Eight NWSL Players Available on Waiver Wire
October 21, 2015 - National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) News Release
CHICAGO (Oct. 21, 2015) - The National Women's Soccer League's (NWSL) announced today that eight players are available on the Waiver Wire as part of the Offseason Waiver Process.
The complete list of players (see below) was distributed to all ten teams in advance of the opening of the Waiver Wire today at 1pm ET. Teams have until Thursday, Oct. 22 at 1 p.m. ET to claim a player.
In the event a player is requested by more than one team, that player will be awarded to the team at the top of the Waiver Tie-Break Order. Once a team claims a player via the waiver tie-breaker, it is moved to the bottom of the order for all future waiver sessions for the remainder of the offseason.
With the addition of the Orlando Pride, here is the updated Waiver Tie-Break Order: Orlando Pride, Boston Breakers, Sky Blue FC, WNY Flash, Portland Thorns FC, Houston Dash, Washington Spirit, FC Kansas City, Chicago Red Stars and Seattle Reign FC.
Waiver Wire:
Name Club
Rafaela Travalao Boston Breakers
Suzanne Pires Boston Breakers
Bia Boston Breakers
Brittany Bock Houston Dash
Jordan Jackson Houston Dash
Ella Masar Houston Dash
Genoveva Anonma Portland Thorns FC
Ajara Nchout Njoya Western New York Flash
In addition, the following players have indicated after the season that they are retiring and will not be included in today's Waiver Wire: Nadine Angerer (Portland Thorns FC), Mariah Bullock (Seattle Reign FC), Stephanie Cox (Seattle Reign FC), Melissa Henderson (Houston Dash), Lauren Holiday (FC Kansas City), Karina LeBlanc (Chicago Red Stars) and Rachel Van Hollebeke (Portland Thorns FC).
If a player decides to come out of retirement and return to the League, their rights are maintained by their most recent club.
The National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) is a ten-team Division-I women's professional soccer league featuring national team players from Canada, Mexico and the U.S. The clubs are the Boston Breakers, Chicago Red Stars, Houston Dash, FC Kansas City, Orlando Pride, Portland Thorns FC, Seattle Reign FC, Sky Blue FC, Washington Spirit and the Western New York Flash.
Based in Chicago, the NWSL is supported by the Canadian Soccer Association, Federation of Mexican Football and the United States Soccer Federation. For more information about the NWSL, log on to the league's official website at www.NWSLsoccer.com.
National Women's Soccer League Stories from October 21, 2015
- Eight NWSL Players Available on Waiver Wire - NWSL
- Flash Waive Forward Ajara Nchout Njoya - Western New York Flash
- Boston Breakers Waive Midfielders Bia, Rafinha, and Suzane Pires - Boston Breakers
- Thorns FC Waive Forward Ayo - Portland Thorns FC
- Houston Dash Waive Ella Masar, Jordan Jackson, Brittany Bock - Houston Dash
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