Allocation: News & Rumors

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Permalink Reply by StarCityFan on September 17, 2008 at 6:47am

OhioKid18 said:

I'm just curious...did Briana Scurry retire from soccer? If not why is she not on here instead of Tina Ellertson or another who really hasnt played for the WNT in a while?

Apparently nobody considered her one of the top 21 players in the WNT pool. I'd expect that she'd be picked up by somebody, just in one of the later drafts.

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Permalink Reply by OhioKid18 on September 17, 2008 at 8:30am

I probably would not have taken her out of the top 21 personally because she is still very good...older, but good. Ellertson is in the top 21 though haha she is fast but not top 21 in my opinion

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Permalink Reply by Kerry on September 17, 2008 at 11:29pm

Briana Scurry didn't retire, she just wasn't one of the top 21 allocated. I think teams are looking to pick up goal keepers in the next round of drafting. As for Tina Ellertson, she's very versatile. She didn't play this year because she had her second child, but I wouldn't underestimate her talent. She's one of the fastest US players. You just haven't had much of a chance to see her b/c Greg Ryan didn't use her very much.

OhioKid18 said:

I probably would not have taken her out of the top 21 personally because she is still very good...older, but good. Ellertson is in the top 21 though haha she is fast but not top 21 in my opinion

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Permalink Reply by HawkCat on September 18, 2008 at 7:14am

Actually, Briana Scurry voluntarily withdraw her name from the allocation. She would still be eligible for the WPS draft, if she wishes.

Kerry said:

Briana Scurry didn't retire, she just wasn't one of the top 21 allocated. I think teams are looking to pick up goal keepers in the next round of drafting. As for Tina Ellertson, she's very versatile. She didn't play this year because she had her second child, but I wouldn't underestimate her talent. She's one of the fastest US players. You just haven't had much of a chance to see her b/c Greg Ryan didn't use her very much.

OhioKid18 said:

I probably would not have taken her out of the top 21 personally because she is still very good...older, but good. Ellertson is in the top 21 though haha she is fast but not top 21 in my opinion

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Permalink Reply by sophie on September 18, 2008 at 10:59am

And Alexandra Krieger signed a new contract (till 2010) for German club 1.FFC Frankfurt. Great to see her for at least another year here in Germany.

sophie said:

I think a lot of people are gonna be happy about the fact that Abby will play for Washington Freedom again. Including myself!

Btw, I guess Ali Krieger will leave Frankfurt at the end of the german season? That's a shame.

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Permalink Reply by StarCityFan on September 18, 2008 at 11:36am

Speak for yourself!

sophie said:

And Alexandra Krieger signed a new contract (till 2010) for German club 1.FFC Frankfurt. Great to see her for at least another year here in Germany.

sophie said:

I think a lot of people are gonna be happy about the fact that Abby will play for Washington Freedom again. Including myself!

Btw, I guess Ali Krieger will leave Frankfurt at the end of the german season? That's a shame.

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Permalink Reply by Hayley on September 19, 2008 at 12:20pm

Is is true that there is going to be players at the Great Lakes Soccer Challenge on the Naperville Polo Fields?!

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Permalink Reply by James K on September 19, 2008 at 1:38pm

I am very excited about O'reilly, Rampone and Kai even if it means we will be lower in the draft for the international players. Rampone provides amazing defense, O'Reilly has a non-stop motor, and Kai provides that flash. Bring on the international draft!

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Permalink Reply by WPS on September 19, 2008 at 3:25pm

Yes, here are the details:

2008 Great Lakes Soccer Challenge @
Naperville Polo Fields

Who: U.S. Gold Medalists and Chicago Red Stars Kate Markgraf & Lindsay Tarpley.

What: Markgraf and Tarpley will be signing autographs at the Chicago Red Stars tent from 10:00am - 11:00am.

Where: Naperville Polo Fields.
23700 W 119th Street, Plainfield, IL 60585

Hayley said:

Is is true that there is going to be players at the Great Lakes Soccer Challenge on the Naperville Polo Fields?!

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Permalink Reply by Ned Gladstone on October 29, 2008 at 10:28am

I wonder if Scurry is holding out to play for Atlanta next year?

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Permalink Reply by chevy on January 10, 2009 at 5:43pm

Looks like Kate Markgraf is out for the first WPS season due to pregnancy according to one of the national team websites. I think it is safe to say they may be focused on defense early in the draft.

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Permalink Reply by Ned Gladstone on March 28, 2009 at 10:19am

Too bad there isn't a pill or something the athletes could take to prevent those nagging pregnancy injuries that keep sidelining them. I'm no doctor, but it seems to me that it disproportionately affects our female athletes.

chevy said:

Looks like Kate Markgraf is out for the first WPS season due to pregnancy according to one of the national team websites. I think it is safe to say they may be focused on defense early in the draft.

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