2002 WUSA draft explained

The 2002 WUSA college draft took place on February 11, 2002. It was the second college draft held by Women's United Soccer Association (WUSA) to assign the rights of college players to the WUSA teams.[1] [2]

Round 1

PickPlayerPos.WUSA teamPrevious team
1DF Santa Clara
2FW Univ. of Florida
3MF North Carolina
4MF Virginia
5MF Arizona State
6FW Franklin Pierce College
7DF Santa Clara
8DF North Carolina

Round 2

PickPlayerPos.WUSA teamPrevious team
1FW West Virginia Mountaineers
2DF Univ. of Connecticut
3DF Notre Dame
4DF Stanford
5MF UCLA
6DF Penn State
7GK Univ. of Florida
8MF Azusa Pacific

1. The Atlanta Beat traded its second round pick (15th overall) to the New York Power for future considerations..

2.The San Jose CyberRays traded its second round pick (16th overall) to the Philadelphia Charge for future considerations.

Round 3

PickPlayerPos.WUSA teamPrevious team
1GK Penn State
2FW UCLA
3MF Univ. of Connecticut
4MF Nebraska
5GK Clemson
6MF Wake Forest
7FW Texas A&M
8GK UNLV

3. Traded with the San Diego Spirit for 2001 waiver draft selection and fourth round 2002 draft selection.

Round 4

PickPlayerPos.WUSA teamPrevious team
1FW Utah
2MF U.S. Naval Academy
3GK Arizona State
4GK North Carolina
5MF Univ. of Florida
6DF Univ. of Florida
7GK North Carolina
8GK San Diego State

4. Traded from the Carolina Courage for 2001 waiver draft selection and third round 2002 draft selection.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: WUSA: 2002 Draft. Soccer America. 20 July 2013.
  2. News: Santa Clara's Slaton is league's top pick. San Francisco Chronicle. 20 July 2013. Dwight. Chapin. 12 February 2002.