The Aztexan

The brand-new Women's Professional Soccer league held their first draft yesterday, and four UT Longhorn players were selected.

University of Texas senior Kasey Moore led a group of four Longhorn soccer players picked in the inaugural Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) league draft as the three-time National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) All-American was selected as the 15th overall pick Friday morning.

Seniors Stephanie Logterman and Jill Gilbeau were picked 20th and 22nd respectively, giving UT the second-most picks from a Division I school in the top 25 (three). Former UT standout Kelly (Wilson) Schmedes was the 44th selection, rounding out the Texas players in the draft.

The 4 draft picks in summary:

• Kasey Moore (pick #15) & Kelly Schmedes (UT alumna; pick #44) — Boston Breakers (with Angela Hucles & Kristine Lilly)


• Stephanie Logterman (pick #20) — St. Louis Athletica (with Hope Solo)


• Jill Gilbeau (pick #22) — Washington Freedom (with Abby Wambach & Cat Whitehill)

I'm looking forward to seeing how the WPS does. Their season starts on March 29, with a match between the Washington Freedom and the Los Angeles Sol. The Sol just signed Brazilian star Marta, two-time FIFA Women’s World Player of the Year, and her teammate Cristiane is looking at signing with "my team", the Chicago Red Stars. Watching the international stars will be fun, and now I can keep an eye out for a few of the women I saw at Myers Stadium last year, too.

Labels: UT, WPS