2017 National Women's Soccer League Draft Results

LOS ANGELES, CA - The National Women's Soccer League held the 2017 NWSL College Draft on Thursday with 40 players being drafted over four rounds. The Boston Breakers selected Wisconsin midfielder Rose Lavelle with the #1 overall pick in the draft.

Lavelle was the first of four selections made by the Breakers in the first round as the Breakers also picked up Morgan Andrews at #3, Ifeoma Onumonu #8 and Margaret Purce #9.

Below are the complete 2017 NWSL College Draft Results for all 10 teams including the North Carolina Courage.

ROUND 1

1. Rose Lavelle – Wisconsin (Boston Breakers)

2. Ashley Hatch – BYU (North Carolina Courage)

3. Morgan Andrews – USC (Boston Breakers)

4. Kayla Mills – USC (Sky Blue FC)

5. Christina Gibbons – Duke (FC Kansas City)

6. Maddie Bauer – Stanford (Seattle Reign FC)

7. Darian Jenkins – UCLA (North Carolina Courage)

8. Ifeoma Onumonu – CAL (Boston Breakers)

9. Margaret Purce – Harvard (Boston Breakers)

10. Miranda Freeman – USC (Sky Blue FC)

ROUND 2

1. Michele Vasconcelos – BYU (Chicago Red Stars)*

• * = Chicago Red Stars acquired the No. 11 overall selection from the Boston Breakers in exchange for the Red Stars’ Rd. 2 pick in the 2018 NWSL College Draft and a 2018 international roster spot.

1. Morgan Proffitt – Marquette (Chicago Red Stars)

2. Toni Payne – Duke (FC Kansas City)

3. Rachel Hill – UCONN (Portland Thorns FC)

4. Jane Campbell – Stanford (Houston Dash)

5. Katie Johnson – USC (Seattle Reign FC)#

• # = Seattle Reign FC acquired the No. 16 overall selection from Chicago Red Stars in exchange for Seattle’s Rd. 1 pick in the 2018 NWSL College Draft.

1. Stephanie Ribeiro – UCONN (FC Kansas City)

2. Savannah Jordan – Florida (Portland Thorns FC)&

• & = Portland Thorns FC traded up to acquire the No. 18 overall selection from the North Carolina Courage, who picked up the No. 20 and No. 27 picks in exchange.

1. Lindsay Agnew – Ohio State (Washington Spirit)

2. Claire Wagner – Clemson (North Carolina Courage)&

• & = Portland Thorns FC traded up to acquire the No. 18 overall selection from the North Carolina Courage, who picked up the No. 20 and No. 27 picks in exchange.

ROUND 3

1. No. 21 – Tyler Lussi – Princeton (Portland Thorns FC)@

• @ = Portland Thorns FC acquired the No. 21 overall selection from the Chicago Red Stars, sending their Rd. 2 and Rd. 3 picks in the 2018 NWSL Draft to the Red Stars.

1. No. 22 – Danica Evans – Colorado (Orlando Pride)

2. No. 23 – Kailen Sheridan – Clemson (Sky Blue FC)

3. No. 24 – Madison Tiernan – Rutgers (Sky Blue FC)

4. No. 25 – Alexis Shaffer – Virginia (FC Kansas City)

5. No. 26 – Arielle Ship – CAL (Seattle Reign FC)

6. No. 27 – Jaycie Johnson – Nebraska (North Carolina Courage)

• & = Portland Thorns FC traded up to acquire the No. 18 overall selection from the North Carolina Courage, who picked up the No. 20 and No. 27 picks in exchange.

1. No. 28 – Nichelle Prince – Ohio State (Houston Dash)**

• ** = Houston Dash acquired the No. 28 overall selection from the Chicago Red Stars in exchange for a Rd. 2 pick in the 2018 Draft.

1. No. 29 – Meggie Dougherty-Howard – Florida (Washington Spirit)

2. No. 30 – Catrina Atanda – Clemson (Sky Blue FC)

ROUND 4

1. Sammy Jo Prudhomme – USC (Boston Breakers)

2. Nickolette Driesse – Penn State (Orlando Pride)

3. Erin Smith – Rutgers (Houston Dash)

4. McKenzie Meehan – Boston College (Sky Blue FC)

5. Rashida Beal – Minnesota (FC Kansas City)

6. Cameron Castleberry – North Carolina (Washington Spirit)

7. Kristen McNabb – Virginia (Seattle Reign FC)

8. Hayley Dowd – Boston College (Boston Breakers)

9. Lauren Kaskie – UCLA (Chicago Red Stars)

10. Caroline Flynn – Nebraska (Portland Thorns FC)

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