2013 NWSL College Draft

US soccer draft August 2023 2013 NWSL College Draft Soccer January 18, 2013 Indianapolis, Indiana NWSL Zakiya Bywaters,Chicago Red Stars 32 4 2014 The 2013 NWSL College Draft was the first annual college draft held by the National Women's Soccer League to assign the NWSL rights of college players to the eight NWSL teams. It took place on January 18, 2013, at the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Convention in Indianapolis, Indiana.http://www.ussoccer.com/news/nwsl/2013/01/eight-teams-make-selections-at-2013-nwsl-college-draft.aspx Eight Teams Make Selections at 2013 NWSL College Draft at NSCAA Convention in Indianapolis U.S. Soccer 2013-01-18 2013-08-22 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20130121003150/http://www.ussoccer.com/News/NWSL/2013/01/Eight-Teams-Make-Selections-at-2013-NWSL-College-Draft.aspx 2013-01-21 http://www.sounderatheart.com/2013/1/18/3890890/2013-nwsl-college-draft-reign 2013 NWSL College Draft: Reign FC picks U.S.-Capped Christine Nairn, 3 Others - Sounder At Heart Sounderatheart.com 2013-08-22 April 4, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190404003547/https://www.sounderatheart.com/2013/1/18/3890890/2013-nwsl-college-draft-reign dead Format Draft order was determined by weighted draw based on an evaluation of current team strengths from the NWSL Player Allocation. The order remains the same each round, as opposed to the originally announced snake format.http://equalizersoccer.com/2013/01/16/nwsl-college-draft-order-set-for-friday/ Equalizer Soccer – NWSL College Draft order set for Friday Equalizersoccer.com 2013-01-16 2013-08-22 Teams will have three minutes to choose a player in each of the first two rounds and five minutes in each of the last two rounds.http://www.ussoccer.com/news/womens-national-team/2012/12/nwsl-college-draft-to-take-place-on-friday-jan-18.aspx NWSL College Draft to Take Place on Friday, Jan. 18 at the NSCAA Convention in Indianapolis U.S. Soccer 2013-08-22http://www.ourgamemagazine.com/nwsl-draft-preview-team-needs-and-players-to-watch/ NWSL Draft Preview: Team Needs and Players to Watch Our Game Magazine 2013-01-17 2013-08-22 https://web.archive.org/web/20130122033149/http://www.ourgamemagazine.com/nwsl-draft-preview-team-needs-and-players-to-watch/ 2013-01-22 dead Results Key Pos.GDMFPositionGoalkeeperDefenderMidfielderForward + 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 RoundPickNat. FIFA national affiliationPlayerPos. Player positionNWSL teamCollegeRound 11 USA Zakiya Bywaters F Chicago Red Stars UCLA2 USA Tiffany McCarty F Washington Spirit Florida State3 USA Kristie Mewis M FC Kansas City Boston College4 USA Lindsi Lisonbee Cutshall Lindsi Cutshall D Sky Blue FC BYU5 USA Casey Short Casey Krueger* D Boston Breakers Florida State6 USA Adrianna Franch* G Western New York Flash Oklahoma State7 USA Christine Nairn M Seattle Reign FC Penn State8 USA Kat Williamson D Portland Thorns FC FloridaRound 29 CAN Rachel Quon D Chicago Red Stars Stanford10 USA Caroline Miller Caroline Miller (soccer) F Washington Spirit Virginia11 USA Erika Tymrak^ M FC Kansas City Florida12 USA Kendall Johnson D Sky Blue FC Portland13 SAM Mariah Nogueira Mariah Bullock M Boston Breakers Stanford14 USA Amy Barczuk M Western New York Flash Colorado15 USA Mallory Schaffer# M Seattle Reign FC William & Mary16 USA Nicolette Radovcic# F Portland Thorns FC UCFRound 317 USA Taylor Vancil G Chicago Red Stars Florida State18 USA Holly King Holly King (soccer) M Washington Spirit Florida19 USA Whitney Berry# M FC Kansas City Kansas20 ENG Ashley Baker G Sky Blue FC Georgia21 USA Jo Dragotta M Boston Breakers Florida22 USA Vicki DiMartino F Western New York Flash Boston College23 USA Kristen Meier M Seattle Reign FC Wake Forest24 USA Amber Brooks M Portland Thorns FC North CarolinaRound 425 USA Jen Hoy F Chicago Red Stars Princeton26 USA Colleen Williams Colleen Williams (soccer) M Washington Spirit Dayton27 USA Nia Williams D FC Kansas City Missouri State28 USA Becky Kaplan# F Sky Blue FC Maryland29 USA Maddy Evans M Boston Breakers Penn State30 USA Jackie Logue# D Western New York Flash Wake Forest31 USA Haley Kopmeyer G Seattle Reign FC Michigan32 RSA Roxanne Barker# G Portland Thorns FC Pepperdine Summary In 2013, a total of 23 colleges had players selected. By virtue of it being the first NWSL College Draft, all of the following 23 had a player drafted to the NWSL for the first time: Boston College, BYU, Colorado, Dayton, Florida, Florida State, Georgia, Kansas, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri State, North Carolina, Oklahoma State, Penn State, Pepperdine, Portland, Princeton, Stanford, UCF, UCLA, Virginia, Wake Forest and William & Mary. Schools with multiple draft selections SelectionsSchools 4 Florida 3 Florida State 2 Boston College, Penn State, Stanford, Wake Forest Selections by college athletic conference ConferenceRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4TotalACC31419Atlantic 1000011Big Ten10034Big 1210102Colonial01001Ivy League00011Missouri Valley00011Pac-1213004SEC11305The American01001West Coast11013 Selections by position PositionRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4TotalGoalkeeper10225Defender32027Midfielder245213Forward22127 See also List of NWSL drafts List of National Women's Soccer League draftees by college team 2013 National Women's Soccer League season References 30em Category:National Women's Soccer League drafts College Draft NWSL College Draft Category:2010s in Indianapolis Category:Soccer in Indiana Category:Women's sports in Indianapolis Category:Organized events in Indianapolis NWSL College Draft