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2017 NWSL College Draft
General information
SportSoccer
Date(s)January 12, 2017
Time12:00 PM PT
LocationLos Angeles, California
Overview
40 total selections in 4 rounds
First selectionRose Lavelle,
Boston Breakers
Most selectionsBoston Breakers and Sky Blue FC (6 picks)
Fewest selectionsOrlando Pride (2 picks)
← 2016
2018 ⊟

The 2017 NWSL College Draft was the fifth annual meeting of National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) franchises to select eligible college players. It was held on January 12, 2017 at the National Soccer Coaches Association of America Convention in Los Angeles, California.[1]

Format

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Results

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As of November 23, 2023

Key

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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

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Round Pick Nat. Player Pos. NWSL team Notes College
Round 1 1 United States Rose Lavelle * M Boston Breakers Wisconsin
2 United States Ashley Hatch ^* F North Carolina Courage [R1 trade 1] BYU
3 United States Morgan Andrews M Boston Breakers [R1 trade 2] USC
4 United States Kayla Mills D Sky Blue FC USC
5 United States Christina Gibbons M FC Kansas City Duke
6 United States Maddie Bauer D Seattle Reign FC Stanford
7 United States Darian Jenkins F North Carolina Courage UCLA
8 Nigeria Ifeoma Onumonu * F Boston Breakers [R1 trade 3] California
9 United States Midge Purce * F Boston Breakers [R1 trade 4] Harvard
10 United States Mandy Freeman D Sky Blue FC [R1 trade 5] USC
Round 2 11 United States Michele Vasconcelos F Chicago Red Stars [R2 trade 1] BYU
12 United States Morgan Proffitt M Chicago Red Stars [R2 trade 2] Marquette
13 Nigeria Toni Payne# F FC Kansas City [R2 trade 3] Duke
14 United States Rachel Hill F Portland Thorns FC [R2 trade 4] UConn
15 United States Jane Campbell * G Houston Dash [R2 trade 5] Stanford
16 Mexico Katie Johnson F Seattle Reign FC [R2 trade 6] USC
17 United States Stephanie Ribeiro# F FC Kansas City [R2 trade 7] UConn
18 United States Savannah Jordan F Portland Thorns FC [R2 trade 8] Florida
19 Canada Lindsay Agnew F Washington Spirit Ohio State
20 United States Claire Wagner# D North Carolina Courage [R2 trade 9] Clemson
Round 3 21 United States Tyler Lussi F Portland Thorns FC [R3 trade 1] Princeton
22 United States Danica Evans F Orlando Pride Colorado
23 Canada Kailen Sheridan * G Sky Blue FC [R3 trade 2] Clemson
24 United States Madison Tiernan F Sky Blue FC Rutgers
25 United States Alexis Shaffer# M FC Kansas City Virginia
26 United States Arielle Ship F Seattle Reign FC California
27 United States Jaycie Johnson F North Carolina Courage [R3 trade 3] Nebraska
28 Canada Nichelle Prince F Houston Dash [R3 trade 4] Ohio State
29 United States Meggie Dougherty Howard M Washington Spirit Florida
30 United States Catrina Atanda# M Sky Blue FC [R3 trade 5] Clemson
Round 4 31 United States Sammy Jo Prudhomme G Boston Breakers USC
32 Puerto Rico Nickolette Driesse M Orlando Pride Penn State
33 United States Erin Smith# D Houston Dash Rutgers
34 United States McKenzie Meehan F Sky Blue FC Boston College
35 United States Rashida Beal# D FC Kansas City Minnesota
36 United States Cameron Castleberry M Washington Spirit [R4 trade 1] North Carolina
37 United States Kristen McNabb D Seattle Reign FC [R4 trade 2] Virginia
38 United States Hayley Dowd F Boston Breakers [R4 trade 3] Boston College
39 United States Lauren Kaskie M Chicago Red Stars [R4 trade 4] UCLA
40 United States Caroline Flynn M Portland Thorns FC Nebraska

Notable undrafted players

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Below is a list of undrafted rookies who appeared in a competitive NWSL game in 2017.

Nat. Player Pos. Original NWSL team College Notes
United States Meghan Cox D Portland Thorns FC Virginia
United States Ashley Herndon M Portland Thorns FC James Madison
United States Kelli Hubly* D Portland Thorns FC DePaul
United States Sydney Miramontez D FC Kansas City Nebraska
United States Crystal Thomas F Washington Spirit Georgetown

Trades

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Round 1:

  1. ^ Orlando Pride → North Carolina Courage. December 17, 2015: North Carolina Courage acquired Orlando's 2nd round pick (11th overall) in the 2016 NWSL College Draft and Orlando's 1st round pick in the 2017 NWSL College Draft in exchange for Becky Edwards and the rights to Kristen Edmonds.[2]
  2. ^ Houston Dash → Seattle Reign FC → Washington Spirit → Boston Breakers. October 21, 2015: Seattle Reign FC acquired Meghan Klingenberg and a conditional 2017 draft pick (later settled as Houston's 2017 1st round pick) from the Houston Dash in exchange for Amber Brooks and the 5th overall pick in the 2016 NWSL College Draft.[3] November 10, 2016: Seattle Reign FC acquired Christine Nairn and the rights to Madalyn Schiffel from the Washington Spirit in exchange for Havana Solaun and the 3rd and 36th overall picks in the 2017 NWSL College Draft.[4] November 17, 2016: Boston Breakers acquired Megan Oyster and the 3rd and 9th overall picks in the 2017 NWSL College Draft from the Washington Spirit in exchange for Kristie Mewis and Kassey Kallman.[5]
  3. ^ Chicago Red Stars → Boston Breakers. January 5, 2017: Boston Breakers acquired the 8th and 38th overall picks in the 2017 NWSL College Draft from Chicago in exchange for the 12th, 16th and 21st overall picks in the 2017 NWSL College Draft.[6]
  4. ^ Washington Spirit → Boston Breakers. November 17, 2016: Boston Breakers acquired Megan Oyster and the 3rd and 9th overall picks in the 2017 NWSL College Draft from the Washington Spirit in exchange for Kristie Mewis and Kassey Kallman.[5]
  5. ^ Portland Thorns FC → Sky Blue FC. January 15, 2016: Portland Thorns FC acquired the rights to Nadia Nadim, the 3rd overall pick in the 2016 NWSL College Draft and a 2017 2nd round pick from Sky Blue FC in exchange for the 2nd overall pick in the 2016 NWSL College Draft, a 1st round pick in the 2017 NWSL College Draft, and a conditional pick in the 2017 NWSL College Draft.[7]

Round 2:

  1. ^ Boston Breakers → Chicago Red Stars → Boston Breakers → Chicago Red Stars. June 29, 2016: Chicago Red Stars acquired a second-round pick in the 2017 NWSL College Draft from the Boston Breakers in exchange for a 2016 international roster spot, which Boston used to sign Ghoutia Karchouni.[8] July 22, 2016: Boston Breakers acquired a 2017 international roster slot, two second-round picks, a third-round pick, a fourth-round pick in the 2017 NWSL College Draft from Chicago Red Stars in exchange for Stephanie McCaffrey.[9] January 12, 2017: Chicago Red Stars re-acquired the 11th overall pick from the Boston Breakers in exchange for Chicago's second-round pick in the 2018 NWSL College Draft and a 2018 international roster spot.[10]
  2. ^ Orlando Pride → FC Kansas City → WNY Flash → Boston Breakers → Chicago Red Stars. October 26, 2015: Orlando Pride acquired Sarah Hagen and the 15th overall pick in the 2016 NWSL College Draft from FC Kansas City in exchange for Orlando's second-round pick in the 2017 NWSL College Draft.[11] January 13, 2016: Western New York Flash acquired Jessica McDonald, a 2016 and 2017 international roster spot, and a second-round pick in the 2017 NWSL College Draft from FC Kansas City in exchange for Sydney Leroux.[12] June 14, 2016: Boston Breakers acquired the WNY Flash's highest second-round pick in the 2017 NWSL College Draft in exchange for McCall Zerboni.[13] January 5, 2017: Boston Breakers acquired the 8th and 38th overall picks in the 2017 NWSL College Draft from Chicago in exchange for the 12th, 16th and 21st overall picks in the 2017 NWSL College Draft.[6]
  3. ^ Houston Dash → WNY Flash → FC Kansas City. March 29, 2016: Houston Dash acquired Rebecca Moros from the Western New York Flash in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2017 NWSL College Draft.[14] June 10, 2016: Western New York Flash acquired Katelyn Rowland from FC Kansas City in exchange for two second-round picks in the 2017 NWSL College Draft.[15]
  4. ^ Sky Blue FC → Portland Thorns FC. January 15, 2016: Portland Thorns FC acquired the rights to Nadia Nadim, the 3rd overall pick in the 2016 NWSL College Draft and a 2017 2nd round pick from Sky Blue FC in exchange for the 2nd overall pick in the 2016 NWSL College Draft, a 1st round pick in the 2017 NWSL College Draft, and a conditional pick in the 2017 NWSL College Draft.[7]
  5. ^ FC Kansas City → Chicago Red Stars → Boston Breakers → Houston Dash. January 17, 2016: Chicago Red Stars acquired a second-round pick in the 2017 NWSL College Draft from FC Kansas City in exchange for a 2016 international roster slot.[16] July 22, 2016: Boston Breakers acquired a 2017 international roster slot, two second-round picks, a third-round pick, a fourth-round pick in the 2017 NWSL College Draft from Chicago Red Stars in exchange for Stephanie McCaffrey.[9] November 28, 2016: Houston Dash acquired a 2017 and 2018 international roster slot and the 15th overall pick in the 2017 NWSL College Draft from the Boston Breakers in exchange for Allysha Chapman.[17]
  6. ^ Seattle Reign FC → Boston Breakers → Chicago Red Stars → Seattle Reign FC. December 18, 2015: Seattle Reign FC acquired a 2016 international roster slot from the Boston Breakers in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2017 NWSL College Draft.[18] January 5, 2017: Boston Breakers acquired the 8th and 38th overall picks in the 2017 NWSL College Draft from the Chicago Red Stars in exchange for the 12th, 16th and 21st overall picks in the 2017 NWSL College Draft.[6] January 12, 2017: Seattle Reign FC acquired the 16th overall pick in the 2017 NWSL College Draft from the Chicago Red Stars in exchange for Seattle's first-round pick in the 2018 NWSL College Draft.[10]
  7. ^ WNY Flash → FC Kansas City. June 10, 2016: Western New York Flash acquired Katelyn Rowland from FC Kansas City in exchange for two second-round picks in the 2017 NWSL College Draft.[15]
  8. ^ Chicago Red Stars → Boston Breakers → WNY Flash → Portland Thorns FC. November 22, 2016: Chicago Red Stars acquired Alyssa Naeher and the 22nd overall pick in the 2016 NWSL College Draft from the Boston Breakers in exchange for Whitney Engen, the 17th overall pick in the 2016 NWSL College Draft and a second-round pick in the 2017 NWSL College Draft.[19] January 17, 2016: Boston Breakers acquired a 2016 international roster slot from the Western New York Flash in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2017 NWSL College Draft.[20] January 12, 2017: Portland Thorns FC acquired the 18th overall selection from the North Carolina Courage in exchange for the 20th and 27th overall picks in the 2017 NWSL College Draft.[10]
  9. ^ Portland Thorns FC → North Carolina Courage. January 12, 2017: Portland Thorns FC acquired the 18th overall pick from the North Carolina Courage in exchange for the 20th and 27th overall picks in the 2017 NWSL College Draft.[10]

Round 3:

  1. ^ Boston Breakers → Chicago Red Stars → Portland Thorns FC. January 5, 2017: Boston Breakers acquired the 8th and 38th overall picks in the 2017 NWSL College Draft from Chicago in exchange for the 12th, 16th and 21st overall picks in the 2017 NWSL College Draft.[6] January 12, 2017: Portland Thorns FC acquire the 21st overall pick in the 2017 NWSL College Draft from the Chicago Red Stars in exchange for their second-round and third-round picks in the 2018 NWSL College Draft.[10]
  2. ^ Houston Dash → Sky Blue FC. November 25, 2015: Sky Blue FC acquired the 36th overall pick in the 2016 NWSL College Draft and a third-round pick in the 2017 NWSL College Draft from the Houston Dash in exchange for the rights to Chioma Ubogagu.[21]
  3. ^ WNY Flash → Portland Thorns FC → North Carolina Courage. March 30, 2016: Portland Thorns FC acquired Mallory Weber and a third-round pick in the 2017 NWSL College Draft from the Western New York Flash in exchange for a 2016 international roster slot.[22] January 12, 2017: Portland Thorns FC acquired the 18th overall selection from the North Carolina Courage in exchange for the 20th and 27th overall picks in the 2017 NWSL College Draft.[10]
  4. ^ Chicago Red Stars → Boston Breakers → Chicago Red Stars → Houston Dash. July 22, 2016: Boston Breakers acquired a 2017 international roster slot, two second-round picks, a third-round pick, a fourth-round pick in the 2017 NWSL College Draft from Chicago Red Stars in exchange for Stephanie McCaffrey.[9] November 3, 2016: Chicago Red Stars acquired a second-round and third-round pick in the 2017 NWSL College Draft from the Boston Breakers in exchange for Amanda DaCosta.[23] January 12, 2017: Houston Dash acquired the 28th overall pick in the 2017 NWSL College Draft from the Chicago Red Stars in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2018 NWSL College Draft.[10]
  5. ^ Portland Thorns FC → Sky Blue FC. January 15, 2016: Portland Thorns FC acquired the rights to Nadia Nadim, the 3rd overall pick in the 2016 NWSL College Draft and a 2017 2nd round pick from Sky Blue FC in exchange for the 2nd overall pick in the 2016 NWSL College Draft, a 1st round pick in the 2017 NWSL College Draft, and a conditional pick in the 2017 NWSL College Draft.[7]

Round 4:

  1. ^ Seattle Reign FC → Washington Spirit. November 10, 2016: Seattle Reign FC acquired Christine Nairn and the rights to Madalyn Schiffel from the Washington Spirit in exchange for Havana Solaun and the 3rd and 36th overall picks in the 2017 NWSL College Draft.[4]
  2. ^ WNY Flash → Chicago Red Stars → Seattle Reign FC. November 10, 2015: Chicago Red Stars acquired Whitney Engen and a fourth-round pick in the 2017 NWSL College Draft from the Western New York Flash in exchange for Abby Erceg, Adriana Leon, and the 9th overall pick in the 2016 NWSL College Draft.[24] December 16, 2016: Seattle Reign FC acquired a 2017 international roster slot and the 37th overall pick in the 2017 NWSL College Draft from the Chicago Red Stars in exchange for the rights to Summer Green.[25]
  3. ^ Chicago Red Stars → Boston Breakers → Chicago Red Stars → Boston Breakers. July 22, 2016: Boston Breakers acquired a 2017 international roster slot, two second-round picks, a third-round pick, a fourth-round pick in the 2017 NWSL College Draft from Chicago Red Stars in exchange for Stephanie McCaffrey.[9] November 3, 2016: Chicago Red Stars acquired a second-round and third-round pick in the 2017 NWSL College Draft from the Boston Breakers in exchange for Amanda DaCosta.[23] January 5, 2017: Boston Breakers acquired the 8th and 38th overall picks in the 2017 NWSL College Draft from Chicago in exchange for the 12th, 16th and 21st overall picks in the 2017 NWSL College Draft.[6]
  4. ^ Washington Spirit → Chicago Red Stars. January 25, 2016: Chicago Red Stars acquired Amanda DaCosta and a fourth-round pick in the 2017 NWSL College Draft from the Washington Spirit for a player to be named later (later revealed to be Stephanie Labbé).[26][27]

Summary

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In 2017, a total of 22 colleges had players selected. Of these, five had a player drafted to the NWSL for the first time: Clemson, Harvard, Minnesota, Ohio State and UConn.

Schools with multiple draft selections

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Selections Schools
5 USC
3 Clemson
2 Boston College, BYU, California, Duke, Florida, Nebraska, Ohio State, Rutgers, Stanford, UCLA, UConn, Virginia

Selections by college athletic conference

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Conference Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Total
ACC 1 2 3 4 10
Big East 0 3 0 0 3
Big Ten 1 1 3 4 9
Ivy League 1 0 1 0 2
Pac-12 6 2 2 2 12
SEC 0 1 1 0 2
West Coast 1 1 0 0 2

Selections by position

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Position Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Total
Goalkeeper 0 1 1 1 3
Defender 4 1 0 3 8
Midfielder 3 1 3 4 11
Forward 3 7 6 2 18

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2017 NWSL COLLEGE DRAFT TO BEGIN AT 3 PM ET ON JAN. 12". December 7, 2016. Archived from the original on January 16, 2017. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  2. ^ "FLASH ACQUIRE 2016 AND 2017 DRAFT PICKS FROM PRIDE". Retrieved January 13, 2016.
  3. ^ Kassouf, Jeff. "Klingenberg officially traded to Seattle — for now". Equalizer Soccer. Retrieved January 18, 2017.
  4. ^ a b Lauletta, Dan. "Reign FC re-acquire Christine Nairn". Equalizer Soccer. Retrieved January 18, 2017.
  5. ^ a b "Mewis, Kallman to Spirit and Oyster heads to Boston in trade". AP: The Big Story. Associated Press. Retrieved January 18, 2017.
  6. ^ a b c d e Yang, Stephanie. "Boston Breakers shuffle draft picks in trade with Chicago". The Bent Musket. Retrieved January 18, 2017.
  7. ^ a b c Kassouf, Jeff. "Nadim sent to Portland; Thorns, Sky Blue swap picks". Equalizer Soccer. Retrieved January 18, 2017.
  8. ^ Yang, Stephanie. "Breakers acquire French midfielder Ghoutia Karchouni". The Bent Musket. Retrieved January 19, 2017.
  9. ^ a b c d Lauletta, Dan. "Red Stars acquire McCaffrey for picks, intl. spot". Equalizer Soccer. Retrieved January 18, 2017.
  10. ^ a b c d e f g "Complete 2017 NWSL College Draft Results". National Women's Soccer League. Archived from the original on January 13, 2017. Retrieved January 18, 2017.
  11. ^ "FC KANSAS CITY ACQUIRES SECOND ROUND PICK IN 2017 COLLEGE DRAFT FROM ORLANDO PRIDE". FC Kansas City. Retrieved January 18, 2017.
  12. ^ Claiborn, Lindsay. "Sydney Leroux moves to FC Kansas City in three-team trade". Fox Sports. Retrieved January 18, 2017.
  13. ^ Yang, Stephanie. "Boston Breakers trade McCall Zerboni to WNY Flash for draft pick". The Bent Musket. Retrieved January 18, 2017.
  14. ^ "Houston Dash acquire Rebecca Moros from Western New York Flash". Houston Dash. Retrieved January 18, 2017.
  15. ^ a b "Flash acquire GK Katelyn Rowland for picks". Equalizer Soccer. Retrieved January 18, 2017.
  16. ^ Smith, Chad. "FC Kansas City Complete Trade with Chicago Red Stars". Reporting KC. Fansided. Retrieved January 18, 2017.
  17. ^ Roepken, Corey. "Dash trade Allysha Chapman to Boston". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved January 18, 2017.
  18. ^ "Breakers acquire 2017 draft pick from Seattle Reign FC". Boston Breakers. Archived from the original on January 21, 2016. Retrieved January 18, 2017.
  19. ^ Kassouf, Jeff. "Naeher headed to Chicago, Engen to Boston in trade". Equalizer Soccer. Retrieved January 18, 2017.
  20. ^ Caruso, Anthony III. "Breakers, Flash make a trade". Capital Sports Report. Retrieved January 18, 2017.
  21. ^ "SKY BLUE FC ACQUIRES TWO DRAFT PICKS IN TRADE WITH HOUSTON DASH". Sky Blue FC. Retrieved January 18, 2017.
  22. ^ Conwell, William. "Portland Thorns Trade International Spot for Western New York Flash Forward Mallory Weber". Stumptown Footy. Retrieved January 18, 2017.
  23. ^ a b "Chicago Trades Amanda Da Costa to Boston". Chicago Red Stars. Retrieved January 18, 2017.
  24. ^ "Flash send Engen to Red Stars; get Erceg, Leon". Equalizer Soccer. Retrieved January 18, 2017.
  25. ^ Rantz, Susie. "Seattle Reign acquire international spot, draft pick in trade with Chicago". Sounder at Heart. Retrieved January 18, 2017.
  26. ^ "Spirit trade midfielder DaCosta to Red Stars". Equalizer Soccer. Retrieved January 18, 2017.
  27. ^ "NWSL Announces Labbé, Matheson, and Zadorsky as Spirit's 2016 Canadian Allocated Players". Washington Spirit. Retrieved January 18, 2017.
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