Seven Tar Heels Chosen In 2010 WPS Draft

Posted Jan 15, 2010
Seven University of North Carolina women's soccer players were chosen Friday in the second annual Women's Professional Soccer Draft held in Philadelphia, Pa. Four of the first eight picks were Tar Heels beginning with Tobin Heath, a senior midfielder, who was taken first overall by the Atlanta Beat. Following Heath was fellow senior Whitney Engen, a defender who was taken with the fourth pick in the draft by the Chicago Red Stars. (Tar Heel Blue)

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