81 all-conference selections
18 all-americans
This is Nebraska
165 academic all-conference honorees
Huskers in the Pros
With stellar collegiate careers behind them, several Huskers
chose to continue their playing days at the professional
level. Eleven former Nebraska soccer players were drafted
into the Women’s United Soccer Association (WUSA), an
eight-team league that ran from 2000 to 2003, while three
former Huskers played in Women’s Professional Soccer
(WPS), a six-team league that started in the spring of 2009
and ended in May of 2012. NU is one of six schools to have
at least two former players drafted in the WPS, and only
seven programs had more players in the league. In April of
2013, the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) began
its inaugural season with eight teams and added a ninth
in 2013. Former Husker Karina LeBlanc leads the Chicago
Red Stars as one of the top goalkeepers in the NWSL. Ari
Romero and Jordan Jackson, who each contributed to
Nebraska’s 2013 Big Ten championship team, were drafted
by the Houston Dash in 2013.
Huskers in the Draft
WUSA
Breanna Boyd, Carolina Courage,
1st round, 8th overall pick, 2002
Christine Latham, San Diego Spirit,
2002 Discovery Player
Becky Hogan, Boston Breakers,
3rd round, 19th overall pick, 2001
Meghan Anderson, Carolina Courage,
3rd round, 20th overall pick, 2001
Sharolta Nonen, Atlanta Beat,
3rd round, 17th overall pick, 2000
Jenny Benson, Philadelphia Charge,
3rd round, 18th overall pick, 2000
Karina LeBlanc, Boston Breakers,
3rd round, 21st overall pick, 2000
Amy Walsh, Bay Area CyberRays,
3rd round, 24th overall pick, 2000
Lindsay Eddleman, Boston Breakers,
13th round, 102nd overall pick, 2000
Rebecca Hornbacher, New York Power,
13th round, 110th overall pick, 2000
Kim Engesser, Atlanta Beat,
14th round, 113th overall pick, 2000
WPS
Karina LeBlanc, Los Angeles Sol,
1st round, 5th overall pick, 2009
Christine Latham, Boston Breakers,
2009 Discovery Player
Sharolta Nonen, Los Angeles Sol,
Signed as a free agent in 2009
Carly Peetz, Boston Breakers
6th round, 52nd overall pick, 2010
NWSL
Ari Romero, Houston Dash,
Allocated from national team to Seattle Reign, 2013
Expansion Drafted by Houston Dash, 2013
Jordan Jackson, Houston Dash,
4th round, 28th overall pick, 2013
Jordan Jackson (top left) and Ari Romero (top right) were
each drafted by the Houston Dash in 2013 (Photo credit: Wilf
Thorne/Houston Dynamo). Christine Latham (middle left),
Breanna Boyd (bottom left), Sharolta Nonen (middle right),
Meghan Anderson (middle right) and Karina LeBlanc (bottom
right) are also among the former Huskers who continued their
careers professionally.
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