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Estelle Johnson on the move again
Former Colorado Force defender Estelle Johnson, who was drafted by the L.A. Sol, is now headed to the Philadelphia Independence after the L.A. franchise folded.
Women’s Professional Soccer held a dispersal draft of the Los Angeles players, and Johnson, a Fort Collins product, was taken by Philly in the second round, 15th overall.
Saint Louis Athletica traded several players to the Atlanta Beat to get the first pick in the dispersal draft. The Athletica chose WPS All-Star Shannon Boxx, the Sol’s captain. Philadelphia had the second selection and selected goalkeeper Karina LeBlanc. FC Gold Pride, the San Francisco-area team, selected 2009 player of the year Marta with the third pick.
WPS Dispersal Draft
Round 1
1. Shannon Boxx, M – Saint Louis Athletica
2. Karina LeBlanc, GK – Philadelphia Independence
3. Marta, F – FC Gold Pride (Bay Area)
4. Casey Nogueira, F – Chicago Red Stars
5. Stephanie Cox, D – Boston Breakers
6. Nikki Washington, M – Sky Blue FC (NJ/NY)
7. Brittany Bock, D – Washington Freedom
8. Aya Miyama, M – Saint Louis Athletica
Round 2
9. Manya Makoski, M – Atlanta Beat
10. Faith Ikidi, D/F – Washington Freedom
11. Kiersten Dallstream, F – Sky Blue FC (NJ/NY)
12. Michelle Enyeart, F – Boston Breakers
13. Kiki Bosio, F – FC Gold Pride (Bay Area)
14. Tina DiMartino, M – Saint Louis Athletica
15. Estelle Johnson, D – Philadelphia Independence
16. Pavlina Scasna, F – Atlanta Beat
Round 3
17. Pass – Atlanta Beat
18. Pass – Philadelphia Independence
19. Lindsay Browne, F – FC Gold Pride (Bay Area)
20. Pass – Chicago Red Stars
21. Pass – Boston Breakers
22. Pass – Sky Blue FC (NJ/NY)
23. Pass – Washington Freedom
24. Catherine Sorenson, M – Saint Louis Athletica
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