On
Monday Philadelphia added to its roster by selecting midfielder
Kalli Kamholz from the University of North Carolina, goalkeeper
Carly Smolak from Stanford University, midfielder Jennifer
Tietjen from the University of Connecticut, forward Erin
Martin from Stanford University, forward Beth Keller from
Clemson University, midfielder Laurie Schwoy from the University
of North Carolina and midfielder Laurie Hill from Cal Santa
Barbara.
Veteran Chinese National Team midfielder Liu Ailing was
chosen on Sunday by Philadelphia along with defender Heather
Mitts from the University of Florida, defender Jenny
Benson from the University of Nebraska, forward Ruth Van't
Land-Parkes from Cal Poly Pomona, forward Sarah Yohe from
the University of Florida, midfielder Raven McDonald from
the University of North Carolina, midfielder Rebekah McDowell
from the University of North Carolina and midfielder Michelle
Demko from the University of Maryland.
Philadelphia
Charge Head Coach Mark Krikorian
"We
feel very good about our picks and are looking forward to
working with these very talented young ladies. We satisfied
all the positions we were looking for. It will be a very
quick and athletic team, and pretty technical as well. The
players we chose are all very versatile too, with the ability
to play a variety ofpositions."
Philadelphia
Charge Draft Picks
Round
1 Liu Ailing M China
2 Heather Mitts D Florida
3 Jenny Benson D Nebraska
4 Ruth Van't Land-Parkes F Cal Poly Pomona
5 Sarah Yohe F Florida
6 Raven McDonald M North Carolina
7 Rebekah McDowell M North Carolina
8 Michelle Demko M Maryland
9 Kalli Kamholz M North Carolina
10 Carly Smolak G Stanford
11 Jennifer Tietjen M Connecticut
12 Erin Martin F Stanford
13 Beth Keller F Clemson
14 Laurie Schwoy M North Carolina
15 Laurie Hill M UC Santa Barbara
The Charge draft picks join Philadelphia's three previously
allocatedplayers - midfielder Lorrie Fair, goalkeeper Saskia
Webber (Rutgers University) and forward Mandy Clemens -
as well as English forward Kelly Smith (Seton Hall University)
and German defender Doris Fitschen, who were selected in
the league's Foreign Player Allocation Draft.