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Washington Spirit Announce Protected Player List Ahead of Friday's NWSL Expansion Draft

Published on January 8, 2014 under National Women's Soccer League (NWSL)
Washington Spirit News Release


BOYDS, MD. (Jan. 8, 2014) - The Washington Spirit announces the club's lists of protected and unprotected players for this Friday's NWSL Expansion Draft.

As The Houston Dash becomes the ninth club to join the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) during its second season, they will be able to select up to ten players in the Expansion Draft. However, no club can lose more than two players. The results of the Expansion Draft will be announced starting at 11 a.m. (ET).

Each current NWSL club has had the opportunity to protect nine (playoff teams) or ten (non-playoff teams) players from their 2014 roster. Any club with more than two U.S. allocated players must leave at least one U.S. allocated player unprotected. The Houston Dash will be allowed to select no more than two U.S. allocated players, one Canadian allocated player and one Mexican allocated player.

*Only two players will be exempt from the Expansion Draft, the Boston Breakers' Kyah Simon (ACL surgery) and Western New York Flash's Alex Sahlen (pregnancy) as they will be unavailable for the entire 2014 season. In addition, clubs have until March 10 to sign any player whose rights are a hold-over from 2013 season.

Protected

Yael Averbuch (USA)

Renae Cuellar (MEX)

Robyn Gayle (CAN)

Victoria Huster

Ali Krieger (USA)

Diana Matheson (CAN)

Christine Nairn

Stephanie Ochs

Toni Pressley

Jodie Taylor

Unprotected

Marisa Abegg

Jordan Angeli (2013 Hold-over Rights)

Candace Chapman

Ashlyn Harris (USA)

Chantel Jones

Natasha Kai (2013 Hold-over Rights)

Lori Lindsey

Tiffany McCarty

Caroline Miller

Julia Roberts

Jasmyne Spencer

Kika Toulouse

Colleen Williams

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