole Miss Rebels | |
8 | FW | Atlanta Beat | Dartmouth Big Green |
Round 4[]
Pick |
Player |
Pos. |
WUSA Team |
College |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | MF | Atlanta Beat | SMU Mustangs | |
2 | GK | Philadelphia Charge | Georgian Court College | |
3 | GK | New York Power | Georgia Bulldogs | |
4 | DF/MF | Boston Breakers | UConn Huskies | |
5 | DF | Carolina Courage | Milwaukee Panthers | |
6 | DF | Washington Freedom | Maryland Terrapins | |
7 | DF | Bay Area CyberRays | California Golden Bears | |
8 | DF | Atlanta Beat[2] | Vanderbilt Commodores |
- 1.^ Atlanta Beat got San Diego Spirit's fourth round pick as a result of the earlier trade involving Kerry Gragg.
Draft notes[]
The supplemental draft was preceded by a two-day tournament at Lockhart Stadium, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, sponsored by Umbro and intended to bring together the best seniors in college soccer.[1]
It was intended that the supplemental draft would facilitate: "selection of players who just completed their college eligibility or who recently submitted their names into the draft pool". After it had taken place, each team had four additional players on a provisional roster of 24. This would be cut down to 20 before the season began.[2]
Draft host Tony DiCicco reminded disappointed candidates who were not selected that each team would still hold open try-outs before their rosters were finalized: "the process is not over". He said that an agreement on WUSA's formal affiliation with the USL W-League and Women's Premier Soccer League was close.
See also[]
- List of top-division football clubs in CONCACAF countries
- List of professional sports teams in the United States and Canada
- List of WUSA drafts
- 2001 WUSA season
References[]
- ^ "All-American Reynolds To Play For Carolina Courage In The WUSA League". Brigham Young University. 5 February 2001. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- ^ "Three More Former Notre Dame Women's Soccer Players Drafted by WUSA". University of Notre Dame. 4 February 2001. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
External links[]
- Women's United Soccer Association drafts
- 2001 Women's United Soccer Association season