2015 NWSL College Draft | |
Sport: | Soccer |
Date: | January 16, 2015 |
Time: | 9:30 AM ET |
Location: | Philadelphia |
First: | Morgan Brian, Houston Dash |
Fewest: | Portland Thorns FC (0 picks) |
Most: | Chicago Red Stars (7 picks) |
Overall: | 36 |
Rounds: | 4 |
Prev: | 2014 |
Next: | 2016 |
The 2015 NWSL College Draft was the third annual meeting of National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) franchises to select eligible college players. It was held on January 16, 2015, at the NSCAA Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[1]
+ | 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 |
Round | Pick | Player | NWSL team | class=unsortable | Note | College | ||
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Round 1 | 1 | M | Virginia | |||||
2 | M | Sky Blue FC | UCLA | |||||
3 | D | UCLA | ||||||
4 | M | Western New York Flash | UCLA | |||||
5 | F | Boston College | ||||||
6 | +* | F | Western New York Flash | Pepperdine | ||||
7 | D | Western New York Flash | Texas Tech | |||||
8 | D | Chicago Red Stars | Kentucky | |||||
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| M | Chicago Red Stars | Virginia | ||||
Round 2 | 10 | D | Sky Blue FC | Florida State | ||||
11 | F | Chicago Red Stars | Santa Clara | |||||
12 | F | FC Kansas City | Texas A&M | |||||
13 | D | Washington Spirit | UCLA | |||||
14 | F | Boston Breakers | Florida State | |||||
15 | M | Seattle Reign FC | Florida | |||||
16 | D | FC Kansas City | Texas A&M | |||||
17 | G | UCLA | ||||||
18 | F | Western New York Flash | UCF | |||||
Round 3 | 19 | * | D | Washington Spirit | UCLA | |||
20 | D | James Madison | ||||||
21 | G | South Carolina | ||||||
22 | M | Georgetown | ||||||
23 | F | Wisconsin | ||||||
24 | F | Boston Breakers | Texas A&M | |||||
25 | D | Sky Blue FC | Maryland | |||||
26 | M | FC Kansas City | Colorado College | |||||
27 | M | Chicago Red Stars | Washington State | |||||
Round 4 | 28 | F | Sky Blue FC | Stanford | ||||
29 | F | Seattle | ||||||
30 | D | Washington Spirit | Penn State | |||||
31 | D | Houston Dash | UCF | |||||
32 | F | Illinois State | ||||||
33 | D | Boston Breakers | Northeastern | |||||
34 | F | Sky Blue FC | Stanford | |||||
35 | M | Missouri | ||||||
36 | D | Stanford |
Below is a list of undrafted rookies who appeared in a competitive NWSL game in 2015.[2]
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In 2015, a total of 24 colleges had players selected. Of these, 11 had a player drafted to the NWSL for the first time: Colorado College, Illinois State, James Madison, Kentucky, Missouri, Northeastern, Seattle, South Carolina, Texas A&M, Washington State and Wisconsin.
Selections | Schools | |
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6 | UCLA | |
3 | Stanford, Texas A&M | |
2 | Florida State, UCF, Virginia |
Conference | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Total |
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ACC | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Big East | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Big Ten | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Big 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Colonial | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Missouri Valley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Mountain West | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Pac-12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
SEC | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
The American | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
WAC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
West Coast | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Position | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Total | |
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Goalkeeper | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
Defender | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | |
Midfielder | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | |
Forward | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 |