La National Women’s Soccer League accoglie 56 giovani atlete nel NWSL Draft 2024, raggiungendo così il più alto numero di giocatrici selezionate nella storia del draft.
Lo Utah Royals FC, club all’esordio, ha fatto sei selezioni, tra cui la prima scelta assoluta che è ricaduta su Ally Sentnor, dell’University of North Carolina (UNC). Sempre da UNC arriva la seconda scelta assoluta, con il Bay FC, anch’esso all’esordio, che ha selezionato il difensore Savy King. Il Washington Spirit ha selezionato la terza scelta assoluta del draft, accogliendo la centrocampista Croix Bethune, University of Georgia, all’interno del club della capitale americana.
La classe NWSL Draft 2024 presenta giocatrici di 30 università statunitensi differenti, tra cui cinque che hanno visto una giocatrice scelta nel draft per la prima volta nella storia dell’università: Utah State University, St. Mary’s College, University of Pittsburgh, University of Memphis and University of Iowa. University of Virginia e Stanford continuano le loro serie di avere almeno una scelta in ogni draft. Con sei giocatrici selezionati quest’anno l’University of North Carolina è l’università che ha avuto più scelte nella storia: 27 giocatrici.
NWSL Draft 2024
Round 1
1. Utah Royals FC: Ally Sentnor, University of North Carolina
2. Bay FC: Savy King, University of North Carolina
3. Washington Spirit: Croix Bethune, University of Georgia
4. Utah Royals FC: Brecken Mozingo, Brigham Young University
5. Washington Spirit: Hal Hershfelt, Clemson
6. Racing Louisville FC: Reilyn Turner, UCLA
7. Washington Spirit: Kate Wiesner, Penn State
8. Bay FC: Maya Doms, Stanford
9. Orlando Pride: Ally Lemos, UCLA
10. Chicago Red Stars: Leilanni Nesbeth, FSU
11. Portland Thorns FC: Peyton Linnehan, Penn State
12. San Diego Wave FC: Kennedy Wesley, Stanford
13. Washington Spirit: Makenna Morris, Clemson
14. NJ/NY Gotham FC: Maycee Bell, North Carolina
Round 2
15. Chicago Red Stars: Jameese Joseph, North Carolina State
16. Utah Royals FC: Lauren Flynn, FSU
17. Seattle Reign FC: Sam Meza, University of North Carolina
18. Kansas City Current: Ellie Wheeler, Penn State
19. Houston Dash: Avery Patterson, University of North Carolina
20. Utah Royals FC: Olivia Smith-Griffiths, Brigham Young University
21. Houston Dash: Kiki Van Zanten
22. Orlando Pride: Cori Dyke, Penn State
23. Portland Thorns FC: Olivia Wade-Katoa, Brigham Young University
24. North Carolina Courage: Natalia Staude, Virginia
25. Portland Thorns FC: Keslea Kaufusi, Utah State
26. Utah Royals FC: Emma Jaskaniec, Wisconsin
27. Seattle Reign FC: Maddie Mercado, Notre Dame
28. Racing Louisville FC: Emma Sears, Ohio State
Round 3
29. Utah Royals FC: Zoe Burns, USC
30. Bay FC: Jamie Shepard, Utah Valley
31. Chicago Red Stars: Hannah Anderson, Texas Tech
32. Kansas City Current: Hailie Mackiewicz, Clemson
33. Utah Royals FC: Cristina Roque, FSU
34. Bay FC: Caroline Conti, Clemson
35. Washington Spirit: Anna Podojil, Arkansas
36. Houston Dash: Amanda West, Pittsburgh
37. Angel City FC: Felicia Knox, Alabama
38. Houston Dash: Heather Hinz, South Carolina
39. Portland Thorns FC: Kat Asman, Penn State
40. North Carolina Couarge: Julia Dorsey, University of North Carolina
41. Chicago Red Stars: Bea Franklin, Arkansas
42. San Diego Wave FC: Mya Jones, Memphis (acquired via trade with Louisville in exchange for $40,000 and No. 54 pick)
Round 4
43. Seattle Reign FC: Makena Carr, Saint Mary’s College of California
44. Angel City FC: Jessica Garziano, St. John’s
45. Chicago Red Stars: Celia Gaynor, Michigan State
46. Kansas City Current: Hope Hisey, Arizona
47. Houston Dash: Alyssa Bourgeois, Santa Clara
48. Racing Louisville FC: Sam Cary, Iowa
49. Washington Spirit: Courtney Brown, Utah
50. Orlando Pride: Alex Kerr, Texas Tech
51. Angel City FC: Madi Curry, Princeton
52. North Carolina Courage: Landy Mertz, Pittsburgh
53. Portland Thorns FC: Katie Duong, Stanford
54. Racing Louisville FC: Madison White, Texas Tech
55. Bay FC: Laveni Vaka, Brigham Young University
56. Orlando Pride: Talia Gabarra, University of Central Florida
