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Julia Ashley (photo courtesy of NWSL)
Three Tar Heels Selected In NWSL College Draft
January 10, 2019 | Women's Soccer
CHICAGO --- Three members of the North Carolina women's soccer team were selected in the 2019 NWSL College Draft Thursday at McCormick Place. Defender Julia Ashley and midfielder Dorian Bailey were taken in the first round, with midfielder Alex Kimball tabbed in the fourth round.Â
Ashley, who had six goals and 10 assists as a senior, was the No. 6 overall pick to Sky Blue FC. A native of Verona, New Jersey, Ashley was a tri-captain for UNC who started all 27 games in 2018, earned second-team All-ACC honors and scored the game-winning goal in the College Cup win over Georgetown.
Bailey, a Mission, Kansas, product, was taken eighth overall by the Washington Spirit. A third-team All-ACC pick, Bailey also started all 27 games for the national runners-up and tallied five goals and three assists on the year.
A native of Chapel Hill, Kimball was picked with the fifth pick of the fourth round by Utah Royals FC. After missing the entire 2017 season due to injury, Kimball capped her Carolina career with four goals and two assists last fall.Â
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Ashley, who had six goals and 10 assists as a senior, was the No. 6 overall pick to Sky Blue FC. A native of Verona, New Jersey, Ashley was a tri-captain for UNC who started all 27 games in 2018, earned second-team All-ACC honors and scored the game-winning goal in the College Cup win over Georgetown.
Bailey, a Mission, Kansas, product, was taken eighth overall by the Washington Spirit. A third-team All-ACC pick, Bailey also started all 27 games for the national runners-up and tallied five goals and three assists on the year.
A native of Chapel Hill, Kimball was picked with the fifth pick of the fourth round by Utah Royals FC. After missing the entire 2017 season due to injury, Kimball capped her Carolina career with four goals and two assists last fall.Â
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