The National Women’s Soccer League released a preliminary list of players eligible for selection in next week’s draft.
The draft will take place Jan. 12 at the National Soccer Coaches Association of America convention in Los Angeles at noon. There will be four rounds.
Of the 148 names, 14 had Southern California ties:
Jacqueline Altschuld (Woodland Hills) University of San Diego, Defender/Midfield/Forward
Rylee Baisden (Yorba Linda) Pepperdine, Forward/Midfield/Defender
Maddie Bauer (Newport Beach) Stanford, Defender
Jordan Jesolva (La Mirada) Santa Clara, Forward/Midfield
Katie Johnson (Monrovia) USC, Forward
Kaitlyn Johnson (Los Angeles) Washington St., Forward/Midfield
Savannah Levin (Newport Coast) USC, Defender/Midfield/Forward
Kayla Mills (West Covina) USC, Forward/Midfield/Defender
Amber Munerlyn (Corona) UCLA, Forward
Ifeoma Onumono (Rancho Cucamonga) Cal, Midfield/Forward
Samantha Prudhomme (Aliso Viejo) USC, GK
Hannah Seabert (Riverside) Pepperdine, GK/Forward
Arielle Ship (Westlake Village) Cal, Forward/Midfield
Sarah Teegarden (Monrovia) Wake Forest, Midfield