The 2012 WPS College Draft took place on January 13, 2012. It was the fourth college draft held by Women's Professional Soccer to assign the WPS rights of college players to the American-based teams.

Format

Official WPS release

  • The 2012 WPS Draft consists of four rounds and 23 picks overall.
  • Draft order is based on the reverse order of the 2011 regular season standings.
  • Teams will be allotted three minutes per pick in the first two rounds and five minutes per pick in the second two rounds.

Round 1

Pick Player Pos. WPS Team Previous Team
1Sydney LerouxFAtlanta BeatUCLA
2Melissa HendersonFSky Blue FCNotre Dame
3Stephanie OchsFBoston BreakersUniversity of San Diego
4Camille LevinMSky Blue FC[1]Stanford
5Sarah HagenFPhiladelphia IndependenceUniversity of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
6Lindsay TaylorFWestern New York FlashStanford
7Teresa NoyolaMWestern New York Flash[2]Stanford

Round 2

Pick Player Pos. WPS Team Previous Team
8Tori HusterMWestern New York Flash[3]Florida State
9Ingrid WellsMSky Blue FCGeorgetown
10Katy FriersonMAtlanta Beat[4]Auburn
11Courtney JonesFBoston Breakers[5]North Carolina
12CoCo GoodsonDPhiladelphia IndependenceUniversity of California, Irvine
13Toni PressleyFPhiladelphia Independence[6]Florida State

Round 3

Pick Player Pos. WPS Team Previous Team
14Bianca HenningerGKPhiladelphia Independence[7]Santa Clara
15Jillian MastroianniGKSky Blue FCBoston College
16Melinda MercadoDBoston BreakersOklahoma State
17Danielle FoxhovenFPhiladelphia IndependencePortland
18Tahnai AnnisMWestern New York FlashFlorida

Round 4

Pick Player Pos. WPS Team Previous Team
19Laura HeyboerFSky Blue FCMichigan State
20Jessica LuscinskiFBoston BreakersBoston University
21Jasmyne SpencerFPhiladelphia IndependenceMaryland
22Erica HendersonDWestern New York FlashWest Virginia
23Kate DeinesMAtlanta Beat[8]Washington

Draft Notes

WPS transactions pages '10 '11 '12

  1. ↑ Received from 01/09/12 trade with Atlanta, who got it from 01/14/11 trade with magicJack.
  2. ↑ Received from 05/26/11 trade with Atlanta, who got it from 06/18/10 trade with Chicago.
  3. ↑ Received from 05/26/11 trade with Atlanta.
  4. ↑ Received from 01/09/12 trade with Sky Blue, who got it from 04/27/11 trade with Boston.
  5. ↑ Received from 06/01/11 trade with magicJack.
  6. ↑ Received from 12/21/10 trade with New York.
  7. ↑ Received from 01/20/11 trade with Atlanta.
  8. ↑ Received from 06/18/10 trade with Chicago.

See also

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