2011 WPS Draft Scheduled for January 14 with Live Webcast

2011 WPS Draft Scheduled for January 14 with Live Webcast Six WPS Teams will have Four Rounds to Select the Best Talent Coming Out of College Ranks SAN FRANCISCO, CA (December 16, 2010) – Women’s Professional Soccer (WPS) announced today that its 2011 WPS Draft has been scheduled at 1pm on Friday, January 14th during the 2011 NSCAA Convention in Baltimore, Maryland. WPS fans around the country will have the chance to follow their favorite team’s selections in real time via a live league webcast from Baltimore, Maryland, on www.WomensProSoccer.com -- the first time ever that the league has webcast its annual college draft. The draft will start with Western New York Flash having the first pick in 2011 and will continue for four rounds of selections by the six WPS teams. As an expansion team, the Western New York Flash will also receive a supplemental pick at the end of the first round. The live webcast will include online chats, interviews and analysis from WPS experts for fans to follow along. The draft room itself will be open to league officials, teams and media with the public able to catch all the action on the web. The two previous No. 1 selections include Amy Rodriguez in 2009 out of USC and Tobin Heath in 2010 from the University of North Carolina. The league will post the top five prospects at all four positions (GK, D, MF & F) based on a panel of media experts prior to the draft. 2011 WPS Draft Order (subject to change via trades) Round 1 1.    Western New York Flash 2.    Philadelphia Independence    * via trade 3.    Atlanta Beat            * via trade 4.    Washington Freedom 5.    Philadelphia Independence 6.    Boston Breakers 7.    Atlanta Beat            * via trade 8.    Western New York Flash    * supplemental pick (expansion team) Round 2 9.    Western New York Flash 10.    Washington Freedom 11.    Philadelphia Independence 12.    Boston Breakers Round 3 13.    Western New York Flash 14.    Atlanta Beat 15.    Philadelphia Independence    *via trade 16.    Sky Blue FC 17.    Washington Freedom 18.    Philadelphia Independence 19.    Boston Breakers Round 4 20.    Western New York Flash 21.    Sky Blue FC 22.    Washington Freedom 23.    Philadelphia Independence 24.    Boston Breakers