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Breakers select Devvyn Hawkins in first round; Make first trade in club history

February 2, 2003 - Women's Professional Soccer (WPS)
Boston Breakers News Release


NEEDHAM, MA (February 2, 2003) - The Boston Breakers have added depth to the midfield and defense in the 2003 WUSA Draft today. The Breakers selected Santa Clara midfielder Devvyn Hawkins in the first round with the third pick. Boston also completed its first trade in the history of the club. Defender-midfielder Keri Sanchez was traded to San Jose for Danielle Borgman, who was a first round selection (8th overall) of the CyberRays in 2002.

Other Boston selections in the 2003 WUSA Draft include Stanford forward Marcia Wallis, Virginia's Kelly Worden and UConn's Sarah Popper.

"We've added players from college programs that are used to winning,'' said Breakers President and General Manager Joe Cummings. "I also like that the players we chose are physical and have a defending mentality."

Hawkins, a native of Washington, is coming off the January 2003 trip to the Four Nations Tournament with the U.S. Women's National Team in China. The 5-foot-7 midfielder scored the "Golden Goal" that gave the U.S. team a 1-0 win over Germany and the tournament title. The goal was her first in nine appearances with the national team.

A four-year starter in the midfield at Santa Clara, Hawkins was key to the run that led to the National Championship in 2001. She finished her career at Santa Clara with 21goals, 23 assists in 93 games played. In 2002, Hawkins played in 26 games and had six goals and five assists.

"I was overwhelmed when I heard my named called. I knew I was coming to the east coast but didn't think it would be Boston,'' said Hawkins, whose parents both attended Boston University, the campus which houses Nickerson Field - home of the Boston Breakers. "Boston was my first choice. My relatives are here and we spent many summers in Boston.''

The Breakers trade sent Sanchez home to San Jose where she starred at St. Teresa High School. Sanchez, who just moved back to San Jose from Oregon, played in 37 games and notched three goals and one assist.

Borgman is a young defender with some national team experience and will be a welcome addition to the Breakers much-needed back line. A native of Cincinnati, Ohio, Borgman played in 14 games and started nine for the CyberRays last year. Prior to playing in the WUSA, Borgman helped North Carolina-Chapel Hill capture two National Championships and was a three-year All-American selection.

Wallis, the 5-7 forward from Stanford, was the Breakers second round and 11th overall selection. A native of California, Wallis was a first-team NSCAA All-American and Pac-10 Player of the Year in 2002.

Boston then selected Worden, a 5-6 midfielder-defender from Virginia in the third round. A native of Texas, Worden was a NSCAA first-team All-Mid Atlanta Region in 2002.

For the final pick of the day, Boston stayed on the east coast and selected UConn's All-American midfielder. Popper, a native of New York, was a 2002 All-Big East selection and finished her four-year career with four goals and 23 assists.

"I had no idea ... my dad called me with the news,'' said Popper, who is set to graduate from UConn in May of 2003. "I would have gone anywhere to play as long as I had the chance, but it's nice that it is close.''

San Diego had the first pick in the draft and as expected chose Santa Clara midfielder Aly Wagner. The New York Power made Penn State forward Christie Welsh the second pick. Following Boston's selection of Hawkins, Philadelphia Charge selected Washington goalkeeper Hope Solo. The fifth selection by the Atlanta Beat was Stanford midfielder Callie Withers, followed by another Charge pick, Deliah Harrington from Clemson. Philadelphia's third selection in the first round was Mary McVeigh of Dartmouth and the final selection by Carolina in the first round was Breanna Boyd from Nebraska.

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