The NWSL released a preliminary list of 148 players eligible for the 2017 NWSL College Draft. The draft will be held on January 12 at 3pm Eastern. The Washington Spirit hold the 19th, 29th, and 36th overall spots in the draft.
The Spirit suffered several critical losses this year which makes the draft a priority for the club. Goalkeeper Kelsey Wys tore her ACL while playing in the Australian W-League, so the Spirit will likely need to pick up another goalkeeper. Defense is also a weak point for the club, especially because of Caprice Dydasco’s ACL injury.
Earlier this offseason, the Spirit picked up the No. 3 overall spot in a trade with the Seattle Reign but the club later sent the pick to Boston in a trade with the Breakers. Washington also gained the No. 36 overall spot in the trade with Seattle that sent Christine Nairn back to the Reign.
Here is a list of eligible players.
NWSL Draft- Players List
| Last Name: | First Name: | Citizenship: | College: | Position(s): | Hometown: | Youth Club: |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Last Name: | First Name: | Citizenship: | College: | Position(s): | Hometown: | Youth Club: |
| Agnew | Lindsay | USA | Ohio State | F, D | Dublin, Ohio | Ohio Premier |
| Altschuld | Jacqueline | USA | San Diego | F, M, D | Woodland Hills, Calif. | Real So Cal |
| Ambrose | Brittany | Canada | Santa Clara | F, M | Vancouver, B.C. | Whitecaps FC |
| Andrews | Morgan | USA | USC | M, D, F | Milford, N.H. | Stars of Massachusetts |
| Antetomaso | Alexa | USA | Georgia | F, D | N. Richland Hills, Texas | Empire United Academy |
| Arellano | Samantha | USA | Cal-Riverside | M | San Diego, Calif. | S.D. United/ S.D. Surf |
| Armstrong | Emily | USA | Connecticut | GK | Collegeville, Pa. | FC Pennsylvania |
| Arnold | Sydney | USA | Marshall | M, F, D | Stafford, Va. | Richmond Fs |
| Atanda | Catrina | USA | Clemson | M | Belle Mead, N.J | Player Development Academy |
| Back | Victoria | England | Texas A&M-Commerce | D, F, D | York, Eng. | York City Ladies |
| Baisden | Rylee | USA | Pepperdine | F, M, D | Yorba Linda, Calif. | Legends FC |
| Barba | Victoria | USA | San Diego State | M | Albuquerque, N.M. | New Mexico Rush Soccer Club |
| Bates | Nicole | USA | Fordham | D | Basking Ridge, N.J. | Norwalk Junior Soccer Association |
| Bauer | Maddie | USA | Stanford | D | Newport Beach, Calif. | Slammers FC |
| Beal | Rashida | USA | Minnesota | D | Germantown, Wis. | North Shore United |
| Bois | Alyssa | USA | Brevard College | D, M | Leonardtown, Md. | St. Mary's Soccer Club |
| Boon | Ellie | USA | Portland | D, M, D | Washougal, Wash. | Washington Timbers |
| Brooksby | Jessica | USA | Utah State | F, M | Hyde Park, Utah | La Roca |
| Brown | Brenna | USA | Fairfield | M, F | North Salem, N.Y. | World Class FC |
| Bukovec | Stephanie | Canada | Belmont | GK | Toronto, Ont. | Vaughan Azzuri/Ajax FC Red |
| Campbell | Carolyn Jane | USA | Stanford | GK | Kennesaw, Ga. | Concorde Fire |
| Chapman | Darienne | USA | Tulsa | D, M, F | Tulsa, Okla. | TSC/Hurricane |
| Clarke | Summer | Canada | Louisiana State | F, M | Richmond, B.C. | Richmond Girls Soccer Association |
| Corby | Marti | USA | Grand Valley State | M | Ada, Mich. | Mwest United |
| Cowley | Mackenzie | USA | George Washington | F | Sea Girt, N.J. | SDFC Lynx |
| Cox | Meghan | USA | Virginia | D | Springfield, Va. | Virginia Soccer Association |
| Crowder | Marion | USA | Georgia | F, M, D | Madison, Miss. | Mississippi Fire |
| Damm | Madison | USA | Connecticut | M, F | North Kingstown, R.I. | Scorpions SC |
| Davis | Aleah | USA | Texas-El Paso | M, D | Hewitt, Texas | D'Feeters 95 |
| de Haan | Hanna | Germany | Portland | GK | Leer, Germany | SV Werder Bremen |
| Donaldson | Melanie | USA | Missouri | D, M | Florissant, Mo. | Lou Fusz, Wipke |
| Dougherty Howard | Meggie | USA | Florida | M | Largo, Fla. | Tampa Bay United |
| Dowd | Hayley | USA | Boston College | F | Peabody, Mass. | FC Stars of MA |
| Drennan | Chelsea | USA | South Carolina | M, F | Anderson, S.C. | Carolina Elite Soccer Academy |
| Driesse | Nickolette | USA | Penn State | M,D | Wayne, N.J. | Player Development Academy |
| Drinkwater | Sydney | USA | Florida Atlantic | GK | Merritt Island, Fla. | Space Coast United |
| Enna | Elizabeth | USA | Benedictine College | M, D, F | Overland Park, Kan. | KS Rush |
| Estrada | Tayler | USA | Kansas | D, M | Bentonville, Ark. | Sporting Arkansas |
| Evans | Danica | USA | Colorado | F | Lakewood, Colo. | Colorado Rush |
| Firstenberg | Sarah Ashley | USA | North Carolina | F, M | Irving, Texas | FC Dallas |
| Fischlein | Kendall | USA | Wake Forest | D, M, F | Mooresville, N.C. | NC Fusion |
| Fletcher | Emma | Canada | California | M | Victoria, B.C. | Whitecaps |
| Flynn | Caroline | USA | Nebraska | M, D | Lincoln, Neb. | Toro Bravo Omaha NE |
| Freeman | Miranda | USA | USC | D, M | Royal Palm Beach, Fla. | Renegades |
| Gardner | Hanna | USA | North Carolina | D | Chapel Hill, N.C. | Capital Area Soccer League |
| Ghaffoor | Sarah | USA | Chowan | D, M | Hamilton, N.J. | Next Level Soccer Academy |
| Gibbons | Christina | USA | Duke | D, M | Raleigh, N.C. | Capital Area Soccer League |
| Gould | Carly | USA | Brown | M | Hampton Falls, N.H. | Seacoast United Soccer Club |
| Haavik | Helene | Norway | Oregon State | M, D, F | Corvallis, Ore. | Klepp Elite |
| Harris | Lindsey | USA | North Carolina | GK | Austin, Texas | Lonestar Soccer Club |
| Hatch | Ashley | USA | Brigham Young | F | Gilbert, Ariz. | Legends |
| Hellstrom | Jenna | Canada | Kent State | F, M, D | Sudbury, Ont. | Panhellenic Soccer Club |
| Herndon | Ashley | USA | James Madison | F, M | Ashburn, Va. | VSA Heat |
| Hill | Rachel | USA | Connecticut | F, M | Rollinsford, N.H. | Seacoast United |
| Hobbs | Tarah | USA | Minnesota | GK | Hugo, Minn. | Minnesota Thunder Academy |
| Hubly | Kelli | USA | DePaul | F, D | Elk Grove, Ill. | Sockers FC Chicago |
| Iordanou | Krystina | USA | Virginia | D | Long Island, N.Y. | Albertson Fury |
| Irwin | Madison | USA | New Mexico | M, F | Tucson, Ariz. | Tucson Soccer Academy |
| James Buhigas | Anna Rosa | USA/Spain | Lipscomb | GK | Columbus, OH | Ohio Premier |
| Jenkins | Darian | USA | UCLA | F, M | Riverton, Utah | Sparta |
| Jesolva | Jordan | USA | Santa Clara | F, M | La Mirada, Calif. | So Cal Blues |
| Jeter | Devlyn | USA | Portland | F, D, M | Sacramento, Calif. | FC Elk Grove |
| Johnson | Katie | USA/Mexico | USC | F | Monrovia, Calif. | Crown City United, Arsenal FC |
| Johnson | Kaitlyn | USA | Washington State | F, M | Los Angeles, Calif | South Bay Force Soccer Club |
| Johnson | Jaycie | USA | Nebraska | F, M | Lee's Summit, Mo. | Sporting KC |
| Jordan | Savannah | USA | Florida | F | Fayetteville, Ga. | Concorde Fire South |
| Kallmaier | Hanna | Germany | Kansas | D, M | Emmerting, Germany | FC Bayern Munich |
| Kashimoto | Serina | Japan | Butler | D, M, F | Hiroshima, Japan | Revalies Hiroshima FC |
| Kaskie | Lauren | USA | UCLA | M, D | Las Vegas, Nev. | Las Vegas Heat |
| Kopale | Amanda | USA | Florida State | GK | Cape Coral, Fla. | Lee County Fs |
| Kramer | Kristin | USA | Nebraska-Kearney | F | Cedar Rapids, Iowa | Heartland Soccer Club |
| Lavelle | Rose | USA | Wisconsin | M | Cincinnati, Ohio | Cincinnati United Premier |
| Lawrence | Brittney | Canada | Oral Roberts | F, M | Ajax, Ont. | Markham United |
| Leinert | Hannah | USA | Purdue | F, M | Wildwood, Mo. | Lou Fusz Wipke |
| Leonard | Rachel | USA | Cal State-Sacramento | D | Livermore, Calif. | West Coast Soccer Club |
| Levin | Savannah | USA | USC | D, M, F | Newport Coast, Calif. | Slammers FC |
| Little | Kaela | USA | Notre Dame | GK | Tulsa, Okla. | TSC Hurricane |
| Lombard | Paige | USA | Penn | D | Largo, Fla. | West Florida Flames |
| Lum | Jennifer | USA | Cal State-Sacramento | M | Folsom, Calif. | Placer united soccer club |
| Lussi | Tyler | USA | Princeton | F | Gibson Island, Md. | Bethesda SC |
| Lyman | Tahlor | USA | Oral Roberts | M, D | N. Richland Hills, Texas | FC Dallas |
| Mattingly | Leah | USA | Ball State | D | Floyds Knobs, Ind. | Javanon Soccer Club |
| McCarthy | Shannon | USA | Miami (FL) | D | Brighton, Mich. | Michigan Hawks |
| McDonough | Siobhan | USA | Pitt | D, M, F | Andover, Mass. | New England Football Club |
| McFarlane | Darcy | USA/Canada | North Carolina | D, M | Mill Valley, Calif. | Marin FC and Santa Rosa United |
| McNabb | Kristen | USA | Virginia | D | Montville, N.J. | PDA Charge |
| McNitt | Chay | USA | Ball State | D, M | Howell, Mich. | Michigan Hawks |
| McVicker | Jillian | USA | Ohio State | GK | Metuchen, N.J. | FC Pennsylvania Fs |
| Meehan | McKenzie | USA | Boston College | F, M | Glocester, R.I. | Scorpions Soccer Club |
| Mills | Kayla | USA | USC | F, M, D | West Covina, Calif. | Slammers FC |
| Minor | Natasha | USA | Southeast Missouri State | F | Green Bay, Wis. | North Shore United |
| Molloy | Tyler-Rae | Canada | Mobile | F, M | St.Albert, Canada | Victoria |
| Munerlyn | Amber | USA | UCLA | F | Corona, Calif. | Socal Blues |
| Murphy | Erica | USA | Rutgers | F | Millstone Twp. N.J. | Player Development Academy |
| New | Maxine | USA | Rowan | F, M | Clayton, N.J. | FC Bucks |
| Niedermeyer | Cydney | USA | Temple | D | Fort Myers, Fla. | Lee County Fs |
| O'Connell | Cortney | USA | Central Florida | F | Chantilly, Va. | Bethesda Soccer Club |
| Oleksiak | Marisa | USA | Michigan State | D, M | Shelby, Mich. | Michigan Hawks |
| Onumonu | Ifeoma | USA | California | M, F | Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. | Arsenal |
| Palmer | Alice | United Kingdom | Oakland | M, F | Poole, England | Reading FC, WSL |
| Patterson | Toriana | USA | Connecticut | D | Yorktown Heights, N.Y. | Quickstrike FC |
| Payne | Antionette (Toni) | USA | Duke | M, F | Birmingham, Ala. | Concorde Fire |
| Pellens | Wilhelmina | Netherlands | Missouri-Kansas City | D, M | Kansas City, Mo. | BFC Bussum |
| Perrell | Kelsey | USA | High Point | F, D | King, N.C. | Triad Elite Football Club |
| Poulin | Diana | USA | St. John's | GK | Hauppauge, N.Y. | East Meadow United |
| Prince | Nichelle | USA/Canada | Ohio State | F, M | Ajax, Ont. | Pickering Soccer Club |
| Proffitt | Morgan | USA | Marquette | D, M | Columbus, Ind. | Carmel United Soccer Club |
| Prudhomme | Samantha | USA | USC | GK | Aliso Viejo, Calif. | So Cal Blues |
| Purce | Margaret | USA | Harvard | M, F | Silver Spring, Md. | Bethesda |
| Rangel | Mimi | USA | Cal State-Long Beach | M, F | Chino, Calif. | Legends FC |
| Ratner | Jessica | USA | Bucknell | GK | Langhorne, Pa. | FC Bucks/Player Development Academy |
| Reed | Abigail | USA | DePaul | M, F | Rockford, Ill. | FC United |
| Reed | Brittney | USA | Kennesaw State | D, F | Dallas, Georgia | North Atlanta Soccer Association, IMG Academy |
| Ribeiro | Stephanie | USA | Connecticut | F, M | Pawtucket, R.I. | Massachusetts Premier Soccer |
| Richardson | Emily | USA | Evansville | D, F | Elizabethtown, Ky. | United 1995 F.C |
| Rodrigues | Ana Caroline | Brazil | Central Florida | F, M | Juazeiro-Bahia, Brazil | |
| Sabadash | Hope | Canada | Southeastern Louisiana | GK | Mississauga, Ont. | Toronto Lynx |
| Sajewich | Lauren | USA | Texas Christian | M, D | Frankfort, IL | Eclipse Select Soccer Club |
| Sanderson | Valerie | Canada | Memphis | F, M | Deux-Montagnes, Canada | Fc Boisbriand |
| Schissler | Taylor | USA | DePaul | D | Frankfort, IL | Eclipse Select Soccer Club |
| Seabert | Hannah | USA | Pepperdine | GK, F | Riverside, Calif. | Legends FC |
| Shaffer | Alexis | USA | Virginia | M, F | Cary, N.C. | 94 CASL Chelsea Ladies |
| Shea | Kristyn | USA | Providence | GK | Piscataway, N.J. | FC Copa |
| Sheridan | Kailen | Canada | Clemson | GK | Whitby Ont. | Pickering Soccer club |
| Ship | Arielle | USA | California | F, M | Westlake Village, Calif. | Real So Cal |
| Sloan | Kathryn | USA | Louisiana Tech | F | Kansas City, Mo. | Sporting Blue Valley |
| Smith | Erin | USA | Rutgers | D, F | Medford Lakes, N.J. | Player Development Academy |
| Sobierajski | Tara | USA | Siena | D, M | Rockaway, N.J. | Soccer Domain FC Lynx |
| Spitler | Lana | USA | East Carolina | M, F | Montoursville, Pa. | Montgomery United |
| Stearns | Morgan | USA | Virginia | GK | Fairfax, Va. | McLane Youth Soccer Club |
| Steiner | Addison | USA | Hawaii | F | Prairie Village, Kan. | KCFC/Sporting Blue Valley |
| Stiever | Josee | USA | Minnesota | M | Cedarburg, Wis. | North Shore Untied |
| Sweatman | Marlo | USA/Jamaica | Oregon | M | Herndon, Va. | McLean Fs and Bethesda |
| Teegarden | Sarah | USA | Wake Forest | M | Monrovia, Calif. | Arsenal FC and Slammers FC |
| Thomas | Crystal | USA | Georgetown | F, M | Elgin, Ill. | Chicago Sockers FC, Eclipse Select |
| Tiernan | Madison | USA | Rutgers | F, M | Voorhees, N.J. | Player Development Academy |
| Tindell | Tabitha | USA | Florida Gulf Coast | F | Ocala, Fla. | Ocala Lightning |
| Van de Kerkhove | Eliza | USA | Central Michigan | D, M, F | Pinckney, Mich. | Michigan Hawks |
| Van Noord | Holly | USA | Liberty | GK | Hudsonville, Mich. | |
| Vasconcelos | Michele | USA | Brigham Young | M, F | Sandy, Utah | Avalanche, Utah Force, Olympique Montreux |
| Vass | Julie | England/Belgium | Santa Clara | M, F | Clacton-on-Sea, England | U17 Bayern Munich |
| Veldman | Gabrielle | United State | Ball State | M | South Bend, Ind. | Indiana Invaders and Fort Wayne Fever |
| Wagner | Claire | USA | Clemson | D | Cary, N.C. | Capital Area Soccer League |
| Walker | Ryan | USA | Stanford | F | Oakland, Calif. | Mustang |
| Webb | Erin | USA | Missouri | D, M | Castle Rock, Colo. | Real Colorado |
| Wetherington | Allison | USA | Portland | M, D | Atlanta, Ga. | Concorde Fire |
| White | Lorina | USA | Ball State | D, F | Poughkeepsie, N.Y. | Beacon Burn |
| Wilkinson | Hannah | New Zealand | Tennessee | F | Whangarei, New Zealand | Kamo High Schoo |
