2013 NWSL College Draft

2013 NWSL College Draft
General information
SportSoccer
Date(s)January 18, 2013
LocationIndianapolis, Indiana
Overview
32 total selections in 4 rounds
LeagueNWSL
First selectionZakiya Bywaters,
Chicago Red Stars
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The 2013 NWSL College Draft was the first annual college draft held by the National Women's Soccer League to assign the NWSL rights of college players to the eight NWSL teams. It took place on January 18, 2013 at the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Convention in Indianapolis, Indiana.[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. G 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 College
Round 1 1 United States Zakiya Bywaters F Chicago Red Stars UCLA
2 United States Tiffany McCarty F Washington Spirit Florida State
3 United States Kristie Mewis M FC Kansas City Boston College
4 United States Lindsi Lisonbee Cutshall D Sky Blue FC BYU
5 United States Casey Short* D Boston Breakers Florida State
6 United States Adrianna Franch* G Western New York Flash Oklahoma State
7 United States Christine Nairn M Seattle Reign FC Penn State
8 United States Kat Williamson D Portland Thorns FC Florida
Round 2 9 Canada Rachel Quon D Chicago Red Stars Stanford
10 United States Caroline Miller F Washington Spirit Virginia
11 United States Erika Tymrak^ M FC Kansas City Florida
12 United States Kendall Johnson D Sky Blue FC Portland
13 Samoa Mariah Nogueira M Boston Breakers Stanford
14 United States Amy Barczuk M Western New York Flash Colorado
15 United States Mallory Schaffer# M Seattle Reign FC William & Mary
16 United States Nicolette Radovcic# F Portland Thorns FC UCF
Round 3 17 United States Taylor Vancil G Chicago Red Stars Florida State
18 United States Holly King M Washington Spirit Florida
19 United States Whitney Berry# M FC Kansas City Kansas
20 England Ashley Baker G Sky Blue FC Georgia
21 United States Jo Dragotta M Boston Breakers Florida
22 United States Vicki DiMartino F Western New York Flash Boston College
23 United States Kristen Meier M Seattle Reign FC Wake Forest
24 United States Amber Brooks M Portland Thorns FC North Carolina
Round 4 25 United States Jen Hoy F Chicago Red Stars Princeton
26 United States Colleen Williams M Washington Spirit Dayton
27 United States Nia Williams D FC Kansas City Missouri State
28 United States Becky Kaplan# F Sky Blue FC Maryland
29 United States Maddy Evans M Boston Breakers Penn State
30 United States Jackie Logue# D Western New York Flash Wake Forest
31 United States Haley Kopmeyer G Seattle Reign FC Michigan
32 South Africa Roxanne Barker# G Portland Thorns FC Pepperdine

Summary

In 2013, a total of 23 colleges had players selected. By virtue of it being the first NWSL College Draft, all of the following 23 had a player drafted to the NWSL for the first time: Boston College, BYU, Colorado, Dayton, Florida, Florida State, Georgia, Kansas, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri State, North Carolina, Oklahoma State, Penn State, Pepperdine, Portland, Princeton, Stanford, UCF, UCLA, Virginia, Wake Forest and William & Mary.

Schools with multiple draft selections

Selections Schools
4 Florida
3 Florida State
2 Boston College, Penn State, Stanford, Wake Forest

Selections by college athletic conference

Conference Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Total
ACC 3 1 4 1 9
Atlantic 10 0 0 0 1 1
Big Ten 1 0 0 3 4
Big 12 1 0 1 0 2
Colonial 0 1 0 0 1
Ivy League 0 0 0 1 1
Missouri Valley 0 0 0 1 1
Pac-12 1 3 0 0 4
SEC 1 1 3 0 5
The American 0 1 0 0 1
West Coast 1 1 0 1 3

Selections by position

Position Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Total
Goalkeeper 1 0 2 2 5
Defender 3 2 0 2 7
Midfielder 2 4 5 2 13
Forward 2 2 1 2 7

References

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

See also