OKLAHOMA CITY (December 18, 2021) - The National Women's Soccer League held its 10th Annual NWSL College Draft tonight that featured 85 WPSL alumnae who were registered among 190 elite collegiate athletes across the country. Though each were hopeful to hear their name called, 24 would be fortune enough to do so.
The draft consisted of four rounds for a total of 50 draft picks among the 12 NWSL teams. The First Round featured five WPSL alumnae selections with four coming in the Top 10 picks:
PK. 2 | Jaelin Howell
Motor City FC (2019)
PK. 3 | Emily Gray
Penn Fusion SA (2021-2018)
PK. 4 | Savannah DeMelo
Beach Futbol Club (2017)
PK. 10 | Caitlin Cosme
Gotham Reserves (2021)
Long Island Fury (2018)
PK 12. | Kaitlin Fregulia
Fram Ajax (2017)
The Second Round featured eight WPSL alumnae selections. Among these alumnae featured 2021 Red River Northern Division and Lake Michigan Conference Defensive Players of the Year, 2021 So Cal Coastal and Metropolitan South Division Champions, and 2021 Midwestern and Lake Michigan Conference Champions:
PK. 13 | Sydney Nasello
Florida Premier FC (2021)
Florida Tropics SC (2019)
PK. 15 | Madison Elwell
Nashville Rhythm FC (2021)
PK. 16 |Charme' Morgan
Tulsa SC (2021)
Oklahoma City FC (2019)
PK. 18 | Ava Cook
Columbus Eagles FC (2019)
PK. 19 | Sammi Fisher
LA Surf (2021-2019)
PK. 21 | Ryanne Brown
Lady Victory FC (2021)
FC Pride (2018)
PK. 24 | Kelly Ann Livingstone
Gotham Reserves (2021)
PK. 26 | Jordyn Bloomer
Chicago Red Stars Reserves (2021)
FC Dallas (2018)
The Third Round saw five more WPSL alumnae selected that included 2018 WPSL Champion, 2021 So Cal Coastal and Metropolitan Division Champions, 2021 Lake Michigan Conference Champions, 2021 Metropolitan South Division Offensive Player of the Year, and WPSL All-Conference honorees:
PK. 28 | Hope Breslin
Gotham Reserves (2021)
Chicago Red Stars Reserves (2018)
PK. 30 | Jenna Menta
New York SC Elite (2017)
PK. 33 |Olivia Van der Jagt
Seattle Sounders Women (2019-2018)
PK. 34 | Hensley Hancuff
Chicago Red Stars Reserves (2021)
Philadelphia Lones Star FC (2019)
Oklahoma City FC (2018)
PK. 36 | Lily Nabet
LA Surf (2021-2018)
The Final Round saw six WPSL alumnae selected that included 2018 WPSL Champion, 2021 Mountain Conference Champion, 2021 Mountain Conference Offensive Player of the Year, 2021 Lake Michigan Conference Champion, 2021 So Cal Coastal Division Offensive Player of the Year, and WPSL All-Conference honorees:
PK. 44 | Ryan Gareis
Chicago Red Stars Reserves (2021)
PK. 46 | Raleigh Loughman
LA Galaxy San Diego (2019-2018)
PK. 47 |Marley Canales
So Cal Union FC (2021-2018)
PK. 48 | Natalie Beckman
Colorado Rapids Women (2021-2019)
PK. 49 | Jayda Hylton-Lelaia
Florida Krush (2021)
PK. 50 | Jordan Thompson
Seattle Sounders Women (2019-2018)