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2013 NWSL College Draft
US soccer draft
US soccer draft
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | 2013 NWSL College Draft |
| sport | Soccer |
| date | January 18, 2013 |
| location | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| league | NWSL |
| first | Zakiya Bywaters, |
| Chicago Red Stars | |
| overall | 32 |
| rounds | 4 |
| next | [2014](2014-nwsl-college-draft) |
Chicago Red Stars 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.
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.
- 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.
Results
Key
| Position | Goalkeeper | Defender | Midfielder | Forward |
|---|
| # | Denotes player who has never appeared in an NWSL regular season or playoff game |
|---|
Picks
| Round | Pick | Nat. | Player | Pos. | NWSL team | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | 1 | USA | F | Chicago Red Stars | UCLA | |
| 2 | USA | F | Washington Spirit | Florida State | ||
| 3 | USA | M | FC Kansas City | Boston College | ||
| 4 | USA | D | Sky Blue FC | BYU | ||
| 5 | USA | * | D | Boston Breakers | Florida State | |
| 6 | USA | * | G | Western New York Flash | Oklahoma State | |
| 7 | USA | M | Seattle Reign FC | Penn State | ||
| 8 | USA | D | Portland Thorns FC | Florida | ||
| Round 2 | 9 | CAN | D | Chicago Red Stars | Stanford | |
| 10 | USA | F | Washington Spirit | Virginia | ||
| 11 | USA | ^ | M | FC Kansas City | Florida | |
| 12 | USA | D | Sky Blue FC | Portland | ||
| 13 | SAM | M | Boston Breakers | Stanford | ||
| 14 | USA | M | Western New York Flash | Colorado | ||
| 15 | USA | # | M | Seattle Reign FC | William & Mary | |
| 16 | USA | # | F | Portland Thorns FC | UCF | |
| Round 3 | 17 | USA | G | Chicago Red Stars | Florida State | |
| 18 | USA | M | Washington Spirit | Florida | ||
| 19 | USA | # | M | FC Kansas City | Kansas | |
| 20 | ENG | G | Sky Blue FC | Georgia | ||
| 21 | USA | M | Boston Breakers | Florida | ||
| 22 | USA | F | Western New York Flash | Boston College | ||
| 23 | USA | M | Seattle Reign FC | Wake Forest | ||
| 24 | USA | M | Portland Thorns FC | North Carolina | ||
| Round 4 | 25 | USA | F | Chicago Red Stars | Princeton | |
| 26 | USA | M | Washington Spirit | Dayton | ||
| 27 | USA | D | FC Kansas City | Missouri State | ||
| 28 | USA | # | F | Sky Blue FC | Maryland | |
| 29 | USA | M | Boston Breakers | Penn State | ||
| 30 | USA | # | D | Western New York Flash | Wake Forest | |
| 31 | USA | G | Seattle Reign FC | Michigan | ||
| 32 | RSA | # | 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
| Selections | Schools |
|---|---|
| 4 | Florida |
| 3 | Florida State |
| 2 | Boston College, Penn State, Stanford, Wake Forest |
Selections by college athletic conference
| Conference | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Total | ACC | 9 | Atlantic 10 | 1 | Big Ten | 4 | Big 12 | 2 | Colonial | 1 | Ivy League | 1 | Missouri Valley | 1 | Pac-12 | 4 | SEC | 5 | The American | 1 | West Coast | 3 |
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| 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Selections by position
| Position | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Total | Goalkeeper | Defender | Midfielder | Forward |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | **5** | |||||
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | **7** | |||||
| 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | **13** | |||||
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | **7** |
References
References
- (2013-01-18). "Eight Teams Make Selections at 2013 NWSL College Draft at NSCAA Convention in Indianapolis". U.S. Soccer.
- "2013 NWSL College Draft: Reign FC picks U.S.-Capped Christine Nairn, 3 Others - Sounder At Heart". Sounderatheart.com.
- (2013-01-16). "Equalizer Soccer – NWSL College Draft order set for Friday". Equalizersoccer.com.
- "NWSL College Draft to Take Place on Friday, Jan. 18 at the NSCAA Convention in Indianapolis". U.S. Soccer.
- (2013-01-17). "NWSL Draft Preview: Team Needs and Players to Watch". Our Game Magazine.
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