Seven players with local ties eligible for NWSL Draft

Seven players with local ties are eligible to be selected in Saturday’s NWSL Draft.

The draft will be broadcast live Paramount+ and CBS Sports HQ. The players with local ties include two from local schools and six who grew up in the region.

Leslie Adams, Goalkeeper, Siena College, Collegeville, Pa., Reading Rage
Raenah Campbell, Forward, Drexel, Skaneateles, N.Y.
Giovana DeMarco, Midfielder, Wake Forest, Gwynedd Valley, Pa., Match Fit Academy
Marissa DiGenova, Forward/Midfielder/Defender, Temple, King of Prussia, Pa., FC Delco
Madison Elwell, Forward/Midfielder/Defender, Vanderbilt, Ambler, Pa., YMS Xplosion
Emily Gray, Midfielder, Virginia Tech, Washington Township, N.J., Penn Fusion
Erin Stevenson, MIdfielder/Defender, UMBC, Sellersville, Pa., FC Bucks

Visit CBS Sports for the full player eligible list and additional details about the draft.

Matthew Ralph

Matthew Ralph is the managing editor of Philadelphia Soccer Now. He's covered soccer at all levels for a decade in the Philadelphia region and has also written for TheCup.us, NPSL, PrepSoccer and other publications. He lives with his wife and two young children in Broomall, Pa., but grew up in South Jersey and is originally from Kansas.

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