Jan 14, 2011

Live WPS Draft Coverage from Baltimore

Welcome to the Virginia Online Soccer News live coverage of the 2011 WPS Draft.


- Looks like the Freedom picked up another draft pick and now are drafting #3, #4, #10, #17, and #22

- Brianna Scurry is in attendance as the new GM for the Washington Freedom

- Just about ready to get underway here in Baltimore.

- Just a recap of WPS Draft 2010, Tobin Heath went #1 to the Atlanta Beat, who will be the first off the board this year?

- Under way as Rob Penner, WPS, starts off the introductions.

- and where off,

First Round:

- As expected, the WNY Flash select Alex Morgan from Cal as the #1 overall pick

- Pick #2 for Philadelphia Independence is Sinead Farelly from UVa

- o.k. now the Freedom/magicTalk SC select #3 & #4

- Meghan Klingenberg, MF, North Carolina selected #3 by Freedom

- #4 for Freedom joining Lkingenberg is Christen Press, F, Stanford

- #5 to Phillly is Lauren Fowlkes

- #6 is Keelin Winters to Boston

- #7 to Atlanta is Kylie Wright, MF, UCLA

- #8 New team, Western NY Flash will select Elli Reed, D, Portland to end 1st round and now a 5 minute break...

Second Round:

- # 9 starts second round with Jen Stoltenberg, F, Oregon

- #10 Freedom / magicTalk SC took a timeout, Omolyn Davis, GMU and Freedom Futures

- #11 going to Philly is Caitlin Farell Wake Forest

- #12 to wrap up the 2nd round, Boston gets Whitney Palmer

- Local player Meghan Lenczyk, F, Virginia still available and Freedom/magicTalk SC select #17 overall in the next (3rd) round...

Third Round:

- #13 WNY Flash chose Rose Augustin Notre Dame

- #14 Meghan Lenczyk, F, UVa to Atlanta

-#15 Lauren Barnes, D, UCLA goes to Philly

- #16 Sky Blue FC pick up Alyssa Mautz

- #17 Freedom/magicTalk select Amanda DeCosta, MF, FSU

- #18 Philly selects Bianca D'Agostino

- #19 with the final 3rd round pick Boston Breakers select Katherine Sheeleigh, Harvard

Fourth and Final Round:

- #20 Western NY Flash have chosen Ashliegh Bowers, Niagara

- #21 Sky Blue FC last pick of the 2011 WPS Draft will be Lauren Alkek

- #22 final pick for Freeedom/magicTalk SC select Katie Fraine, GK, Florida

- #23 Philly have picked Teresa Rynier of GMU with their final selection

- #24 with the final overall pick of the 2011 WPS Draft Boston get Tonya Taylor, UC Irvine

Draft recap and interviews will be posted within the next day or two.

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