2015 NWSL College Draft

2015 NWSL College Draft
2015 NWSL College Draft
General information
Sport	Soccer
Date(s)	January 16, 2015
Time	9:30 AM ET
Location	Philadelphia
Overview
	36 total selections in 4 rounds
First selection	Morgan Brian,; Houston Dash
Most selections	Chicago Red Stars; (7 picks)
Fewest selections	Portland Thorns FC; (0 picks)
	← 2014 2016 →

The 2015 NWSL College Draft was the third annual meeting of National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) franchises to select eligible college players. It was held on January 16, 2015, at the NSCAA Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.^[1]

Format

Draft order was determined by the final 2014 regular season standings.

Results

Key

⁺	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	Player	Pos.	NWSL team	Note	College
Round 1	1	Morgan Brian	M	Houston Dash		Virginia
	2	Sarah Killion	M	Sky Blue FC	^{[R1 trade 1]}	UCLA
	3	Abby Dahlkemper^*	D	Western New York Flash		UCLA
	4	Sam Mewis^*	M	Western New York Flash	^{[R1 trade 2]}	UCLA
	5	Stephanie McCaffrey	F	Chicago Red Stars		Boston College
	6	Lynn Williams^+*	F	Western New York Flash	^{[R1 trade 3]}	Pepperdine
	7	Jaelene Hinkle	D	Western New York Flash	^{[R1 trade 4]}	Texas Tech
	8	Arin Gilliland^*	D	Chicago Red Stars	^{[R1 trade 5]}	Kentucky
	9	Danielle Colaprico^{*^}	M	Chicago Red Stars	^{[R1 trade 6]}	Virginia
Round 2	10	Kristin Grubka	D	Sky Blue FC	^{[R2 trade 1]}	Florida State
	11	Sofia Huerta^*	F	Chicago Red Stars	^{[R2 trade 2]}	Santa Clara
	12	Shea Groom^*	F	FC Kansas City	^{[R2 trade 3]}	Texas A&M
	13	Megan Oyster	D	Washington Spirit	^{[R2 trade 4]}	UCLA
	14	Jamia Fields	F	Boston Breakers	^{[R2 trade 5]}	Florida State
	15	Havana Solaun	M	Seattle Reign FC	^{[R2 trade 6]}	Florida
	16	Meghan Streight	D	FC Kansas City	^{[R2 trade 7]}	Texas A&M
	17	Katelyn Rowland^*	G	FC Kansas City		UCLA
	18	Tatiana Coleman^#	F	Western New York Flash	^{[R2 trade 8]}	UCF
Round 3	19	Caprice Dydasco *	D	Washington Spirit	^{[R3 trade 1]}	UCLA
	20	Sam Lofton	D	Boston Breakers		James Madison
	21	Sabrina D'Angelo	G	Western New York Flash		South Carolina
	22	Daphné Corboz	M	Sky Blue FC		Georgetown
	23	Cara Walls	F	Chicago Red Stars		Wisconsin
	24	Bianca Brinson^#	F	Boston Breakers	^{[R3 trade 2]}	Texas A&M
	25	Shade Pratt	D	Sky Blue FC	^{[R3 trade 3]}	Maryland
	26	Jessica Ayers^#	M	FC Kansas City	^{[R3 trade 4]}	Colorado College
	27	Nicole Setterlund^#	M	Chicago Red Stars	^{[R3 trade 5]}	Washington State
Round 4	28	Chioma Ubogagu	F	Sky Blue FC	^{[R4 trade 1]}	Stanford
	29	Stephanie Verdoia	F	Boston Breakers		Seattle
	30	Whitney Church	D	Washington Spirit	^{[R4 trade 2]}	Penn State
	31	Carleigh Williams	D	Houston Dash	^{[R4 trade 3]}	UCF
	32	Rachel Tejada	F	Chicago Red Stars		Illinois State
	33	Bianca Calderone^#	D	Boston Breakers	^{[R4 trade 4]}	Northeastern
	34	Lo'eau LaBonta*	F	Sky Blue FC	^{[R4 trade 5]}	Stanford
	35	Kaysie Clark	M	FC Kansas City		Missouri
	36	Kendall Romine^#	D	Seattle Reign FC		Stanford

Notable undrafted players

Below is a list of undrafted rookies who appeared in a competitive NWSL game in 2015.^[28]

Player	Pos.	Original NWSL team	College
Allie Bailey	M	Houston Dash	Texas A&M
Kate Bennett	M	Portland Thorns FC	Washington
Taylor Comeau	D	Portland Thorns FC	California
Theresa Diederich	M	Sky Blue FC	Alabama
Kelsey Haycook	F	Portland Thorns FC	La Salle
Riley Houle	M	Boston Breakers	UConn
Chanel Johnson	M	Boston Breakers	Hartford
Alyssa Kleiner	D	Portland Thorns FC	Santa Clara
Lauren Lazo	D	Boston Breakers	Princeton
Mary Luba	M	Chicago Red Stars	Marquette
Cami Privett	M	Houston Dash	UC Irvine
Caroline Stanley	G	Seattle Reign FC	USC
Maruschka Waldus	D	Sky Blue FC	Alabama

Trades

Round 1:

^ Boston Breakers → Sky Blue FC. March 3, 2014: Boston Breakers sent a 2014 International Roster spot and their first-round selection in the 2015 draft to Sky Blue FC in exchange for forward Lisa De Vanna.^[2]
^ Sky Blue FC → Western New York Flash. November 24, 2014: Western New York Flash acquired the 4th overall pick in the 2015 draft and the rights to Elizabeth Eddy from Sky Blue FC in exchange for the rights to Samantha Kerr.^[3]
^ Washington Spirit → Western New York Flash. October 21, 2014: Western New York Flash acquired midfielder Jordan Angeli and the sixth overall pick in the 2015 NWSL College Draft for midfielder Angela Salem and defender Katherine Reynolds.^[4]
^ Portland Thorns → Western New York Flash. April 5, 2014: The Western New York Flash acquired defenders Kat Williamson and Courtney Wetzel and a first-round pick in the 2015 NWSL College Draft from Portland Thorns FC. In exchange, Thorns FC received defender Sarah Huffman and a player to be named later.^[5]
^ FC Kansas City → Chicago Red Stars. March 31, 2014: FC Kansas City acquired defender Amy LePeilbet in a trade with the Chicago Red Stars. In return, Chicago receives FC Kansas City's first round draft pick in the 2015 NWSL College Draft and one of the team's international roster spots for 2014 and 2015 seasons.^[6]
^ Seattle Reign FC → Boston Breakers → Chicago Red Stars. November 18, 2013: Seattle Reign FC acquired forward Sydney Leroux from the Boston Breakers in exchange for midfielder Kristie Mewis, goalkeeper Michelle Betos and the Reign's first-round and second-round selections in the 2015 NWSL College Draft.^[7] January 16, 2015: Boston Breakers sent the 9th pick and the 11th pick to Chicago Red Stars in exchange for the rights to midfielder Stephanie McCaffrey.^[8]

Round 2:

^ Houston Dash → Sky Blue FC. December 12, 2014: Houston Dash sent the 10th pick and the 28th pick to Sky Blue FC in exchange for the 13th pick, 31st pick, and the rights to midfielder Ashley Nick.^[9]
^ Boston Breakers → Chicago Red Stars. January 16, 2015: Boston Breakers sent the 9th pick and the 11th pick to Chicago Red Stars in exchange for the rights to midfielder Stephanie McCaffrey.^[8]
^ Western New York Flash → FC Kansas City. February 20, 2014: FC Kansas City sent an international roster slot to Western New York Flash for 2014 and 2015 in exchange for their second round draft pick in the 2015 College Draft.^[10]
^ Sky Blue FC → Houston Dash → Portland Thorns → Washington Spirit. December 12, 2014: Houston Dash sent the 10th pick and the 28th pick to Sky Blue FC in exchange for the 13th pick, 31st pick, and the rights to midfielder Ashley Nick.^[9] January 16, 2015: Portland Thorns FC acquired the 13th pick and a 2nd round pick in 2016 from Houston Dash in exchange for player to be named later.^[11] January 16, 2015: Washington Spirit acquired the 13th pick and a 2nd round pick in 2016 from the Portland Thorns FC for Jodie Taylor^[12]
^ Chicago Red Stars → Portland Thorns FC → Boston Breakers. January 13, 2014: Chicago Red Stars acquired Karina LeBlanc from the Portland Thorns FC in exchange for their 2015 College Draft second-round selection.^[13] January 17, 2014: Portland Thorns FC traded the 7th pick in the 4th round of the 2014 NWSL College Draft and their 2nd round pick in the 2015 college draft to Boston Breakers for Michelle Betos.^[14]
^ Washington Spirit → Seattle Reign FC. March 18, 2013: Washington Spirit acquired FC Bayern Munich defender Niki Cross via a trade with Seattle Reign FC. In exchange, Seattle Reign FC will receive the Spirit's second-round pick in the 2015 NWSL College Draft.^[15]
^ Portland Thorns FC → Seattle Reign FC → FC Kansas City. December 10, 2013: Portland Thorns FC acquired defender Nikki Marshall and the No. 9 pick in the 2014 NWSL College Draft from Seattle Reign FC in exchange for Portland's No. 6 pick in the 2014 NWSL College Draft and a second-round pick in the 2015 Draft.^[16] November 12, 2014: FC Kansas City sent Merritt Mathias to Seattle Reign FC in exchange for Kate Deines and the 16th (2nd round) and 26th (3rd round) overall draft picks.^[17]
^ Seattle Reign FC → Boston Breakers → Western New York Flash. November 18, 2013: Seattle Reign FC acquired forward Sydney Leroux from the Boston Breakers in exchange for midfielder Kristie Mewis, goalkeeper Michelle Betos and the Reign's first-round and second-round selections in the 2015 NWSL College Draft.^[18] November 3, 2014: Boston Breakers traded the 18th pick in the 2nd round of the 2015 NWSL College Draft to Western New York Flash for Amy Barczuk.^[19]

Round 3:

^ Houston Dash → FC Kansas City → Washington Spirit. July 9, 2014: Houston Dash acquired forward Melissa Henderson from FC Kansas City in exchange for their third round pick in the 2015 NWSL College Draft.^[20] January 16, 2015: Washington Spirit acquired the 19th overall pick from FC Kansas City in exchange for two second round picks in 2016.^[21]
^ Washington Spirit → Boston Breakers. June 18, 2014: Washington Spirit sent defender Bianca Sierra and their third and fourth round picks in the 2015 NWSL College Draft to the Boston Breakers in exchange for Lisa De Vanna and a 2014 international roster spot.^[22]
^ Portland Thorns FC→ Sky Blue FC. January 14, 2015: Portland Thorns FC acquired the rights to defender Kendall Johnson from Sky Blue FC in exchange for the 25th and 34th overall selections in the 2015 NWSL College Draft.^[23]
^ FC Kansas City → Seattle Reign FC → FC Kansas City. December 5, 2013: FC Kansas City acquired forward Liz Bogus and the 17th overall selection in the 2014 NWSL College Draft from Seattle Reign FC in exchange for the 15th overall pick in the 2014 NWSL College Draft and FC Kansas City's third round pick in the 2015 College Draft.^[24] November 12, 2014: FC Kansas City sent Merritt Mathias to Seattle Reign FC in exchange for Kate Deines and the 16th (2nd round) and 26th (3rd round) overall draft picks.^[17]
^ Seattle Reign FC → Boston Breakers → Chicago Red Stars. October 23, 2013: Seattle Reign FC sent their 3rd round picks in the 2014 and 2015 NWSL College Draft to the Boston Breakers in exchange for midfielder Mariah Nogueira.^[25] October 29, 2013: Chicago Red Stars acquired the rights to defender Casey Short and a third round pick in the 2015 NWSL College Draft from the Boston Breakers in exchange for the 11th overall pick in the 2014 NWSL College Draft.^[26]

Round 4:

^ Houston Dash → Sky Blue FC. December 12, 2014: Houston Dash sent the 10th pick and the 28th pick to Sky Blue FC in exchange for the 13th pick, 31st pick, and the rights to midfielder Ashley Nick.^[9]
^ Western New York Flash → Washington Spirit. March 3, 2014: Washington Spirit acquired midfielder Verónica Pérez and a fourth round pick in the 2015 NWSL College Draft from Western New York Flash in exchange for an international roster spot for the 2014 and 2015 seasons.^[27]
^ Sky Blue FC → Houston Dash. December 12, 2014: Houston Dash sent the 10th pick and the 28th pick to Sky Blue FC in exchange for the 13th pick, 31st pick, and the rights to midfielder Ashley Nick.^[9]
^ Washington Spirit → Boston Breakers. June 18, 2014: Washington Spirit sent defender Bianca Sierra and their third and fourth round picks in the 2015 NWSL College Draft to the Boston Breakers in exchange for Lisa De Vanna and a 2014 international roster spot.^[22]
^ Portland Thorns FC→ Sky Blue FC. January 14, 2015: Portland Thorns FC acquired the rights to defender Kendall Johnson from Sky Blue FC in exchange for the 25th and 34th overall selections in the 2015 NWSL College Draft.^[23]

Summary

In 2015, a total of 24 colleges had players selected. Of these, 11 had a player drafted to the NWSL for the first time: Colorado College, Illinois State, James Madison, Kentucky, Missouri, Northeastern, Seattle, South Carolina, Texas A&M, Washington State and Wisconsin.

Schools with multiple draft selections

Selections	Schools
6	UCLA
3	Stanford, Texas A&M
2	Florida State, UCF, Virginia

Selections by college athletic conference

Conference	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Total
ACC	3	2	0	0	5
Big East	0	0	1	0	1
Big Ten	0	0	2	1	3
Big 12	1	0	0	0	1
Colonial	0	0	1	1	2
Missouri Valley	0	0	0	1	1
Mountain West	0	0	1	0	1
Pac-12	3	2	1	3	9
SEC	1	3	3	1	8
The American	0	1	0	1	2
WAC	0	0	0	1	1
West Coast	1	1	0	0	2

Selections by position

Position	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Total
Goalkeeper	0	1	1	0	2
Defender	3	3	3	4	13
Midfielder	4	1	3	1	9
Forward	2	4	2	4	12

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