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Marie McCool went second overall on Monday night.
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McCool Goes No. 2 Overall In WPLL Draft
May 8, 2018 | Women's Lacrosse
CHAPEL HILL—North Carolina senior midfielder Marie McCool was the No. 2 overall pick in the inaugural Women's Professional Lacrosse League Collegiate Draft on Monday night.
McCool and fellow first round draftees Kylie Ohlmiller (Stony Brook, New York Fight, the No. 1 overal pick), Gussie Johns (USC, Philadelphia Fire), Katie O'Donnell (Penn State, New England Command), and Megan Whittle (Maryland, Upstate Pride) highlight a list of 25 drafted college seniors that have the opportunity to join the WPLL after their graduation.
"We are so excited to invite our 2018 college draftees to the league. We wish players that are playing in the NCAA championship luck, and hope that they and their teams end their season on a high note. Now their senior season finishing doesn't mean that their lacrosse career has ended, as they are welcome to continue playing in the WPLL this summer," explained WPLL CEO and Founder Michele DeJuliis. Players selected in the WPLL Collegiate Draft will also have the opportunity to directly impact youth players across the country through the WPLL Futures program.
The twenty-five players selected represent the top players in the class of 2018. They come from 17 different college programs: BC, Colorado, Duke, Florida, JMU, Johns Hopkins, Maryland, Navy, Northwestern, Penn, Penn State, Stony Brook, Syracuse, Towson, UNC, USC, and Virginia. Sixteen of these programs are still in season, gearing up for the NCAA Tournament.
Players selected in the 2018 Collegiate Draft join a list of already talented WPLL players. Athletes currently signed to the WPLL are some of the top players in the world of lacrosse, having earned 115 All-America Awards and 8 Tewaaraton trophies. 34 WPLL players have won NCAA championships and the league includes McCool and eight other current members of the US National Team that won the 2017 FIL Rathbones World Cup.
The WPLL, which will play its first season this summer, is made up of five teams: the Baltimore Brave, New England Command, New York Fight, Philadelphia Fire, and Upstate Pride.Â
The WPLL's 13 game inaugural season season starts on June 2ndwith the New England Command taking on the New York Fight as part of the Impulse Lacrosse Tournament at Our Lady Good Counsel High School in Olney, MD at 12:30pm and the Baltimore Brave taking on the Philadelphia Fire at 4:00pm ET at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, MD. Fans that live far away from WPLL games won't be left out, as all games will be streamed across the league and LaxAllStars social media accounts. Find a full schedule for the WPLL's inaugural season here.
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Full List of Drafted Players by Order of Selection:
McCool and fellow first round draftees Kylie Ohlmiller (Stony Brook, New York Fight, the No. 1 overal pick), Gussie Johns (USC, Philadelphia Fire), Katie O'Donnell (Penn State, New England Command), and Megan Whittle (Maryland, Upstate Pride) highlight a list of 25 drafted college seniors that have the opportunity to join the WPLL after their graduation.
"We are so excited to invite our 2018 college draftees to the league. We wish players that are playing in the NCAA championship luck, and hope that they and their teams end their season on a high note. Now their senior season finishing doesn't mean that their lacrosse career has ended, as they are welcome to continue playing in the WPLL this summer," explained WPLL CEO and Founder Michele DeJuliis. Players selected in the WPLL Collegiate Draft will also have the opportunity to directly impact youth players across the country through the WPLL Futures program.
The twenty-five players selected represent the top players in the class of 2018. They come from 17 different college programs: BC, Colorado, Duke, Florida, JMU, Johns Hopkins, Maryland, Navy, Northwestern, Penn, Penn State, Stony Brook, Syracuse, Towson, UNC, USC, and Virginia. Sixteen of these programs are still in season, gearing up for the NCAA Tournament.
Players selected in the 2018 Collegiate Draft join a list of already talented WPLL players. Athletes currently signed to the WPLL are some of the top players in the world of lacrosse, having earned 115 All-America Awards and 8 Tewaaraton trophies. 34 WPLL players have won NCAA championships and the league includes McCool and eight other current members of the US National Team that won the 2017 FIL Rathbones World Cup.
The WPLL, which will play its first season this summer, is made up of five teams: the Baltimore Brave, New England Command, New York Fight, Philadelphia Fire, and Upstate Pride.Â
The WPLL's 13 game inaugural season season starts on June 2ndwith the New England Command taking on the New York Fight as part of the Impulse Lacrosse Tournament at Our Lady Good Counsel High School in Olney, MD at 12:30pm and the Baltimore Brave taking on the Philadelphia Fire at 4:00pm ET at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, MD. Fans that live far away from WPLL games won't be left out, as all games will be streamed across the league and LaxAllStars social media accounts. Find a full schedule for the WPLL's inaugural season here.
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Full List of Drafted Players by Order of Selection:
- Kylie Ohlmiller, A, Stony Brook, New York Fight
- Marie McCool, M, UNC & Team USA, Baltimore Brave
- Gussie Johns, GK, USC & Team USA, Philadelphia Fire
- Katie O'Donnell, M, Penn State, New England Command
- Megan Whittle, A, Maryland & Team England, Upstate Pride
- Shayna Pirreca, A, Florida, Upstate Pride
- Kasey Behr, M, Virginia, New England Command
- Shannon Fitzgerald, M, Johns Hopkins, Philadelphia Fire
- Jenna Collins, M, Navy, Baltimore Brave
- Courtney Murphy, A, Stony Brook, New York Fight
- Kaileen Hart, A, Boston College, New York Fight
- Kristen Gaudian, A, James Madison, Baltimore Brave
- Shelia Nesselbush, M, Northwestern, Philadelphia Fire
- Emily Rogers-Healion, A, UPenn, New England Command
- Lydia Sutton, D, USC & Team Canada, Upstate Pride
- Elena Romesburg, M, JMU, Upstate Pride
- Taylor Hensh, A, Maryland, New England Command
- Emily Gillingham, M, Towson, Philadelphia Fire
- Kaitlyn Montalbano, M, Towson, Baltimore Brave
- Lindsay Darrell, D, Northwestern, New York Fight
- Sarah Brown, D, Colorado, New York Fight
- Alex Condon, M, UPenn, Baltimore Brave
- Maddie Crutchfield, M, Duke, Philadelphia Fire
- Tess Chandler, A, Boston College, New England Command
- Riley Donahue, A, Syracuse, Upstate Pride
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