2019 NWSL College Draft
{{short description|Soccer draft}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2018}}
{{Infobox sports draft
| name = 2019 NWSL College Draft
| image =
| caption =
| logo =
| logosize =
| sport = Soccer
| date = January 10, 2019
| time = 12:00 PM ET
| location = Chicago, Illinois
| network =
| league = National Women's Soccer League
| teams =
| first = Tierna Davidson,
Chicago Red Stars
| fewest = Seattle Reign FC (0 picks)
| most = Sky Blue FC (8 picks)
| overall = 36
| rounds = 4
| prev = 2018
| next = 2020
}}
The 2019 NWSL College Draft was the seventh annual meeting of National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) franchises to select newly eligible college players for the 2019 NWSL season. It was held on January 10, 2019, in conjunction with the United Soccer Coaches Convention in Chicago, Illinois.{{cite news |last1=Purdy |first1=Jacqueline |title=2019 NWSL College Draft to take place on Jan. 10 at 12 p.m. ET |url=http://www.nwslsoccer.com/news/article/2019-nwsl-college-draft-to-take-place-on-jan-10-at-12-p-m-et |accessdate=9 November 2018 |publisher=NWSL |date=8 November 2018}}
Format
- Draft order was determined by the final 2018 regular season standings.
- Final list of registered players was released on January 9, 2019.{{cite news |last1=Purdy |first1=Jacqueline |title=Final list of players registered for the 2019 NWSL College Draft |url=http://www.nwslsoccer.com/news/article/final-list-of-players-registered-for-the-2019-nwsl-college-draft |accessdate=10 January 2019 |publisher=NWSL |date=9 January 2019}}
Results
{{updated|November 23, 2023}}
=Key=
| class="wikitable"
| bgcolor="#FBFb00" width="5%"|+ | Denotes player who has been selected as NWSL Most Valuable Player |
| bgcolor="#FBCEB1" width="5%"|*
| Denotes player who has been selected for an NWSL Best XI or NWSL Second XI team |
| bgcolor="#DDFFDD" width="5%"|^
| Denotes player who has been selected as NWSL Rookie of the Year |
| bgcolor="#C0C0C0" width="5%"|#
| Denotes player who has never appeared in a competitive NWSL game (regular season, playoff, Challenge Cup, or 2020 Fall Series) |
=Picks=
| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;text-align: center;" | ||||||
| Round
!Pick !{{tooltip|Nat.|FIFA national affiliation}} !Player !{{tooltip|Pos.|Player position}} !NWSL team !class=unsortable|Notes !College | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="9" |Round 1
|1 | {{flagicon|USA}} | {{sortname|Tierna|Davidson}} | D | Chicago Red Stars | {{#tag:ref|Utah Royals FC → Chicago Red Stars. Chicago Red Stars acquired the No. 1 overall pick and the No. 7 overall pick in the 2019 NWSL College Draft from Utah Royals FC in exchange for the rights to Christen Press. Utah Royals FC received the No. 1 overall pick in the 2019 NWSL College Draft when they entered the league.|group="R1 trade"}} | Stanford |
| 2 | {{flagicon|USA}} | bgcolor="#FBCEB1" | {{sortname|Hailie|Mace}} * | D | Sky Blue FC | UCLA | |
| 3 | {{flagicon|USA}} | {{sortname|Jordan|DiBiasi|Jordan Baggett}} | M | Washington Spirit | {{#tag:ref|Washington Spirit → Sky Blue FC → Washington Spirit. Sky Blue FC received a conditional first-round and natural second-round pick in the 2019 NWSL College Draft from Washington Spirit in exchange for the No. 1 overall pick in the 2018 NWSL Dispersal Draft. Washington Spirit re-acquired this pick in exchange for the No. 29 overall pick, Estelle Johnson, Caprice Dydasco, and DiDi Haracic.{{cite news |last1=Purdy |first1=Jacqueline |title=Every pick of the 2019 NWSL College Draft |url=http://www.nwslsoccer.com/news/article/updating-live-every-pick-of-the-2019-nwsl-college-draft |accessdate=11 January 2019 |publisher=NWSL |date=10 January 2019}}|group="R1 trade"}} | Stanford |
| 4 | {{flagicon|USA}} | bgcolor="#FBCEB1" | {{sortname|Sam|Staab}} * | D | Washington Spirit | {{#tag:ref|Orlando Pride → Washington Spirit. Washington Spirit acquired Orlando Pride's natural first-round pick in the 2019 NWSL College Draft and Aubrey Bledsoe in exchange for Shelina Zadorsky.|group="R1 trade"}} | Clemson |
| 5 | {{flagicon|USA}} | {{sortname|Leah|Pruitt}} | F | North Carolina Courage | {{#tag:ref|Houston Dash → North Carolina Courage. North Carolina Courage acquired Houston Dash's natural first-round pick in the 2019 NWSL College Draft in exchange for two second-round picks in the 2019 NWSL College Draft and Allysha Chapman.|group="R1 trade"}} | USC |
| 6 | {{flagicon|USA}} | | {{sortname|Julia|Ashley}} | D | Sky Blue FC | {{#tag:ref|Chicago Red Stars → Sky Blue FC. Sky Blue FC acquired the No. 6 overall pick in the 2019 NWSL College Draft and Chicago Red Stars' highest second-round pick in the 2020 NWSL College Draft in exchange for Katie Johnson.{{cite news |last1=Purdy |first1=Jacqueline |title=Katie Johnson traded from Sky Blue FC to Chicago Red Stars |url=http://www.nwslsoccer.com/news/article/katie-johnson-traded-from-sky-blue-fc-to-chicago-red-stars |accessdate=10 January 2019 |publisher=NWSL |date=9 January 2019}}|group="R1 trade"}} | North Carolina |
| 7 | {{flagicon|USA}} | {{sortname|Tegan|McGrady}} | D | Washington Spirit | {{#tag:ref|Seattle Reign FC → Orlando Pride → Utah Royals FC → Chicago Red Stars → Washington Spirit. Washington Spirit acquired the No. 7 overall pick in the 2019 NWSL College Draft from Chicago Red Stars in exchange for the No. 20 overall pick and the club's natural first-round pick in the 2020 NWSL College Draft.{{cite news |title=Washington Spirit acquires No. 7 pick in 2019 NWSL College Draft |url=https://sg-mktg.com/MTU0NzA2ODMyNnxWSkZnNS0tbVBzX0pEaDZnTHRxZ0RUZm9VTl9hZFk1S0g0Vmt0MUZNalZjMGVQM3hqZmdKNXM5MXoyVlhzOTRSbWY3MTlUZ2FTa2J4RG5wbkdnY2dQVlgtWnVFYnB1WDhnX1NUeFZnRWNiNzBMdURqcU52RVhSOUZXOEdMdk5TOGs3T3dtSWg0NHpZbEppVUEyZHRDOHgwTEVvR3NjZlo4MEpqc3lEcnB0ZC1uREIxal8yQ0kzakJrVkpDTkdoVkh1WkEtVDNZS2dFcDJLR3NXTVdSN1pUZlVvTlAyTW1zUm9laS1tTEZqSERxZ1JjNks1UmdNb2tfMF84eVZyZ289fACRtNIbLwnJmq3GXcumM9CVWpoGPOyhR1dhJsNyNe5y/send_test |accessdate=10 January 2019 |publisher=Washington Spirit |date=9 January 2019 }}{{Dead link|date=June 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Chicago Red Stars acquired the No. 1 overall pick and the No. 7 overall pick in the 2019 NWSL College Draft from Utah Royals FC in exchange for the rights to Christen Press. Utah Royals FC acquired the No. 7 overall pick from Orlando Pride (via Seattle Reign FC).|group="R1 trade"}} | Stanford |
| 8 | {{flagicon|USA}} | {{sortname|Dorian|Bailey}} | M | Washington Spirit | {{#tag:ref|Portland Thorns FC → Washington Spirit. Washington Spirit acquired Portland Thorns FC's natural first-round pick in the 2019 NWSL College Draft in exchange for a 2018 international roster spot and future considerations.|group="R1 trade"}} | North Carolina |
| 9 | {{flagicon|USA}} | {{sortname|Hailey|Harbison}} | F | North Carolina Courage | {{#tag:ref|North Carolina Courage → Seattle Reign FC → North Carolina Courage. Seattle Reign FC acquired North Carolina Courage's natural first-round pick in the 2019 NWSL College Draft in exchange for Seattle's natural second-round pick in the 2019 NWSL College Draft and Merritt Mathias. North Carolina Courage re-acquired their natural first-round pick in the 2019 NWSL College Draft in exchange for the rights to Darian Jenkins.{{cite news |last1=Balf |first1=Celia |title=Courage trade Darian Jenkins to Reign FC in exchange for 2019 first-round draft pick |url=http://www.nwslsoccer.com/news/article/courage-trade-darian-jenkins-to-reign-fc-in-exchange-for-2019-first-round-draft-pick |accessdate=18 December 2018 |publisher=NWSL |date=17 December 2018}}|group="R1 trade"}} | Pepperdine |
| rowspan="9" |Round 2
|10 | {{flagicon|USA}} | {{sortname|Paige|Monaghan}} | F | Sky Blue FC | Butler | |
| 11 | {{flagicon|USA}} | {{sortname|Julie|James|Julie Doyle (soccer, born 1996)}} | M | Sky Blue FC | {{#tag:ref|Washington Spirit → Sky Blue FC. Sky Blue FC received a conditional first-round and natural second-round pick in the 2019 NWSL College Draft from Washington Spirit in exchange for the No. 1 overall pick in the 2018 NWSL Dispersal Draft.|group="R2 trade"}} | Baylor |
| 12 | {{flagicon|USA}} | {{sortname|Ally|Prisock}} | D | Houston Dash | {{#tag:ref|Orlando Pride → Houston Dash. Houston Dash acquired Orlando Pride's natural second-round pick in the 2019 NWSL College Draft in exchange for defender Poliana.|group="R2 trade"}} | USC |
| 13 | {{flagicon|USA}} | {{sortname|Cece|Kizer}} | F | Houston Dash | Ole Miss | |
| 14 | {{flagicon|USA}} | {{sortname|Lauren|Milliet}} | M | North Carolina Courage | {{#tag:ref|Utah Royals FC → North Carolina Courage. North Carolina Courage acquired Utah Royals FC's natural second-round pick in the 2019 NWSL College Draft and the rights to Heather O'Reilly in exchange for Makenzy Doniak and North Carolina's natural third-round pick in the 2019 NWSL College Draft.|group="R2 trade"}} | Colorado College |
| 15 | {{flagicon|MEX}} | {{sortname|María|Sánchez|María Sánchez (footballer)}} | F | Chicago Red Stars | Santa Clara | |
| 16 | {{flagicon|USA}} | {{sortname|Betsy|Brandon}} | M | Houston Dash | {{#tag:ref|Seattle Reign FC → North Carolina Courage → Houston Dash. North Carolina Courage acquired Houston Dash's natural first-round pick in the 2019 NWSL College Draft in exchange for two second-round picks in the 2019 NWSL College Draft and Allysha Chapman. Seattle Reign FC acquired North Carolina Courage's natural first-round pick in the 2019 NWSL College Draft in exchange for Seattle's natural second-round pick in the 2019 NWSL College Draft and Merritt Mathias.|group="R2 trade"}} | Virginia |
| 17 | {{flagicon|USA}} | {{sortname|Bayley|Feist}} | M | Washington Spirit | {{#tag:ref|Portland Thorns FC → Washington Spirit. Washington Spirit acquired the No. 17 overall pick in the 2019 NWSL College Draft from Portland Thorns FC in exchange for the No. 31 overall pick in the 2019 NWSL College Draft and Washington's natural second-round pick in the 2020 NWSL College Draft.|group="R2 trade"}} | Wake Forest |
| 18 | {{flagicon|JAM}} | {{sortname|Kayla|McCoy|Kayla McKenna}} | F | Houston Dash | {{#tag:ref|North Carolina Courage → Houston Dash. North Carolina Courage acquired Houston Dash's natural first-round pick in the 2019 NWSL College Draft in exchange for two second-round picks in the 2019 NWSL College Draft and Allysha Chapman.|group="R2 trade"}} | Duke |
| rowspan="9" |Round 3
|19 | {{flagicon|IRL}} | {{sortname|Kyra|Carusa}} | F | Sky Blue FC | Georgetown | |
| 20 | {{flagicon|CAN}} | {{sortname|Bianca|St-Georges}} | F | Chicago Red Stars | {{#tag:ref|Washington Spirit → Chicago Red Stars. Chicago Red Stars acquired the No. 20 overall pick in the 2019 NWSL College Draft and Washington Spirit's natural first-round pick in the 2020 NWSL College Draft in exchange for the No. 7 overall pick in the 2019 NWSL College Draft.|group="R3 trade"}} | West Virginia |
| 21 | {{flagicon|USA}} | bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | {{sortname|Jazmin|Jackmon|Jazmin Wardlow}}# | D | Houston Dash | {{#tag:ref|Orlando Pride → Houston Dash. Houston Dash acquired Orlando Pride's natural third-round pick in the 2019 NWSL College Draft in exchange for Lotta Ökvist.|group="R3 trade"}} | Oregon |
| 22 | {{flagicon|USA}} | bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | {{sortname|Grace|Cutler}}# | M | Houston Dash | West Virginia | |
| 23 | {{flagicon|USA}} | {{sortname|Michelle|Maemone}} | D | Utah Royals FC | Pepperdine | |
| 24 | {{flagicon|USA}} | {{sortname|Emily|Ogle|Emily Curran}} | M | Portland Thorns FC | {{#tag:ref|Chicago Red Stars → Portland Thorns FC. Portland Thorns FC acquired the No. 24 overall pick from the Chicago Red Stars in exchange for the No. 31 and No. 35 overall picks in the 2019 NWSL College Draft.|group="R3 trade"}} | Penn State |
| 25 | {{flagicon|USA}} | {{sortname|Erin|Greening}} | M | Orlando Pride | {{#tag:ref|Seattle Reign FC → Orlando Pride. Orlando Pride acquired Seattle Reign FC's natural third-round pick in the 2019 NWSL College Draft and Haley Kopmeyer in exchange for Jasmyne Spencer.|group="R3 trade"}} | Colorado |
| 26 | {{flagicon|USA}} | {{sortname|Kayla|Sharples}} | D | Chicago Red Stars | {{#tag:ref|Portland Thorns FC → Chicago Red Stars. Chicago Red Stars acquired Portland Thorns FC's natural third-round pick in the 2019 NWSL College Draft in exchange for the 29th pick in the 2018 NWSL College Draft.|group="R3 trade"}} | Northwestern |
| 27 | {{flagicon|USA}} | {{sortname|Maddie|Nolf}} | D | Utah Royals FC | {{#tag:ref|North Carolina Courage → Utah Royals FC. North Carolina Courage acquired Utah Royals FC's natural second-round pick in the 2019 NWSL College Draft and the rights to Heather O'Reilly in exchange for Makenzy Doniak and North Carolina's natural third-round pick in the 2019 NWSL College Draft.|group="R3 trade"}} | Penn State |
| rowspan="9" |Round 4
|28 | {{flagicon|USA}} | bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | {{sortname|Kaylan|Marckese}}# | G | Sky Blue FC | Florida | |
| 29 | {{flagicon|USA}} | {{sortname|Kenie|Wright}} | M | Sky Blue FC | {{#tag:ref|Sky Blue FC → Washington Spirit. Sky Blue FC acquired this pick, Estelle Johnson, Caprice Dydasco, and DiDi Haracic in exchange for the No. 3 overall pick.|group="R4 trade"}} | Rutgers |
| 30 | {{flagicon|USA}} | {{sortname|Marisa|Viggiano|Marisa DiGrande}} | M | Orlando Pride | Northwestern | |
| 31 | {{flagicon|USA}} | bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | {{sortname|April|Bockin}}# | F | Chicago Red Stars | {{#tag:ref|Houston Dash → Washington Spirit → Portland Thorns FC → Chicago Red Stars. Washington Spirit acquired Houston Dash's natural fourth-round pick in the 2019 NWSL College Draft in exchange for Tiffany Weimer. Portland Thorns FC acquired the No. 31 overall pick in the 2019 NWSL College Draft and Washington Spirit's natural second-round pick in the 2020 NWSL College Draft in exchange for the No. 17 overall pick in the 2019 NWSL College Draft. Chicago Red Stars then acquired the No. 31 and No. 35 overall picks in the 2019 NWSL College Draft from the Portland Thorns FC in exchange for the No. 24 overall pick in the 2019 NWSL College Draft.|group="R4 trade"}} | Minnesota |
| 32 | {{flagicon|PER}} | bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | {{sortname|Alexandra|Kimball}}# | M | Utah Royals FC | North Carolina | |
| 33 | {{flagicon|USA}} | {{sortname|Hannah|Davison}} | D | Chicago Red Stars | Northwestern | |
| 34 | {{flagicon|MEX}} | {{sortname|Sabrina|Flores}} | D | Sky Blue FC | {{#tag:ref|Seattle Reign FC → Sky Blue FC. Sky Blue FC acquired Seattle Reign FC's natural fourth-round pick in the 2019 NWSL College Draft in exchange for Adriana Leon.|group="R4 trade"}} | Notre Dame |
| 35 | {{flagicon|USA}} | {{sortname|Jenna|Szczesny}} | F | Chicago Red Stars | {{#tag:ref|Portland Thorns FC → Chicago Red Stars. Chicago Red Stars acquired the No. 31 and No. 35 overall picks in the 2019 NWSL College Draft from the Portland Thorns FC in exchange for the No. 24 overall pick in the 2019 NWSL College Draft.|group="R4 trade"}} | Loyola–Chicago |
| 36 | {{flagicon|USA}} | bgcolor="#C0C0C0" | {{sortname|Kaycie|Tillman}}# | M | North Carolina Courage | Florida State |
=Notable undrafted players=
Below is a list of undrafted rookies who appeared in a competitive NWSL game in 2019.
| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;text-align: center;" | |||||
| {{tooltip|Nat.|FIFA national affiliation}}
!Player !{{tooltip|Pos.|Player position}} !Original NWSL team !College !class=unsortable|Notes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| {{flagicon|USA}} | bgcolor="#FBCEB1" | {{sortname|Bethany|Balcer}} ^* | F | Seattle Reign FC | Spring Arbor | First NAIA player to sign with an NWSL club. First undrafted player named Rookie of the Year.{{cite web |title=From obscurity to the USWNT: Rising star Balcer continuing to beat the odds |url=https://www.goal.com/en-us/news/obscurity-uswnt-rising-star-balcer-beat-odds/blt0194df1c60ebf0d2 |website=Goal.com}} |
| {{flagicon|USA}} | {{sortname|Lainey|Burdett}} | G | Orlando Pride | Arizona | |
| {{flagicon|USA}} | {{sortname|Marissa|Everett}} | F | Portland Thorns FC | Oregon | |
| {{flagicon|USA}} | {{sortname|Caitlin|Farrell}} | F | Orlando Pride | Georgetown | |
| {{flagicon|USA}} | {{sortname|Samantha|Leshnak|Samantha Leshnak Murphy}} | G | North Carolina Courage | Georgetown | |
| {{flagicon|USA}} | {{sortname|Madison|Pogarch}} | D | Portland Thorns FC | Rutgers | |
| {{flagicon|USA}} | {{sortname|Raisa|Strom-Okimoto}} | F | Utah Royals FC | Hawaii | |
| {{flagicon|USA}} | {{sortname|Gaby|Vincent}} | D | Utah Royals FC | Louisville | |
| {{flagicon|USA}} | {{sortname|Shae|Yáñez}} | G | Washington Spirit | Tennessee |
Trades
Round 1:
{{reflist|group=R1 trade}}
Round 2:
{{reflist|group=R2 trade}}
Round 3:
{{reflist|group=R3 trade}}
Round 4:
{{reflist|group=R4 trade}}
Summary
In 2019, a total of 26 colleges had players selected. Of these, five had a player drafted to the NWSL for the first time: Baylor, Butler, Loyola–Chicago, Northwestern and Oregon.
=Schools with multiple draft selections=
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left" | |
| Selections
!class="unsortable"|Schools | |
|---|---|
| 3 | North Carolina, Northwestern, Stanford |
| 2 | Penn State, Pepperdine, USC, West Virginia |
= Selections by college athletic conference =
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
!Conference !Round 1 !Round 2 !Round 3 !Round 4 !Total |
| ACC
|3||3||0||3 !9 |
|---|
| Big East
|0||1||1||0 !2 |
| Big Ten
|0||0||3||4 !7 |
| Big 12
|0||1||2||0 !3 |
| Missouri Valley
|0||0||0||1 !1 |
| Mountain West
|0||1||0||0 !1 |
| Pac-12
|5||1||2||0 !8 |
| SEC
|0||1||0||1 !2 |
| West Coast
|1||1||1||0 !3 |
=Selections by position=
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" |
| Position
!Round 1 !Round 2 !Round 3 !Round 4 !Total |
|---|
| Goalkeeper
|0||0||0||1 |style="background:#f2f2f2;text-align:center"|1 |
| Defender
|5||1||4||2 |style="background:#f2f2f2;text-align:center"|12 |
| Midfielder
|2||4||3||4 |style="background:#f2f2f2;text-align:center"|13 |
| Forward
|2||4||2||2 |style="background:#f2f2f2;text-align:center"|10 |
See also
References
{{reflist|30em}}
External links
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6uw36HrDYHs 2019 NWSL College Draft] on YouTube
- [http://www.nwslsoccer.com/news/article/updating-live-every-pick-of-the-2019-nwsl-college-draft Official 2019 NWSL College Draft Results]
- [http://www.nwslsoccer.com/news/article/final-list-of-players-registered-for-the-2019-nwsl-college-draft Official list of registered players]
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