NWSL Announces Final Draft-Eligible List

by TopDrawerSoccer

January 11, 2023

The 2023 NWSL Draft is scheduled for Thursday, January 12 at 6 p.m.

Ahead of this year's draft, the league has announced the full list of eligible players for selection. That includes Alyssa Thompson, who is expected to be the No. 1 overall pick for Angel City. Michelle Cooper and Jenna Nighswonger are among the other names to watch that have been recently added. Check out the final list below.

Name	School	Position
Jennifer Aalbue	Grace College	Forward Midfielder
Nour Imane Addi	University of South Alabama	Midfielder
Isabel Aguilar	Montreat College	Forward Midfielder
Annelize Alexio	Northwest Missouri State University	Midfielder
Emily Amano	Colgate University	Midfielder Defender
Angelina Anderson	University of California, Berkeley	Goalkeeper
Amy Andrews	Western Illinois University	Forward
Ansley Atkinson	Creighton University	Forward Midfielder Defender
Keeley Ayala	University of the Incarnate Word	Forward
	University of the Incarnate Word	Midfielder
Alexis Bach	Western Kentucky University	Goalkeeper
Grace Barbara	University of Arkansas	Goalkeeper
Ingrid Barbosa de Castro	West Virginia State University	Midfielder
	West Virginia State University	Defender
Talani Barnett	Ohio State University	Midfielder Defender
Ashley Barron	University of Cincinnati	Forward
	University of Cincinnati	Defender
Jennifer Bartlett	The College of St. Rose	Forward Midfielder
Kelis Barton	University of Central Florida	Midfielder
	University of Central Florida	Defender
Blythe Beldner	Oklahoma State University	Forward Midfielder Defender
Jessica Berlin	Seattle University	Goalkeeper
Hannah Blake	University of Michigan	Forward
	University of Michigan	Midfielder
Sam Blazek	Lindenwood University	Goalkeeper
Jewel Boland	Southern Methodist University	Forward
Lauren Bonavita	University of Massachusetts, Amherst	Forward
	University of Massachusetts, Amherst	Midfielder
Letycia Bonifacio	Northwest Missouri State University	Midfielder Defender
Lyza Bosselmann	Gonzaga University	Goalkeeper
Abby Boyan	University of Georgia	Midfielder Defender
Tanya Boychuk	University of Memphis	Forward
	University of Memphis	Midfielder
Brooke Boyd	St. John’s University	Defender
Emily Brandenburg	University of Tulsa	Defender
Sophia Braun	Gonzaga University	Midfielder Defender
Jordan Brewster	West Virginia University	Defender
Messiah Bright	Texas Christian University	Forward
Kaytlin Brinkman	Cal State Fullerton	Forward
	Cal State Fullerton	Midfielder
Adélia Bristot	Graceland University	Forward
	Graceland University	Midfielder
Cameron Brooks	University of Texas Austin	Defender
Lauren Brzykcy	University of California Los Angeles	Goalkeeper
Mary Grace Bunch	Davidson College	Goalkeeper
Emily Bunnell	Seattle University	Midfielder Defender
Abbey Burdette	University of Tennessee	Forward
		Midfielder
		Defender
Jenna Butler	North Carolina State University	Midfieler Defender
Erin Cembrale	Huntingdon College	Forward
	Huntingdon College	Midfielder
Samantha Chang	University of South Carolina	Midfielder
Madison Chavez	University of California Irvine	Defender
Rylan Childers	University of Kansas	Midfielder
Julissa Cisneros	Southern Methodist University	Forward
Sarah Clark	University of Virginia	Midfielder Defender
Sydney Collins	University of California, Berkeley	Midfielder
	University of California, Berkeley	Defender
Claire Constant	University of Virginia	Midfielder Defender
Romee Contreras	North Greenville University	Forward
Shannon Cooke	Louisiana State University	Midfielder Defender
Michelle Cooper	Duke University	Forward
Chai Cortez	University of Oregon	Defender
Jessica Cravero	Florida Institute of Technology	Forward
M.E. Craven	Auburn University	Defender
McKinley Crone	University of Alabama	Goalkeeper
Peyton Cutshall	Vanderbilt University	Forward Midfielder
Mia Rose Daly	University of Southern Indiana	Defender
Izzy D'Aquila	Santa Clara University	Forward
Hailey Davidson	University of Pittsburgh	Forward
	University of Pittsburgh	Defender
Mikayla Dayes	University of Maryland	Forward
Malikae Dayes	University of Maryland	Defender
Lauren DeBeau	Michigan State University	Forward Midfielder
Jessica De Filippo	University of Arkansas	Forward Midfielder
Isabel Dehakiz	Santa Clara University	Forward Midfielder
Giovanna DeMarco	Wake Forest University	Midfielder
Madelyn Desiano	University of California Los Angeles	Defender
Karabo Dhlamini	Oakland University	Midfielder Defender
Ruby Diodati	Michigan State University	Defender
Wasila Diwura-Soale	Louisiana State University	Forward Midfielder
Chelsea Domond	Syracuse University	Forward
Nicole Douglas	Arizona State University	Forward
Georgia Eaton-Collins	University of Central Florida	Defender
Jadyn Edwards	University of New Mexico	Forward
	University of New Mexico	Midfielder
Blue Ellis	Syracuse University	Forward Midfielder Defender
Sierra Enge	Stanford University	Midfielder
	Stanford University	Defender
Lily Fabian	University of Massachusetts Lowell	Forward Midfielder Defender
Molly Feighan	St. John's University	Forward Midfielder
Sami Feller	University of Denver	Forward
	University of Denver	Midfielder
Kayla Fischer	Ohio State University	Forward Midfielder
Kamryn Fisher	University of Maryland	Forward
	University of Maryland	Midfielder
Shana Flynn	University of Arkansas	Forward Midfielder Defender
Ciera Fox	Villanova University	Midfielder Defender
Danielle Fuentes	University of South Alabama	Forward
	University of South Alabama	Midfielder
Abby Fusca	Elon University	Midfielder Defender
Aleigh Gambone	University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill	Forward Midfielder
Alesia Garcia	Louisiana State University	Forward Midfielder
Gabrielle Gayle	University of South Alabama	Defender
Mackenzie George	University of Tennessee	Forward Defender
Natalee Geren	University of Arkansas – Little Rock	Defender
Carlee Giammona	Pepperdine University	Midfielder
	Pepperdine University	Defender
Kat Gonzalez	Marshall University	Midfielder
Aubrey Goodwill	Sacramento State University	Defender
Anna Gomez Vila	Palm Beach Atlantic University	Midfielder
Makenna Gottschalk	New Mexico State University	Goalkeeper
Delaney Graham	Duke University	Forward Midfielder Defender
Tameir Grosvenor	Texas Wesleyan University	Forward
Paula Guba	University of Louisiana – Monroe	Midfielder Defender
Luisa Guttenberger	North Carolina State University	Midfielder Defender
Meredith Haakenson	University of Michigan	Forward Midfielder
Brionna Halverson	Saint Louis University	Defender
Kaylee Hammer	Kennesaw State University	Goalkeeper
Sarah Hammond	Wesleyan University	Goalkeeper
Tori Hansen	University of North Carolina	Defender
Jyllissa Harris	University of South Carolina	Midfielder
	University of South Carolina	Defender
Tianna Harris	Kent State University	Defender
Zoe Hasenauer	University of Oregon	Forward
	University of Oregon	Midfielder
Erin Healy	Gonzaga University	Forward Midfielder
Libby Helverson	Florida Gulf Coast University	Forward Midfielder Defender
Maja Henriksson	Keiser University	Defender
Natalee Henry	Northwestern State University	Forward
	Northwestern State University	Defender
Nicole Henry	Northwestern State University	Midfielder
	Northwestern State University	Defender
Enya Hernandez	Portland State University	Goalkeeper
Moneserrat Hernandez	Cal Poly San Luis Opispo	Forward Midfielder
Elaily Hernandez-Repreza	Washington State University	Midfielder Defender
Kelsey Hill	Pepperdine University	Defender
Glo Hinojosa	University of California Irvine	Goalkeeper
Sophie Hirst	Harvard University	Midfielder
Iliana Hocking	University of Arizona	Midfielder Defender
Penelope Hocking	Penn State University	Forward Midfielder
Shae Holmes	University of Washington	Defender
Haley Hopkins	University of Virginia	Forward
Asia Horne	American University	Defender
Chaylyn Hubbard	Texas Christian University	Defender
Amber Huff	University of California, Irvine	Forward Midfielder Defender
Bryana Hunter	University of Arkansas	Midfielder Defender
Haley Husted	Arkansas State University	Forward Defender
Lindsi Jennings	Louisiana State University	Defender
Gabrielle Johnson	Virginia Tech	Midfielder
Haley Johnson	University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee	Forward
	University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee	Midfielder
Meghan Johnson	Louisiana State University	Forward Midfielder
Mikhail Johnson	Northern Arizona University	Midfielder Defender
Mary Johnston	University of Washington	Defender
Sophie Jones	Duke University	Midfielder
Lauren Karabin	Monmouth University	Forward
		Midfielder
		Defender
Aida Kardovic	Creighton University	Midfielder
Natalie Kelchner	Marist College	Goalkeeper
Emily Kelly	University at Buffalo	Goalkeeper
Lauren Kozal	Michigan State University	Goalkeeper
Rafferty Kugler	University of Kentucky	Midfielder Defender
Civana Kuhlmann	University of Colorado	Forward
Adriana Kuryla	Columbia University	Midfielder Defender
Gi Krstec	Florida Atlantic University	Midfielder
Camille Lafaix	Cal Poly San Luis Opispo	Forward
	Cal Poly San Luis Opispo	Midfielder
Hailey Landrus	Florida Atlantic University	Defender
Juliana Lima	West Virginia State University	Defender
Anna Loftus	Louisiana Tech	Midfielder
Samantha Lopez	Oakland University	Forward Midfielder
Juelle Love	Creighton University	Forward Midfielder
Savannah Madden	University of Texas, Austin	Goalkeeper
Emily Madril	Florida State University	Defender
Karlee Maes	University of New Mexico	Forward
	University of New Mexico	Defender
Destinee Manzo	University of California Irvine	Forward Midfielder
Brianna Martinez	University of Notre Dame	Midfielder
	University of Notre Dame	Defender
Sydney Martinez	University of South Florida	Goalkeeper
Meagan McClelland	Rutgers University	Goalkeeper
Kala McDaniel	University of Washington	Midfielder Defender
Marykate McGuire	University of Mississippi	Forward
Eryka McIntyre	Oklahoma State University	Midfielder Defender
Molly McLaughlin	Xavier University	Midfielder
Aaqila McLyn	Washington State University	Forward
		Midfielder
		Defender
Sabrina McNeill	Auburn University	Forward Midfielder
Brenna McPartlan	Louisiana State University	Midfielder
Devan McSwain	University of Denver	Defender
Alyssa Medrano	University of Saint Katherine	Midfielder
Morgan Messner	Penn State University	Goalkeeper
Paige Metayer	University of California, Berkeley	Midfielder
Ida Miceli	Niagara University	Forward Defender
Haley Miller	American High School Oregon	Midfielder
Chloe Mills	University of North Carolina Wilmington	Midfielder Defender
Mykiaa Minniss	Washington State University	Defender
Sarah Mirr	Loyola University Maryland	Forward Midfielder
Reese Moffatt	Oregon State University	Defender
Elizabeth Moore	North Carolina	Midfielder Defender
Carla Morich	Old Dominion University	Forward Midfielder
Maliah Morris	Clemson University	Forward
Reid Morrison	University of the Pacific	Midfielder Defender
Elicia Mulvaney	Young Harris College	Forward
	Young Harris College	Midfielder
Gwen Mummert	Mississippi State University	Defender
Ariana Munoz	University of North Florida	Forward
	University of North Florida	Midfielder
Dani Murguia	University of Georgia	Forward Midfielder
Emily Nelson	University of Massachusetts Lowell	Forward Midfielder
Jenna Nighswonger	Florida State University	Forward Midfielder
Isabel Nino	University of Michigan	Goalkeeper
Mallory Olsson	University of Central Florida	Forward
Ashley Orkus	University of Mississippi	Goalkeeper
Jenae Packard	University of the Pacific	Midfielder
Sydney Parker	DePaul University	Defender
Riley Mattingly Parker	University of Alabama	Forward
	University of Alabama	Midfielder
Maggie Pierce	North Carolina	Midfielder Defender
Hannah Pinkus	Providence College	Midfielder Defender
Mackenzie Pluck	Duke University	Forward
	Duke University	Midfielder
Alyssa Poarch	University of Maryland	Forward
	University of Maryland	Midfielder
Darya Rajaee	University of Central Florida	Midfielder
Mackenzie Rastatter	Grambling State University	Midfielder
	Grambling State University	Defender
Emma Regan	University of Texas, Austin	Midfielder Defender
Reyna Reyes	University of Alabama	Midfielder
	University of Alabama	Defender
Margot Ridgeway	University of Michigan	Defender
Clara Robbins	Florida State University	Forward Midfielder Defender
Madelyn Robbins	Fairleigh Dickinson University	Forward Midfielder
Gabrielle Robinson	West Virginia University	Forward Midfielder Defender
Kat Robinson	Ohio State University	Goalkeeper
Jesi Rossman	Monmouth University	Forward
		Midfielder
		Defender
Amanda Schafer	University of Maryland	Forward
	University of Maryland	Defender
Ally Schlegel	Penn State University	Forward
	Penn State University	Midfielder
Kristen Scott	University of Central Florida	Forward
Camryn Scully	University of the Pacific	Defender
Courtney Sebazco	Southern Methodist University	Midfielder
Olivia Sekany	University of Washington	Goalkeeper
Ashlynn Serepca	University of Alabama	Forward
	University of Alabama	Midfielder
Shaye Seyffart	University of Washington	Defender
Ella Shamburger	Vanderbilt University	Defender
Cat Sheppard	University of New Hampshire	Goalkeeper
Lena Silano	Long Beach State University	Forward
Jordan Silkowitz	Iowa State University	Goalkeeper
Kionna Simon	Oklahoma State University	Forward
	Oklahoma State University	Defender
Grace Sklopan	Auburn University	Midfielder
Kacey Smekrud	Clemson University	Forward Midfielder Defender
Lexy Smith	Ball State University	Defender
Madeline Smith	University of Maryland	Goalkeeper
Franciele Soares Cupertino	West Virginia State University	Forward
	West Virginia State University	Midfielder
Katie Soderstrom	Butler University	Forward Midfielder
Rachel Sorkenn	George Washington University	Forward Midfielder
Croix Soto	University of Oregon	Defender
Alexa Spaanstra	University of Virginia	Forward
	University of Virginia	Midfielder
Cecily Stoute	University of Georgia	Defender
Kendal Stovall	University of Nevada – Reno	Goalkeeper
Sydney Studer	Washington State University	Forward
		Midfielder
		Defender
Katie Sullivan	Florida Gulf Coast University	Goalkeeper
Abby Swanson	Loyola University Chicago	Midfielder Defender
Rachael Sweigard	Columbus State University	Midfielder
Riley Tanner	University of Alabama	Forward Midfielder
Kyilan Thomas	Albany State University	Goalkeeper
Alyssa Thompson	Harvard-Westlake School (Prep School)	Forward
Jenna Tivnan	Syracuse University	Defender
Madison Tuma	Grace College	Forward Midfielder
Lauren Turner	Indiana Wesleyan University	Forward
		Midfielder
		Defender
Lynette Ureña Diaz	Delaware State University	Midfielder Defender
Madeline Vergura	University of Utah	Forward Midfielder
Jenny Vetter	Minnesota State University, Mankato	Forward Midfielder
Natalie Viggiano	University of Wisconsin- Madison	Forward Midfielder
Kursten Von Klahr	Kansas State University	Forward Midfielder
Christa Waterman	University of Maryland	Defender
Trinity Watson	Pepperdine University	Forward Midfielder Defender
Kayleigh Webb	University of Colorado	Forward Midfielder Defender
McKenzie Weinert	University of Washington	Forward
Samantha White	Michigan State University	Defender
Hailey Whitaker	Auburn University	Forward Defender
Maisie Whitsett	University of Louisville	Forward
	University of Louisville	Defender
Monica Wilhelm	University of Iowa	Goalkeeper
Olivia Wilkes	Louisiana State University	Midfielder Defender
Jada Wilson	San Jose State University	Defender
Grace Wiltgen	University of Kansas	Forward Defender
Olivia Wingate	University of Notre Dame	Forward
Abigail Wolf	University of the Pacific	Defender
Mackenzie Wood	University of Notre Dame	Goalkeeper
Autumn Woodard	Gardner Webb University	Forward
Breukelen Woodard	Johns Hopkins University	Forward Midfielder
Summer Yates	University of Washington	Forward Midfielder
Grace Yochum	Oklahoma State University	Midfielder
Joana Zanin	University of South Dakota	Forward
		Midfielder
		Defender

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