2013 NWSL College Draft

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2013 NWSL College Draft
General information
SportSoccer
Date(s)January 18, 2013
LocationIndianapolis, Indiana
Overview
32 total selections in 2 rounds
LeagueNWSL
First selectionZakiya Bywaters, Chicago Red Stars
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The 2013 NWSL College Draft took place on January 18, 2013. It was the first college draft held by the National Women's Soccer League to assign the NWSL rights of college players to the eight NWSL teams.[1][2]

Format[]

  • Draft order was determined by weighted draw based on an evaluation of current team strengths from the NWSL Player Allocation.
  • The order remains the same each round, as opposed to the originally announced snake format.[3]
  • Teams will have three minutes to choose a player in each of the first two rounds and five minutes in each of the last two rounds.[4][5]

Results[]

Key[]

Pos. GK D M F
Position Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
+ 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[]

Round Pick Nat. Player Pos. NWSL Team Previous Team
Round 1 1 United States Zakiya Bywaters F Chicago Red Stars UCLA
Round 1 2 United States Tiffany McCarty F Washington Spirit Florida State
Round 1 3 United States Kristie Mewis M FC Kansas City Boston College
Canberra United FC
Round 1 4 United States Lindsi Lisonbee Cutshall D Sky Blue FC BYU
Round 1 5 United States Casey Short* M/D Boston Breakers Florida State
Round 1 6 United States Adrianna Franch* GK Western New York Flash Oklahoma State
Round 1 7 United States Christine Nairn M Seattle Reign FC ASA Chesapeake Charge
Penn State
Round 1 8 United States Kat Williamson D Portland Thorns FC Florida
Round 2 9 Canada Rachel Quon D Chicago Red Stars Chicago Eclipse Select
Stanford
Round 2 10 United States Caroline Miller F Washington Spirit Virginia
Round 2 11 United States Erika Tymrak^ M/F FC Kansas City Florida
Round 2 12 United States Kendall Johnson D/M Sky Blue FC Portland
Round 2 13 Samoa Mariah Nogueira M Boston Breakers Stanford
Round 2 14 United States Amy Barczuk M Western New York Flash Colorado
Round 2 15 United States # M Seattle Reign FC William & Mary
Round 2 16 United States # F Portland Thorns FC Central Florida
Round 3 17 United States Taylor Vancil GK Chicago Red Stars Chicago Eclipse Select
Florida State
Round 3 18 United States Holly King M Washington Spirit D.C. United Women
Florida
Round 3 19 United States # M/F FC Kansas City Kansas
Round 3 20 England Ashley Baker GK Sky Blue FC Georgia
Round 3 21 United States Jo Dragotta M Boston Breakers Florida
Round 3 22 United States Vicki DiMartino F Western New York Flash Boston College
Round 3 23 United States Kristen Meier M Seattle Reign FC Wake Forest
Round 3 24 United States Amber Brooks M Portland Thorns FC UNC
Bayern Munich
Round 4 25 United States Jen Hoy F Chicago Red Stars New York Athletic Club
Princeton
Round 4 26 United States Colleen Williams M Washington Spirit Dayton
Round 4 27 United States Nia Williams D FC Kansas City Missouri State
Round 4 28 United States # F Sky Blue FC Maryland
Round 4 29 United States Maddy Evans M Boston Breakers Penn State
Round 4 30 United States # D Western New York Flash Wake Forest
Round 4 31 United States Haley Kopmeyer GK Seattle Reign FC Michigan
Round 4 32 South Africa Roxanne Barker# GK Portland Thorns FC Pepperdine

References[]

  1. ^ "Eight Teams Make Selections at 2013 NWSL College Draft at NSCAA Convention in Indianapolis". U.S. Soccer. 2013-01-18. Archived from the original on 2013-01-21. Retrieved 2013-08-22.
  2. ^ "2013 NWSL College Draft: Reign FC picks U.S.-Capped Christine Nairn, 3 Others - Sounder At Heart". Sounderatheart.com. Retrieved 2013-08-22.
  3. ^ "Equalizer Soccer – NWSL College Draft order set for Friday". Equalizersoccer.com. 2013-01-16. Retrieved 2013-08-22.
  4. ^ "NWSL College Draft to Take Place on Friday, Jan. 18 at the NSCAA Convention in Indianapolis". U.S. Soccer. Retrieved 2013-08-22.
  5. ^ "NWSL Draft Preview: Team Needs and Players to Watch". Our Game Magazine. 2013-01-17. Archived from the original on 2013-01-22. Retrieved 2013-08-22.

See also[]

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