Samanta Mewis is eligible for the 2015 NWSL Draft. (Photo Copyright Steve Bruno for The Equalizer)
One hundred forty-three players are on the preliminary list of players eligible for the 2015 National Women’s Soccer League College Draft. The list includes two of the three finalists for the MAC Hermann Trophy, to be named later Friday.
Reigning MAC Hermann Trophy winner and former University of Virginia midfielder Morgan Brian, long expected to be the No. 1 selection by the Houston Dash, is draft-eligible, along with former UCLA midfielder Sam Mewis. Former Florida State midfielder Dagný Brynjarsdóttir has not declared for the draft, as expected, and reportedly signed with a Frauen-Bundesliga team.
Also notably missing from the list of players declared for the draft is former Florida State defender Megan Campbell, who was a key piece to the team’s 2014 NCAA national championship run. Although she was listed as a senior in 2014, a source tells The Equalizer that Campbell has a year of eligibility remaining and wishes to use that.
Former Georgetown midfielder Daphne Corboz, who is a dual citizen in the U.S. and France, is eligible to be drafted.
Ally Courtnall, a defender out of UCLA, is not on the list and will not play in the NWSL, UCLA coach Amanda Cromwell told The Equalizer’s Harjeet Johal.
Registration for the draft closes on Wednesday. The draft will take place on Friday, Jan. 16 at 9:30 a.m. ET at the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Convention in Philadelphia. Outgoing college players must declare for the draft to be eligible to play in the NWSL this season.
The full list of draft-eligible players is below. The current order for the four-round, 36-pick draft can be found here.
The NWSL says it will hos a live draft chat on nwslsoccer.com, “including expert analysis from Division I women’s soccer head coaches.” Fans can follow the draft on Twitter, including live analysis from The Equalizer.
Preliminary list of NWSL Draft-eligible players
| Name | Position(s) | College |
| Tessa Andujar | D | University of Florida |
| Chelsea Archer | M | University of Washington |
| Julie Arnold | D | University of Texas |
| Jessica Ayers | M | Colorado College |
| Allie Bailey | M/F | Texas A&M University |
| Audrey Baldwin | GK | Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi |
| Kate Bennett | M/F | University of Washington |
| Jaycee Bingham | D/M/F | California State University, Fresno |
| Cassandra Black | M/F | Eastern Washington University |
| Lauren Bohaboy | M/F | University of Notre Dame |
| Kelsey Booth | M/F | San Diego State University |
| Mikhaila Bowden | D | Boise State University |
| Caroline Brawner | M/F | Colgate University |
| Morgan Brian | M | University of Virginia |
| Bianca Brinson | F | Texas A&M University |
| Taylor Burke | GK | University of Florida |
| Paige Burnett | GK | Northeastern University |
| Bianca Calderone | D | Northeastern University |
| Gabrielle Charno | D | University of Connecticut |
| Whitney Church | D | Pennsylvania State University |
| Gurveen Clair | GK | Washington State University |
| Kaysie Clark | M/F | University of Missouri |
| Rikki Clarke | M | Southern Methodist University |
| Savannah Coiner | D | Clemson University |
| Danielle Colaprico | D/M | University of Virginia |
| Tatiana Coleman | F | University of Central Florida |
| Taylor Comeau | M/F | University California Berkeley |
| Kiyomi Cook | D/M | University of Oregon |
| Tori Cooper | D/M/F | University Of Colorado Boulder |
| Daphne Corboz | M | Georgetown University |
| Megan Cravenor | M | University of Cincinnati |
| Abigail Dahlkemper | D | UCLA |
| Sabrina D’Angelo | GK | The University of South Carolina |
| Morgan Dankanich | F | United States Naval Academy |
| Jordan Day | GK | Texas A&M |
| Taylor Dearbaugh | M/F | Xavier University |
| Theresa Diederich | M | University of Alabama |
| Kelsey Dinges | M | Miami Universtiy |
| Gilda Doria | M | Duke University |
| Megan Dunnigan | D | Stephen F. Austin State University |
| Caprice Dydasco | D/M/F | UCLA |
| Luisa Echeverry | M/F | Hofstra University |
| Laura Eddy | D/M | University of Georgia |
| Chandra Eigenberger | D/M/F | University of Wisconsin, Green Bay |
| Brooke Elby | D/M/F | University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill |
| Jamia Fields | M/F | Florida State University |
| Chrisalyn Fonte | D/M | University of Nevada |
| Krystyna Freda | M/F | Winthrop University |
| Alexa Freguletti | D/M | Monmouth University |
| Bianca Frontino | D/F | University of California, Irvine |
| Brooke Gilbert | D/M | University of Texas at Austin |
| Megan Giles | M/F | Oral Roberts University |
| Arin Gilliland | D/F | University of Kentucky |
| Shea Groom | M/F | Texas A&M University |
| Kristin Grubka | M/F | Florida State University |
| Karina Gutsche | D | University of Florida |
| Victoria Hale | M/F | Texas State University |
| Samantha Harder | D/M | University of Denver |
| Kelsey Haycook | F | La Salle University |
| Brooke Hendrix | M/F | The University of Southern Mississippi |
| Kristi Hestdalen | GK | University of North Dakota |
| Jaelene Hinkle | D/M | Texas Tech University |
| Riley Houle | M/F | University of Connecticut |
| Justine Hovden | D/M/F | Baylor University |
| Molly Huber | M/F | Missouri State University |
| Sofia Huerta | D/M/F | Santa Clara University |
| Whitney Jaynes | D/M | University of Texas at Austin |
| Yanci Johnson | M/F | Northwestern State University |
| Bianca Jones | D | University of Colorado, Boulder |
| Hannah Kernen | M/F | University of Wisconsin, Green Bay |
| Sarah Killion | M | UCLA |
| Alyssa Kleiner | D/M/F | Santa Clara University |
| Hannah Kronick | F | Johns Hopkins University |
| Lo’eau LaBonta | M/F | Stanford University |
| Cloe Lacasse | M/F | The University of Iowa |
| Sharis Lachappelle | M/F | University of Texas at Austin |
| Taylor Leach | D | University of South Carolina |
| Victoria Leigh | D/M | Rutgers University |
| Emily Lillard | GK | University of Miami |
| Samantha Lofton | D/F | James Madison University |
| Mary Luba | M/F | Marquette University |
| Kimberly Marshall | D/M/F | Wake Forest University |
| Jennifer Martin | M/F | University of Central Florida |
| Stephanie McCaffrey | M/F | Boston College |
| Samantha Mewis | M | UCLA |
| Kai Miller | D | Boston University |
| Kelley Monogue | M/F | Texas A&M University |
| Ali Myers | M | Texas State University |
| Courtney Nelson | D/M/F | Bucknell University |
| Taylor Nelson | D/M | California State University Long Beach |
| Megan Oyster | D/M | UCLA |
| Melanie Pickert | D | The University of Iowa |
| Amelia Pietrangelo | M | Rutgers University |
| Katherine Ponce | M/F | Towson University |
| Jaclyn Poucel | D | University of Pittsburgh |
| Shade Pratt | D/M/F | University of Maryland |
| Devin Prendergast | D/M | University of Connecticut |
| Zuri Prince | M/F | Stephen F. Austin State University |
| Cambria Privett | M/F | University of California, Irvine |
| Alex Quincey | D/M/F | University of Southern California |
| Chelsea Raymond | M/F | Stephen F. Austin State University |
| Brooke Rice | D/M/F | University of Colorado |
| Kendall Romine | D | Stanford University |
| Katelyn Rowland | GK | UCLA |
| Cory Ryan | M/F | University of Maryland |
| Brittanie Sakajian | M/F | California State University, Northridge |
| Vicky Saravia | M/F | St. Thomas Aquinas College |
| Claudia Saucedo | F | William Carey University |
| Mckenzie Sauerwein | GK | University of Missouri (Mizzou) |
| Tatiana Saunders | GK | Dartmouth College |
| Taylor Schneider | D/M | University of Notre Dame |
| Stefanie Scholz | F | Rutgers University |
| Kate Schwindel | M/F | West Virginia University |
| Samantha Scofield | D/M | University of Notre Dame |
| Samantha Scolarici | F | Hofstra University |
| Jade Seabrook | D/M | United States Naval Academy |
| Nicole Setterlund | D/M | Washington State University |
| Lauren Silver | D/M | University of Florida |
| Allie Sirna | D | University of Tennessee, Knoxville |
| Jaclyn Softli | F | University of Washington |
| Havana Solaun | M/F | University of Florida |
| meredith speck | D/M | Yale University |
| Annie Speese | M | University of Florida |
| Caroline Stanley | GK | University of Southern California |
| Abigail Steele | GK | University of Oregon |
| Amber Stobbs | M/F | Hofstra University |
| Ashlie Stokes | M | Drake University |
| Meghan Streight | D/M | Texas A&M University |
| Kaitlyn Stroud | GK | University of Kansas |
| Jacquelin Strug | D/F | Northwestern State University |
| Katelin Taylor | M/F | University of Utah |
| Rachel Tejada | F | Illinois State University |
| Quinny Truong | M | Rice University |
| Deandra Turchi | D/M | Rowan University |
| Chioma Ubogagu | M/F | Stanford University |
| Caroline VanSlambrouck | D | The University of Kansas |
| Stephanie Verdoia | M/F | Seattle University |
| Maruschka Waldus | D/M | University of Alabama |
| LeAndra Walker | D | California State University Northridge |
| Cara Walls | F | University of Wisconsin Madison |
| Carleigh Williams | D | University of Central Florida |
| Lynn Williams | F | Pepperdine University |
| Katie Yensen | M/F | Virginia Tech |
