With the Boston Breakers officially folding and the National Women's Soccer League unable to find a replacement before the 2018 season, the Breakers players have been portioned out amongst the remaining nine NWSL teams through a dispersal draft. The afternoon leading up to the draft included two trades of dispersal draft picks. In the first trade, the Washington Spirit traded their second-overall dispersal draft selection for Sky Blue FC's first-overall selection. In return for moving up one place, Washington traded away a conditional first-round selection and their natural second-round selection in the 2019 NWSL College Draft. The second trade saw the Seattle Reign FC trade their natural first-round pick in the 2019 NWSL College Draft for the Orlando Pride's eighth- and eleventh-overall selections in the dispersal draft.
There are no trades allowed during the draft, so the final draft order for the first round is as follows:
- Washington Spirit (from Sky Blue)
- Sky Blue FC (from Washington Spirit)
- Seattle Reign FC
- Portland Thorns FC
- Utah Royals FC
- Houston Dash
- Chicago Red Stars
- Seattle Reign (from Orlando Pride)
- North Carolina Courage
The selections from the 2018 Boston Breakers dispersal draft
Selection | Team | Player | Position |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Washington Spirit | Rose Lavelle (FED-USA) | M |
2 | Sky Blue FC | Savannah McCaskill | F |
3 | Seattle Reign | Megan Oyster | D |
4 | Portland Thorns FC | Midge Purce | F |
5 | Utah Royals FC | Abby Smith | G |
6 | Houston Dash | Kyah Simon (INTL-AUS) | F |
7 | Chicago Red Stars | Rosie White (INTL-NZL) | F |
8 | Seattle Reign FC | Elizabeth Addo (INTL-GHA) | F |
9 | North Carolina Courage | Julie King | D |
10 | North Carolina Courage | Allysha Chapman (FED-CAN) | D |
11 | Seattle Reign FC | Morgan Andrews | M |
12 | Chicago Red Stars | Ashton Miller | M |
13 | Houston Dash | Lotta Okvist (INTL-SWE) | D |
14 | Utah Royals FC | Katie Stengel | F |
15 | Portland Thorns | Angela Salem | M |
16 | Seattle Reign FC | Christen Westphal | D |
17 | Washington Spirit | Elizabeth Wenger | D |
18 | Sky Blue FC | Adriana Leon (INTL-CAN) | F |
19 | Sky Blue FC | Amanda Frisbie | D |
20 | Washington Spirit | Tiffany Weimer | F |
21 | Seattle Reign FC | Lindsay Elston | M |
22 | Portland Thorns FC | Ifeoma Onumonu | F |
23 | Utah Royals FC | Brooke Elby | M/D |
24 | Houston Dash | Sammy Jo Prudhomme | G |
25 | Chicago Red Stars | Joanna Boyles | M |
Orlando Pride | Passed | ||
North Carolina Courage | Passed | ||
30 | Chicago Red Stars | Whitney Engen | D |
Houston Dash | Passed | ||
32 | Utah Royals FC | Amanda Da Costa (INTL-POR) | M |
Portland Thorns FC | Passed | ||
Seattle Reign FC | Passed | ||
Washington Spirit | Passed | ||
Sky Blue FC | Passed | ||
Utah Royals FC | Passed | ||
Chicago Red Stars | Passed |