2002 WUSA Draft
The 2002 WUSA College Draft took place on February 11, 2002. It was the second college draft held by Women's United Soccer Association (WUSA) to assign the rights of college players to the WUSA teams.[1][2]
Round 1[]
|
Pick |
Player |
Pos. |
WUSA Team |
Previous Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danielle Slaton | DF | Carolina Courage | Santa Clara |
| 2 | Abby Wambach | FW | Washington Freedom | Univ. of Florida |
| 3 | Jena Kluegel | MF | Boston Breakers | North Carolina |
| 4 | Lori Lindsey | MF | San Diego Spirit | Virginia |
| 5 | MF | Philadelphia Charge | Arizona State | |
| 6 | FW | New York Power | Franklin Pierce College | |
| 7 | Anna Kraus | DF | Atlanta Beat | Santa Clara |
| 8 | Danielle Borgman | DF | San Jose CyberRays | North Carolina |
Round 2[]
|
Pick |
Player |
Pos. |
WUSA Team |
Previous Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FW | Carolina Courage | Santa Clara | |
| 2 | DF | Washington Freedom | Univ. of Connecticut | |
| 3 | Mónica González | DF | Boston Breakers | Notre Dame |
| 4 | DF | San Diego Spirit | Stanford | |
| 5 | Mary-Frances Monroe | MF | Philadelphia Charge | UCLA |
| 6 | DF | New York Power | Penn State | |
| 7 | GK | New York Power[1] | Univ. of Florida | |
| 8 | MF | Philadelphia Charge[2] | Azusa Pacific |
- 1.^ The Atlanta Beat traded its second round pick (15th overall) to the New York Power for future considerations..
- 2.^ The San Jose CyberRays traded its second round pick (16th overall) to the Philadelphia Charge for future considerations.
Round 3[]
|
Pick |
Player |
Pos. |
WUSA Team |
Previous Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emily Oleksiuk | GK | Carolina Courage | Penn State |
| 2 | Stephanie Rigamat | FW | Washington Freedom | UCLA |
| 3 | MF | Boston Breakers | Univ. of Connecticut | |
| 4 | MF | Carolina Courage[3] | Nebraska | |
| 5 | GK | Philadelphia Charge | Clemson | |
| 6 | MF | New York Power | Wake Forest | |
| 7 | FW | Atlanta Beat | Texas A&M | |
| 8 | GK | San Jose CyberRays | UNLV |
- 3.^ Traded with the San Diego Spirit for 2001 Waiver Draft selection and fourth round 2002 Draft selection.
Round 4[]
|
Pick |
Player |
Pos. |
WUSA Team |
Previous Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FW | San Diego Spirit[4] | Utah | |
| 2 | MF | Washington Freedom | U.S. Naval Academy | |
| 3 | GK | Boston Breakers | Arizona State | |
| 4 | GK | San Diego Spirit | North Carolina | |
| 5 | MF | Philadelphia Charge | Univ. of Florida | |
| 6 | DF | New York Power | Univ. of Florida | |
| 7 | GK | Atlanta Beat | North Carolina | |
| 8 | Linnea Quinones | GK | San Jose CyberRays | San Diego State |
- 4.^ Traded from the Carolina Courage for 2001 Waiver Draft selection and third round 2002 Draft selection.
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "WUSA: 2002 Draft". Soccer America. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
- ^ Chapin, Dwight (12 February 2002). "Santa Clara's Slaton is league's top pick". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
Categories:
- Women's United Soccer Association drafts
- 2002 Women's United Soccer Association season