Alex Morgan, California Golden Bears star and rising star of the US Women's National Team, was selected as the top overall pick by the expansion Western New York Flash during the 2011 Women's Professional Soccer Draft, held Friday in Baltimore as part of the annual convention of the National Soccer Coaches Association of America.
Here is a round-by-round recap of the selection made in the draft:
2011 WPS DRAFT
ROUND 1
1. Western New York Flash - Alex Morgan, F, California
2. Philadelphia Independence - Sinead Farrelly, M, Virginia
3. Washington Freedom (via trade with Atlanta Beat) - Meghan Klingenberg, M, North Carolina
4. Washington - Christen Press, F, Stanford
5. Philadelphia - Lauren Fowlkes, F, Notre Dame
6. Boston Breakers - Keelin Winters, M, Portland
7. Atlanta - Kylie Wright, M, UCLA
8. Western New York - Elli Reed, D, Portland
ROUND 2
9. Philadelphia - Jennifer Stoltenberg, F, Oregon
10. Washington - Omolyn Davis, M, George Mason
11. Philadelphia - Caitlin Farrell, D, Wake Forest
12. Boston - Whitney Palmer, F, Oklahoma
ROUND 3
13. Western New York - Rose Augustin, M, Notre Dame
14. Atlanta - Meghan Lencyzk, F, Virginia
15. Philadelphia - Lauren Barnes, D, UCLA
16. Sky Blue FC - Alyssa Mautz, M, Texas A&M
17. Washington - Amanda DeCosta, M, Florida State
18. Philadelphia - Bianca D'Agostino, M, Wake Forest
19. Boston - Katie Sheeleigh, F, Harvard
ROUND 4
20. Western New York - Ashleigh Bowers, GK, Niagara
21. Sky Blue FC - Lauren Alkek, D, Oklahoma
22. Washington - Katie Fraine, GK, Florida
23. Philadelphia - Teresa Rynier, M, James Madison
24. Boston - Tanya Taylor, F, UC-Irvine
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