WUSA Draft on Sunday
January 29, 2003 - Women's United Soccer Association (WUSA) News Release
ATLANTA (Wednesday, January 29, 2003) - The stars of tomorrow will be on display as the 2003 WUSA (Women's United Soccer Association) Player Draft will take place on Sunday, February 2 in Atlanta, GA. The draft will take place at the WUSA headquarters and is slated to begin at 11:30 am (ET).
Comprised of four rounds, the 2003 WUSA Draft pool will feature more than 80 the top college and amateur talent in the world of women's soccer. Round-by-round coverage of the draft will be provided, along with a live audiocast of the event, on WUSA.com (starting at 11:00 a.m. ET). During all four rounds, each team will have five minutes to make a selection. Each team will own two timeouts (consisting of 10 minutes) and can negotiate trades until time of time of selection.
Due to an offseason trade, the San Diego Spirit will have the first overall pick in the draft. New York is second followed by Boston in the third position. Thanks to offseason trades, Philadelphia will have the first of its three first round picks with the fourth overall selection. The Charge also controls the sixth and seventh picks in the first round. Atlanta will select fifth and Founders Cup II champion Carolina has the eighth and final pick of the first round. San Jose and Washington do not have a draft pick until round two due to offseason trades.
A few of the standouts expected to be selected early in the 2003 WUSA Draft include U.S. national team players Aly Wagner (Santa Clara), Hope Solo (Washington), Christie Welsh (Penn State) and Devvyn Hawkins (Santa Clara). Wagner and Hawkins were standouts for the U.S. national team as it won the Four Nations Tournament in China earlier today. In today's 1-0 victory over Germany, Hawkins scored her first international goal in her first start of the tournament, while Wagner had a major impact on the game from her midfield playmaking position. A complete listing of players eligible for the draft will available on WUSA.com on Friday, January 31 12:00 noon (ET).
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