2009 WPS Draft

August 2023 The 2009 WPS Draft took place on January 16, 2009. It was the first draft held by Women's Professional Soccer to assign the WPS rights of college players to the American-based teams, though other players not previously assigned could be drafted as well. Round 1 Pick Player Pos. WPS Team Previous team1 Amy Rodriguez FW Boston Breakers USC2 Megan Rapinoe MF Chicago Red Stars Portland3 Christina DiMartino MF FC Gold Pride UCLA4 Yael Averbuch MF Sky Blue FC UNC5 Brittany Bock MF Los Angeles Sol Notre Dame6 Kerri Hanks FW Saint Louis Athletica Notre Dame7 Allie Long MF Washington Freedom UNC Round 2 Pick Player Pos. WPS Team Previous team8 Alex Singer DF Washington Freedom VirginiaWashington Freedom (W-League)9 Kia McNeill DF Saint Louis Athletica Boston College10 Allison Falk DF Los Angeles Sol Stanford11 Meghan Schnur MF Sky Blue FC Connecticut12 Carrie Dew DF FC Gold Pride Notre DamePali Blues13 Nikki Krzysik DF Chicago Red Stars VirginiaRichmond Kickers Destiny14 Brittany Klein MF Chicago Red StarsTrade from Boston Santa ClaraPali Blues Round 3 Pick Player Pos. WPS Team Previous team15 Kasey Moore DF Boston Breakers TexasVentura County Fusion16 Natalie Spilger DF Chicago Red Stars Bälinge IF17 Tiffany Weimer FW FC Gold Pride Santos FC18 Karen Bardsley GK Sky Blue FC Pali Blues19 Katie Larkin MF Los Angeles Sol Brigham Young20 Stephanie Logterman DF Saint Louis Athletica Texas21 Elise Weber DF Saint Louis AthleticaTrade from Washington Notre Dame Round 4 Pick Player Pos. WPS Team Previous team22 Jill Gilbeau DF Washington Freedom TexasWashington Freedom (W-League)23 Parrissa Eyorokon MF Washington FreedomTrade from Saint Louis Purdue24 Greer Barnes DF Los Angeles Sol West VirginiaWest Virginia Illusion25 Christie Shaner DF Sky Blue FC Notre DameF.C. Indiana26 Marisa Abegg DF FC Gold Pride Stanford27 Jenni Branam GK Chicago Red Stars Bälinge IF28 Chioma Igwe MF Chicago Red StarsTrade from Boston Santa Clara Round 5 Pick Player Pos. WPS Team Previous team29 Jennifer Nobis FW Boston Breakers Umeå Södra FF30 Stacey Tullock MF Chicago Red Stars Philadelphia Charge31 Ameera Abdullah MF FC Gold Pride Florida32 Julianne Sitch DF Sky Blue FC F.C. Indiana33 Valerie Henderson GK Los Angeles Sol Pali Blues34 Niki Cross DF Saint Louis Athletica Umeå Södra FF35 Briana Scurry GK Washington Freedom Atlanta Beat Round 6 Pick Player Pos. WPS Team Previous team36 Rebecca Moros MF Washington Freedom Washington Freedom (W-League)37 Jillian Loyden GK Saint Louis Athletica Jersey Sky Blue38 Katie Hooker MF Los Angeles Sol Real Colorado Cougars39 Jen Buczkowski MF Sky Blue FC Chicago Gaels40 Leigh Ann Robinson DF FC Gold Pride San Diego41 Kelly Schmedes FW Boston BreakersTrade from Chicago Charlotte Eagles42 Ariel Harris DF Boston Breakers North Carolina Round 7 Pick Player Pos. WPS Team Previous team43 Lindsay Vera FW Boston Breakers North Carolina StateCarolina RailHawks44 Lauren Sesselmann FW Chicago Red Stars F.C. Indiana45 Brandi Chastain MF FC Gold Pride California Storm46 Zhang Ouying FW Sky Blue FC San Diego WFC SeaLions47 McCall Zerboni MF Los Angeles Sol UCLA48 Lisa Stoia MF Saint Louis Athletica Boston Renegades49 Sarah Senty DF Washington Freedom VirginiaWashington Freedom (W-League) Round 8 Pick Player Pos. WPS Team Previous team50 Kati Jo Spisak GK Washington Freedom Washington Freedom (W-League)51 Megan Kerns FW Saint Louis Athletica Florida52 Brittany Cameron GK Los Angeles Sol San Diego53 Mary Therese McDonnell DF Sky Blue FC Boston Renegades54 Allison Whitworth GK FC Gold Pride Auburn TigersAtlanta Silverbacks55 Kat Tarr DF Chicago Red Stars MissouriFC St. Louis56 Ashley Nick MF Boston Breakers Southern California Round 9 Pick Player Pos. WPS Team Previous team57 Allison Martino MF Boston Breakers Boston Renegades58 Jessica O'Rourke MF Chicago Red Stars F.C. Indiana59 Alissa Oldenkamp FW FC Gold Pride Arizona State60 Mele French FW Sky Blue FC Pali Blues61 Erica Janke DF Los Angeles Sol FC Gütersloh62 Sheree Gray DF Saint Louis Athletica Penn State63 Claire Zimmeck FW Washington Freedom William & MaryRichmond Kickers Round 10 Pick Player Pos. WPS Team Previous team64 Christen Karniski DF Washington Freedom Washington Freedom (W-League)65 Lydia Vandenbergh MF Saint Louis Athletica Charlotte Eagles66 Lisa Sari MF Los Angeles Sol Seattle Sounders67 Fanta Cooper DF Sky Blue FC Umeå Södra FF68 Stacie Alberico FW FC Gold Pride California Storm69 Stacy Bishop MF Boston BreakersTrade from Chicago Tampa Bay Hellenic70 Jaimel Johnson GK Boston Breakers Tennessee Draft notes See also List of foreign WPS players External links Complete draft coverage 2009 Draft WPS Draft