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 RoundPickPlayerNWSL teamNoteCollegeRound 11 +* F Washington Spirit North Carolina2 * F Houston Dash North Carolina3 *^ D Chicago Red Stars Santa Clara4 * M Chicago Red Stars Illinois5 D FC Kansas City Florida State6 F Sky Blue FC Penn State7 D Seattle Reign FC Portland8 F Boston Breakers Michigan9 F Western New York Flash StanfordRound 210 F Houston Dash Ole Miss11 D Houston Dash UCF12 F FC Kansas City Santa Clara13 # D Boston Breakers Duke14 # M Western New York Flash BYU15 D Sky Blue FC Texas Tech16 M FC Kansas City UCLA17 D Seattle Reign FC North Carolina18 G Western New York Flash Florida StateRound 319 F FC Kansas City West Virginia20 M FC Kansas City Notre Dame21 F Boston Breakers Virginia Tech22 F Chicago Red Stars Maryland23 M Boston Breakers Duke24 # M Sky Blue FC Pepperdine25 * D Portland Thorns FC Georgetown26 D Washington Spirit Virginia27 # D Western New York Flash VirginiaRound 428 M Houston Dash Nebraska29 # D Washington Spirit Virginia30 # M Seattle Reign FC Portland31 F Portland Thorns FC Mississippi State32 G Boston Breakers Villanova33 M Sky Blue FC USC34 F Boston Breakers Duke35 F FC Kansas City Marquette36 * 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. PlayerOriginal NWSL teamCollegeNotes M Houston Dash Washington G Western New York Flash Loyola (MD) D Houston Dash Michigan G FC Kansas City West Virginia D Houston Dash Michigan M Houston Dash North Carolina M Sky Blue FC North Carolina D Chicago Red Stars Colorado College D Portland Thorns FC La Salle D Western New York Flash San Diego State M Washington Spirit Longwood D Houston Dash Missouri D Washington Spirit Auburn D Washington Spirit UConn M Sky Blue FC Fairfield F Portland Thorns FC Northeastern
Trades Round 1:
Round 2:
Round 3:
Round 4:
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 SelectionsSchools 3 Duke, North Carolina, Virginia 2 Florida State, Portland, Santa Clara
Selections by college athletic conference ConferenceRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4TotalACC335213Big East00112Big Ten30115Big 1201102Colonial00011Pac-1211013SEC01012Summit00011The American01001West Coast22116
Selections by position PositionRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4TotalGoalkeeper01012Defender343111Midfielder12339Forward523414
References
See also List of NWSL drafts List of National Women's Soccer League draftees by college team 2014 National Women's Soccer League season