Round 1: Devvyn Hawkins Position: Midfielder College: Santa Clara University Hometown: Olympia, Washington Born: November 29, 1980 in Sitka, Alaska • Soccer America called her the nation's premier college defensive midfielder in 2002. • Had 21 goals and 23 assists in 93 career games, including Santa Clara's lone strike in the 2002 title loss to Portland. • A third-team NSCAA All-America in 2002, she was called into U.S. national team camp in January and played for April Heinrichs’ squad at the Four Nations Tournament in China. Round 2: Marcia Wallis Position: Forward/Midfielder College: Stanford University Hometown: Los Gatos, California Born: March 31, 1981 • A first-team NSCAA All-America in 2002 and the 2002 Pac-10 Player of the Year, she led Stanford with 13 goals. • Holds the Stanford program record for games played and started, starting every match of her career (86). • Also a member of the Stanford golf team where she finished eighth individually in the 2002 NCAA Championships (70-73-73-71). Round 3: Kelly Worden Position: Midfielder College: University of Virginia Ht: 5-6 Hometown: Spring, Texas Born: December 7, 1980 in Fort Worth, Texas • NSCAA first-team All-Mid Atlantic Region in 2002 and NSCAA second-team All-Mid Atlantic Region in 2001. • First-team VaSID All-State in 2002, second-team VaSID All-State in 2000 and 2001. • Broke the Cavalier single season record for minutes played with 2,040 while scoring a career-high three goals in 2002.
Is anyone here? (echo) No echo... Hurray! to Boston on Hawkins...and what's this... *listens*.. oh, a possible SJ-Boston trade.. Maybe that will spark life in the room..... Or.. perhaps.. I'll share the homemade pizza... mmmm.. Slice anyone?
Veggie pizza.. though I have enough dough for another pizza.. carniverous if you like.. Yeah.. I'm wandering between the 2... beats the 6 hour drive
Round 4: Senior Midfield Penn Yan, NY Penn Yan Academy A great athlete with tremendous technical ability … found position in the midfield during sophomore campaign … a player with big-time potential … ability to score goals with great range … reads the game well and can escape pressure situations … ability to win the 50-50 balls makes her a tremendous midfielder. 2001 (junior at UConn) Played in all 24 games in 2001 and made 23 starts … recorded two goals and four assists for eight points … netted a goal in the NCAA first round against Sacred Heart on Nov. 15 ... scored her first goal of the season against Syracuse on Oct. 5 … had a pair of assists in the 5-0 win over Miami on Sept. 28 … named to the All-BIG EAST First Team and NSCAA/adidas All-Northeast Third Team … also named to Soccer Buzz Northeast Region Third Team … played with the Weston Wild Things and the Connecticut U-23 Team in summer of 2001. 2000 (sophomore at UConn) Became an important player on the UConn midfield line … played in all 26 games starting in 23 of them … recorded one goal and assisted on nine others for 11 points … the one goal was the game-winner against CCSU … was named to the UConn/Diadora and the Notre Dame KeyBank Classic All-Tournament Teams … represented Connecticut at the Amateur Select Festival during the summer of 2000 and earned the chance to play on the National Amateur Select Festival Team … won national championships with U-20 team in summer 2000. 1999 (freshman at UConn) Played in 22 games making five starts at the forward and midfield positions … voted to All-BIG EAST Rookie Team … made first collegiate start against North Carolina at Notre Dame Tournament … tallied first collegiate point with an assist in St. John’s game … scored first collegiate goal to tie the game and send it into overtime at Notre Dame. At Penn Yan Academy Five-year letterwinner for Penn Yan under coach Kathy Storm … tallied 77 career goals to go along with 36 career assists … four-year All-Greater Rochester selection and two-time all-state pick … also lettered in basketball and lacrosse. Data Sarah Dahlmann is the daughter of Neal and Margaret Popper … has an individualized major … born October 20, 1981. Popper’s Career Statistics Year GP/GS Shots G A Pts. GW 1999 22/5 12 1 1 3 0 2000 26/23 28 1 9 11 1 2001 24/23 44 2 4 8 0 Career 72/51 84 4 14 22 1
AND NOW: Danielle Borgman! Defender 2002 WUSA Draft, 1st round, 8th overall WUSA experience: Rookie Born: April 25, 1980 Age: 21 Height: 5-5 Hometown: Cincinnati, Ohio College: North Carolina Danielle Borgman received her first cap with the U.S. national team as a 17-year-old and played on the United States' last two Nordic Cup championship squads with the under-21 national team. College: Borgman played on two NCAA championship teams and two runner-up teams in her career at North Carolina. She started all 101 matches the Tar Heels played in her four years in Chapel Hill and was a three-year all-American. In 2001 she was a finalist for the Missouri Athletic Club Player of the Year Award. Playing mostly at right back, Borgman scored seven goals and had 18 assists as a collegian. Personal: Danielle Lynn Borgman ("Danni"). Born in Cincinnati. She majored in Exercise and Sports Science at North Carolina. Father Jerry is a route salesman, mother Sue is a secretary and was a bareback bull rider in Louisiana rodeos. Why she is an athlete: "To give me excitement and to experience the thrill of competing, winning and the agony of losing." Earliest soccer memory: "Playing soccer in yellow striped tube socks, hot blue ??? and pigtails." Most influential person on her soccer career: Her mother for driving her to competitions nationwide and her boyfriend Nick who kept her from quitting when she was in high school. Significance of the 1999 Women's World Cup: "It sparked the USA's interest in women's soccer." Her feelings when she saw the World Cup on TV: "It was exciting to see women succeed at the highest level." Hobbies: Reading, trying to learn to play golf. If she could be any athlete for a day: Michael Jordan "so I could donate money to people who needed it." Three favorite foods: Oreo shakes, barbecue chicken pizza, Changs spicy chicken. Her strangest possession: Her cow seat covers. Biggest challenge in her life: Leaving home for the first time. College statistics: GP GS G A PTS SHT 1998 26 26 3 4 10 13 1999 26 26 0 3 3 18 2000 24 24 2 4 8 23 2001 25 25 0 7 7 17
Boston's a long way.. from MT .. or is WY where Borg's from....but... three cheers to Joe and Pia...and Marlene and Ian! Something says.. Borgman will truly be valued/used... yay for her and Boston!
My first thought was solid... which may be interpreted as tough. Her game on 29 June at Boston was fabulous..... just steady... steady..... and strong..... and consistent... just always there...... And 2nd thought was that her teaming with Sobs will be unbelievable...... wow!
The picks sound good. And getting Borgmann is a plus. I have always loved Keri, but I know that the east coast life was getting tough. She was underappreciated here on the field, too. Best of luck to her in San Jose (except when she plays Boston. ). Adding Hawkins may allow Hucles into a greater attacking role. And Boston still has an unused foreign slot. Let's hope for an international defender so that Kluegel can be moved to midfield (and some are thinking "off-field" ).
Joe Cummings announced during an interview pause that Boston signed the French midfielder who they had been trying to get for a while.
Congratulations to Boston on their draft! I'm sure that Pia will be able to craft (at the least) a solid defense from those picks and the hold-over back line players. The Breakers have certainly improved themselves the most...
Breakers Select Devvyn Hawkins in First Round of WUSA Draft Breakers acquire defender Danielle Borgman from San Jose for Keri Sanchez
I'm cautiously optimistic...OK, ok I'm really excited about the draft picks/trade/foreign signing! BUT...had my heart ripped out the past 2 years with a team that looked great on paper in February...damn, lets get the season going! Looks like there will be some serious competiton for starting positions...and some depth...did I say this last year too?
Pia I truly believe this woman is going to make all of the world of a change and difference for the better. Truth be told- never spoken here before- when the Breakers announced Jay Hoffman as their head coach, I cringed. Don't get me wrong... the technicalities/merits weren't my rationale. Rather it was one of those gut feelings....that he just wasn't the right person for the job. I'm not putting this all on Pia, but I feel a lot more calm and sense success... she has a different understanding, a different mentality; one that I truly can bring success to the Breakers.
Well said Poet... I feel the same way, just didn't know how to say it without being bashed for Jay-bashing. I like the draft...the trade...and hope that Pia's signing goes down as a great move!
Can you folks help out a visiting Rev fan? I have a couple of questions: 1) I was pleased to see Breakers acquire Hawkins. This is partly a result of my ignorance - she is one of the relatively few players I've seen enough to have some confidence in (as opposed to Orlando, for example). Partly, though, it's because Steve Nicol has changed my ideas about attacking possibilities with two "defensive" midfielders. Do others see Hawkins playing alongside Hucles? 2) Is the acquisition of Borgman enough to shore up the defense, or should we look for more wheeling and dealing? 3) Finally, what should we look for in terms of the possible starting line-up/bench?
No, go ahead and say what you feel. I'll not pop up and bash. It's a new season, clean slate for all, good things will happen. Let's focus on the promise of the future, not the past. 2003 will be a good year.
Re: Can you folks help out a visiting Rev fan? I'll deflect back to Joe Cummings's comments when he was interviewed on the live audiocast of the draft..... This is by no means a direct quotation, but a summary. * You take a look at the 4-6 players that you were able to draft, and then see what works... who fits where, and possibly who you can trade. It's a matter of getting the players and then evaluating them.... He did mention that more deals were "likely" - I believe that is the word he used.
I think BOS drafted well, plus getting Borgman. BOS always seem to draft well, & hopefully with the new regime, will not underachieve. Pia did wonders with PHL's no-name defense. By not drafting Orlandos, Pia probably saw a lot of potential with the defensive incumbents.