The National Women’s Soccer League 2013 Supplemental Draft was held Thursday via conference call. Seattle Reign FC and Portland Thorns FC each made six selections. Here’s a quick-fire recap of their picks and some history on each player:
Seattle Reign FC selects defender Nikki Krzysik (Virginia) with the No. 2 overall pick in the 2013 NWSL Supplemental Draft.
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Krzysik played for the Philadelphia Independence and the U.S. under-23 national team.
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Portland Thorns FC selects Tina Ellertson, the former University of Washington defender Hope Solo wanted to play with in Seattle.
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And then there was this, a couple days ago: RT @tinaellertson: Not playing pro ball this year guys! Family First!!!
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Round 2: Seattle Reign FC selects defender Lauren Barnes, Portland Thorns FC takes midfielder Angie Kerr.
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Barnes also played for the Philadelphia Independence. More recently, she was (still is) an assistant coach at UC Riverside.
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Kerr played for Sky Blue FC and University of Portland (undefeated and NCAA title in 2005 with Megan Rapinoe and Christine Sinclair).
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Round 3: Seattle Reign FC — forward Laura Heyboer (Michigan State). Portland Thorns FC — forward Michele Wissenhofer (Notre Dame).
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Heyboer was drafted in 2012 by WPS Sky Blue FC. She made the trip to Japan with them last spring.
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Weissenhofer played for the Chicago Red Stars in 2012. Also, she can do this: youtu.be/BujNDQQI2eU.
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Round 4: Seattle Reign FC — forward Liz Bogus (Arizona State); Portland Thorns FC — defender Marian Dalmy (Santa Clara).
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Bogus played for the Boston Breakers before WPS folded, drifting among lower-level teams in the W-League and WPSL before that.
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Round 5: Seattle Reign FC — goalkeeper Michelle Betos (Georgia); Portland Thorns FC — forward Jessica Shufelt (Connecticut).
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Greek-American Betos played for Apollon Limasol (Cyprus), in Champions League in 2012. In qualifying, they beat Ada Velipoje (Albania) 21-0.
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She also played for the New York Fury in WPSL last summer, with fellow Reign FC pick Nikki Krzysik.
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Here is a highlight video of Shufelt: youtu.be/C9WC63GqlRM.
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Round 6: Seattle Reign FC — defender Kaley Fountain (Wake Forest); Portland Thorns FC — pass.
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Fountain was an assistant coach at Wake Forest after her playing days there. She played for Western New York Flash when it won WPS in 2011.
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