[WPS] U.S. women’s national team forward Alex Morgan, the only collegian who played for the USA in Women’s World Cupqualifying, was taken with the No. 1 pick by the expansion Western New York Flash in the 2011 Women’s Professional Soccer draft on Friday.
 
Philadelphia Independence, the 2010runner-up as an expansion team, took local product Sinead Farrelly (Virginia) with the second overall selection. Soccer America Player of the Year Christen Press of Stanford went fourth to the Washington Freedom after it took North Carolina midfielder Meghan Klingenberg ina deal with Atlanta.
 
2011 WPS Draft
Round 1
1. Western New York – Alex Morgan, F,California
2. Philadelphia – Sinead Farrelly, MF, Virginia
3. Washington – Meghan Klingenberg, MF, North Carolina
4. Washington – Christen Press, F, Stanford
5. Philadelphia – Lauren Fowlkes, F, Notre Dame
6. Boston Breakers – Keelin Winters, MF, Portland
7. Atlanta – Kylie Wright, MF, UCLA
8. Western New York –Elli Reed, D, Portland
 
Round 2
9. Philadelphia – Jennifer Stoltenberg, F, Oregon
10. Washington – Omolyn Davis, MF,George Mason
11. Philadelphia – Caitlin Farrell, D, Wake Forest
12. Boston – Whitney Palmer, F, Oklahoma
 
Round 3
13. Western New York – Rose Augustin, MF, Notre Dame
14. Atlanta – Meghan Lenczyk, F, Virginia
15. Philadelphia – Lauren Barnes, D, UCLA
16. Sky Blue FC –Alyssa Mautz, MF, Texas A&M
17. Washington – Amanda DaCosta, MF, Florida State
18. Philadelphia – Bianca D’Agostino, MF, Wake Forest
19. Boston – KatieSheeleigh, F, Harvard
 
Round 4
20. Western New York – Ashleigh Bowers, GK, Niagara
21. Sky Blue FC – Lauren Alkek, D,Oklahoma
22. Washington – Katie Fraine, GK, Florida
23. Philadelphia – Teresa Rynier, MF, James Madison
24. Boston – Tanya Taylor, F, UC Irvine

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