# 2014 NWSL College Draft

The 2014 NWSL College Draft was the second annual meeting of National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) franchises to select eligible college players. It was held on January 17, 2014, at the NSCAA Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and was open to the public.

## Format

* Draft order was determined by the final 2013 regular season standings.
* The Houston Dash, the expansion team associated with the Houston Dynamo, then received the fifth pick in the first round, between the four teams that missed the 2013 playoffs and the four that made the playoffs, and first pick in the second and fourth rounds. After the 2014 allocations were released, this was later updated to give Houston the second pick in the first round and the first pick in the third round.

## Results
### Key

| $^+$ | Denotes player who has been selected as NWSL Most Valuable Player |
| $^*$ | Denotes player who has been selected for an NWSL Best XI or NWSL Second XI team |
| $^^$ | Denotes player who has been selected as NWSL Rookie of the Year |
| $^#$ | Denotes player who has never appeared in an NWSL regular season or playoff game |

### Picks

| Round | Pick | Player | Pos. | NWSL team | College |
| Round 1 | 1 | Crystal Dunn$^{+*}$ | F | Washington Spirit | North Carolina |
| Round 1 | 2 | Kealia Ohai$^*$ | F | Houston Dash | North Carolina |
| Round 1 | 3 | Julie Johnston$^{*^}$ | D | Chicago Red Stars | Santa Clara |
| Round 1 | 4 | Vanessa DiBernardo$^*$ | M | Chicago Red Stars | Illinois |
| Round 1 | 5 | Kassey Kallman | D | FC Kansas City | Florida State |
| Round 1 | 6 | Maya Hayes | F | Sky Blue FC | Penn State |
| Round 1 | 7 | Amanda Frisbie | D | Seattle Reign FC | Portland |
| Round 1 | 8 | Nkem Ezurike | F | Boston Breakers | Michigan |
| Round 1 | 9 | Courtney Verloo | F | Western New York Flash | Stanford |
| Round 2 | 10 | Rafaelle Souza | F | Houston Dash | Ole Miss |
| Round 2 | 11 | Marissa Diggs | D | Houston Dash | UCF |
| Round 2 | 12 | Morgan Marlborough | F | FC Kansas City | Santa Clara |
| Round 2 | 13 | Natasha Anasi$^#$ | D | Boston Breakers | Duke |
| Round 2 | 14 | Cloee Colohan$^#$ | M | Western New York Flash | BYU |
| Round 2 | 15 | Hayley Haagsma | D | Sky Blue FC | Texas Tech |
| Round 2 | 16 | Jenna Richmond | M | FC Kansas City | UCLA |
| Round 2 | 17 | Megan Brigman | D | Seattle Reign FC | North Carolina |
| Round 2 | 18 | Kelsey Wys | G | Western New York Flash | Florida State |
| Round 3 | 19 | Frances Silva | F | FC Kansas City | West Virginia |
| Round 3 | 20 | Mandy Laddish | M | FC Kansas City | Notre Dame |
| Round 3 | 21 | Jazmine Reeves | F | Boston Breakers | Virginia Tech |
| Round 3 | 22 | Hayley Brock | F | Chicago Red Stars | Maryland |
| Round 3 | 23 | Mollie Pathman | M | Boston Breakers | Duke |
| Round 3 | 24 | Michelle Pao$^#$ | M | Sky Blue FC | Pepperdine |
| Round 3 | 25 | Emily Menges$^*$ | D | Portland Thorns FC | Georgetown |
| Round 3 | 26 | Molly Menchel | D | Washington Spirit | Virginia |
| Round 3 | 27 | Annie Steinlage$^#$ | D | Western New York Flash | Virginia |
| Round 4 | 28 | Jordan Jackson | M | Houston Dash | Nebraska |
| Round 4 | 29 | Shasta Fisher$^#$ | D | Washington Spirit | Virginia |
| Round 4 | 30 | Ellen Parker$^#$ | M | Seattle Reign FC | Portland |
| Round 4 | 31 | Elisabeth Sullivan | F | Portland Thorns FC | Mississippi State |
| Round 4 | 32 | Jami Kranich | G | Boston Breakers | Villanova |
| Round 4 | 33 | Elizabeth Eddy | M | Sky Blue FC | USC |
| Round 4 | 34 | Kim DeCesare | F | Boston Breakers | Duke |
| Round 4 | 35 | Maegan Kelly | F | FC Kansas City | Marquette |
| Round 4 | 36 | Kristen Hamilton$^*$ | F | Western New York Flash | Denver |

### Notable undrafted players

Below is a list of undrafted rookies who appeared in a competitive NWSL game in 2014.
| Player | Pos. | Original NWSL team | College |
| Lindsay Elston | M | Houston Dash | Washington |
| DiDi Haračić | G | Western New York Flash | Loyola (MD) |
| Holly Hein | D | Houston Dash | Michigan |
| Sara Keane | G | FC Kansas City | West Virginia |
| Victoria McCombs | D | Houston Dash | Michigan |
| Kelly McFarlane | M | Houston Dash | North Carolina |
| Meg Morris | M | Sky Blue FC | North Carolina |
| Kecia Morway | D | Chicago Red Stars | Colorado College |
| Courtney Niemiec | D | Portland Thorns FC | La Salle |
| Haley Palmer | D | Western New York Flash | San Diego State |
| Kelsey Pardue | M | Washington Spirit | Longwood |
| Domi Richardson | D | Houston Dash | Missouri |
| Bianca Sierra | D | Washington Spirit | Auburn |
| Jennifer Skogerboe | D | Washington Spirit | UConn |
| Nikki Stanton | M | Sky Blue FC | Fairfield |
| Hanna Terry | F | Portland Thorns FC | Northeastern |

## Trades

Round 1:
* ↑ Seattle Reign FC → Chicago Red Stars. March 1, 2013: Seattle Reign FC sent their first-round selection in the 2014 draft plus future considerations to Chicago Red Stars in exchange for midfielder Keelin Winters and Chicago's 4th round pick.
* ↑ Boston Breakers → FC Kansas City. October 17, 2013: Boston Breakers sent their first-round selection in the 2014 draft to FC Kansas City in exchange for forward Courtney Jones and FCKC's first-round pick.
* ↑ Portland Thorns FC → Seattle Reign. December 10, 2013: Seattle Reign FC sent defender Nikki Marshall and the No. 9 pick in the 2014 National Women's Soccer League College Draft to the Portland Thorns in exchange for Portland's No. 6 pick in the 2014 NWSL College Draft and a second-round pick in the 2015 Draft.
* ↑ FC Kansas City → Boston Breakers. October 17, 2013: FC Kansas City sent forward Courtney Jones and their first-round pick to Boston Breakers in exchange for Boston's first-round selection in the 2014 draft.
Round 2:
* ↑ Washington Spirit → Seattle Reign FC → Portland Thorns FC → Houston Dash. July 1, 2013: Seattle Reign FC sent Lindsay Taylor and a conditional fourth-round pick in the 2014 NWSL College Draft to Washington Spirit in exchange for the Spirit's 2014 College Draft second-round selection. December 10, 2013: Seattle Reign FC sent defender Nikki Marshall and the No. 9 pick in the 2014 National Women's Soccer League College Draft to the Portland Thorns in exchange for Portland's No. 6 pick in the 2014 NWSL College Draft and a second-round pick in the 2015 Draft. January 17, 2014: Portland Thorns traded their 2nd round pick and a player to be named later to Houston Dash in exchange for Meleana Shim
* ↑ Seattle Reign FC → FC Kansas City. July 1, 2013: Seattle Reign FC traded midfielder Teresa Noyola, their second-round pick in the 2014 college draft and the rights to unsigned defender Nikki Krzysik to FC Kansas City for forward Renae Cuéllar and FC Kansas City's third-round pick in the 2014 college draft.
* ↑ Chicago Red Stars → Boston Breakers. October 29, 2013: Chicago Red Stars acquired the rights to defender Casey Short along with a third-round pick in the 2015 National Women's Soccer League College Draft in exchange for the No. 11 overall pick in the 2014 NWSL College Draft.
* ↑ Boston Breakers → Western New York Flash. April 29, 2013: Boston Breakers acquired defender Melinda Mercado from the Western New York Flash in exchange for their second round pick in the 2014 National Women's Soccer League College Draft
* ↑ Portland Thorns FC → FC Kansas City. January 13, 2014: Portland Thorns send their second second-round pick to FC Kansas City and receive Sinead Farrelly.
* ↑ FC Kansas City → Seattle Reign FC. December 5, 2013: FC Kansas City sent their second-round pick (15th overall) to Seattle Reign FC and their third-round pick in 2015 in exchange for Liz Bogus and the 17th overall selection (third-round) in the 2014 draft
Round 3:
* ↑ Houston Dash → FC Kansas City. January 13, 2014: FC Kansas City has acquired the 19th pick from the Houston Dash in exchange for Bianca Henninger
* ↑ Washington Spirit → Seattle Reign FC → FC Kansas City. October 25, 2013: Washington Spirit sent the rights to defenders Alina Garciamendez and Nikki Marshall and the 17th overall pick in the 2014 Draft to Seattle Reign FC in exchange for forward Renae Cuéllar, the 23rd overall selection in the 2014 draft, and the rights to forward Jodie Taylor. December 5, 2013: FC Kansas City sent their second-round pick (15th overall) to Seattle Reign FC and their third-round pick in 2015 in exchange for Liz Bogus and the 17th overall selection (third-round) in the 2014 draft
* ↑ Seattle Reign FC → Boston Breakers. October 23, 2013: Seattle Reign FC has acquired midfielder Mariah Nogueira from the Boston Breakers in exchange for Seattle's third round-pick (No. 18 overall) in the 2014 NWSL College Draft and Reign FC's third-round pick in the 2015 draft
* ↑ FC Kansas City → Seattle Reign FC → Washington Spirit. July 1, 2013: Seattle Reign FC traded midfielder Teresa Noyola, their second-round pick in the 2014 college draft and the rights to unsigned defender Nikki Krzysik to FC Kansas City for forward Renae Cuéllar and FC Kansas City's third-round pick in the 2014 college draft. October 25, 2013: Seattle Reign FC sent forward Renae Cuéllar, the 23rd overall selection in the 2014 draft, and the rights to forward Jodie Taylor to Washington Spirit in exchange for the rights to defenders Alina Garciamendez and Nikki Marshall and the 17th overall pick in the 2014 Draft.
Round 4:
* ↑ Chicago Red Stars → Seattle Reign FC → Washington Spirit → Portland Thorns. March 1, 2013: Seattle Reign FC sent their first-round selection in the 2014 draft plus future considerations to Chicago Red Stars in exchange for midfielder Keelin Winters and Chicago's 4th round pick. July 1, 2013: Seattle Reign FC sent Lindsay Taylor and a conditional fourth-round pick in the 2014 NWSL College Draft to Washington Spirit in exchange for the Spirit's 2014 College Draft second-round selection. January 17, 2014: Washington Spirit traded their 4th pick in the 4th round to Portland for Tiffany Weimer
* ↑ Portland Thorns FC → Boston Breakers. January 17, 2014: Portland traded their 7th pick in the 4th round and their 2nd round pick in the 2015 college draft to Boston for Michelle Betos.

## Summary

In 2014, a total of 27 colleges had players selected. Of these, 15 had a player drafted to the NWSL for the first time: Denver, Duke, Georgetown, Illinois, Marquette, Mississippi State, Nebraska, Notre Dame, Ole Miss, Santa Clara, Texas Tech, USC, Villanova, Virginia Tech and West Virginia.

### Schools with multiple draft selections

| Selections | Schools |
| 3 | Duke, North Carolina, Virginia |
| 2 | Florida State, Portland, Santa Clara |

### Selections by college athletic conference

| Conference | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Total |
| ACC | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 13 |
| Big East | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Big Ten | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Big 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Colonial | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Pac-12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| SEC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Summit | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| The American | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| West Coast | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 |

### Selections by position

| Position | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Total |
| Goalkeeper | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Defender | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 |
| Midfielder | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| Forward | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 14 |