The 2022 NWSL College Draft is on Saturday, with the NWSL announcing on Tuesday the full list of players available to be drafted.

As expected, Florida State midfielder Jaelin Howell has declared for the NWSL College Draft and will likely be selected first overall by San Diego, sources told Just Women’s Sports.

Others included on the list are Naomi Girma from Stanford and Penelope Hocking from Southern California, Just Women’s Sports’ projected second and third picks in the draft.

The 2022 NWSL Draft presented by Ally will stream live on Paramount+, the CBS Sports HQ Twitch channel and on the CBS Sports HQ and NWSL YouTube channels. CBS Sports HQ will also stream the draft from 2-4 PM, ET. Both drafts will stream internationally outside the U.S. on the NWSL’s Twitch channel.

Final list of players registered for the 2022 NWSL Draft, in alphabetical order:

Last Name	First Name	School/University	Position(s) Played	Hometown	Youth Club	Citizenship
Adams	Haileigh	University of Colorado – Boulder	Defender	Pasadena, California	Golden State	United States
Adams	Leslie	Siena College	Goalkeeper	Collegeville, PA	Reading Rage	United States
Alexander	Tinaya	Louisiana State University	Forward, Midfielder, Defender	Reading, England	Arsenal Women Youth Academy	United Kingdom
Anderson	Taylor	University of Richmond	Midfielder	Peachtree Corners, Georgia	Concorde Fire	United States
Arthurs	Carli	Stephen F. Austin State University	Forward, Defender	Lewisville, Texas	Solar Soccer Club	United States
Aviza	Shannon	St. John’s University	Midfielder, Defender	Medway, Massachusetts	Boston Breakers	United States
Bardes	Erica	Central Connecticut State University	Midfielder, Defender	Montvale, New Jersey	World Class FC	United States
Bass	Jasmine	New Jersey City University	Forward, Midfielder	Middletown, New York	TOWS (Town of Walkill Soccer Club)	United States
Beckman	Natalie	University of Denver	Forward, Midfielder	Aurora, Colorado	Colorado Rapids (Colorado Storm)	United States
Beletic	Isabella	University of Incarnate Word	Midfielder, Defender	Corpus Christi, Texas	Classics Elite / Athenians	United States
Belisle	Mollie	University of Georgia	Forward	Atlanta, Georgia	Concorde Fire	United States
Bennett	Elysa	Washington State University	Forward	De Pere, Wisconsin	FC Wisconsin Eclipse (ECNL)	United States
Bentick	Aysha	University of Louisiana – Monroe	Midfielder, Defender	London, England	Millwall Lionesses	United Kingdom
Berry	Olivia	Benedictine College	Goalkeeper	Cedar Hill, Missouri	WC St. Louis	United States
Bike	Jenna	Boston College	Forward	Trumbull, Connecticut	Connecticut Football Club	United States
Bloomer	Jordyn	University of Wisconsin – Madison	Goalkeeper	Hartland, Wisconsin	FC Wisconsin	United States
Bostard	Haley	Grand Canyon University	Midfielder, Defender	Discovery Bay, California	West Coast Wild	United States
Bova	Marisa	Purdue University	Goalkeeper	Hartland, Wisconsin	SC Waukesha (SC Wave)	United States
Breslin	Hope	University of Illinois	Forward, Mifielder	Massapequa, New York	East Meadow Soccer Club	United States
Briede	Belle	Stanford University	Forward, Midfielder	Alpharetta, Georgia	Tophat Soccer Club	United States
Brown	Ryanne	Wake Forest University	Forward, Midfielder, Defender	Indianapolis, Indiana	Indiana Fire	United States
Brummett	Gabi	University of Portland	Forward, Midfielder	Bow, New Hampshire	FC Stars of Massachusetts	United States
Bruster	Kayla	University of Georgia	Defender	Smyrna, Georgia	Tophat Soccer Club	United States
Caffey	Tiana	Louisiana State University	Midfielder, Defender	Port St. Lucie, Florida	Space Coast United	United States
Cahalan	Claire	University of Toledo	Forward, Mifielder	Ann Arbor, Michigan	Michigan Hawks	United States
Camberos	Scarlett	University of California – Irvine	Forward, Midfielder	Chula Vista, California	Albion Soccer Club	United States/Mexico
Campbell	Raenah	Drexel University	Forward	Skaneateles, New York	Syracuse Developmental Academy	United States
Canales	Marley	University of California – Los Angeles	Midfielder	San Diego, California	San Diego Surf	United States
Cardozo	Ashley	Utah State University	Forward, Midfielder	Salt Lake City, Utah	La Roca	United States
Cavanaugh	Meghan	University of South Florida	Forward, Midfielder	Clifton Park, New York	New York Elite FC	United States
Chang	Lauren	University of South Carolina	Midfielder	Alpharetta, Georgia	Tophat Soccer Club	United States
Cherry	Mackenzie	Coastal Carolina University	Midfielder, Defender	Canton, Georgia	Atlanta Concorde Fire ECNL	United States
Cleverley	Daisy	Georgetown University	Midfielder	Auckland, New Zealand	Western Springs Club AFC	New Zealand
Coleman	Gabriella	Oklahoma State University	Forward	Keller, Texas	D’Feeters Soccer Club/ DKSC	United States
Cook	Ava	Michigan State University	Forward	Battle Creek, Michigan	Midwest United – Kalamazoo	United States
Correa De Oliveira	Julia	Chicago State University	Forward, Midfielder	Canoas, Brazil	EC Pelotas Phoenix	Brazil
Cosme	Caitlin	Duke University	Defender	New Hyde Park, New York	Albertson Fury 98	United States
Cowart	Jessika	University of Washington	Midfielder, Defender	Redwood City, California	Palo Alto Soccer Club	United States
Cummings	Sydney	Georgetown University	Defender	Millstone Township, New Jersey	FC Copa Academy	United States
Curran	Chardonnay	University of Oregon	Midfielder, Defender	Ewa Beach, Hawaii	Hawaii Rush	United States
DeMarco	Giovanna	Wake Forest University	Midfielder	Gwynedd Valley, Pennsylvania	Match Fit Academy	United States
DeMelo	Savannah	University of Southern California	Forward, Midfielder	Bellflower, California	Beach Futbol Club	United States
Dennis	Chyanne	University of South Florida	Midfielder, Defender	Sunrise, Florida	Orlando City ECNL	United States/Jamaica
DePriest	Peyton	Middle Tennessee State University	Forward, Midfielder	Franklin, Tennessee	Tennessee Soccer Club	United States
Dickey	Claudia	University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill	Goalkeeper	Charlotte, North Carolina	Charlotte Soccer Academy	United States
Dierickx	Natalie	Western Washington University	Goalkeeper	Kirkland, Washington	Crossfire Premier FC	United States
DiGenova	Marissa	Temple University	Forward, Midfielder, Defender	King of Prussia, Pennsylvania	FC Delco	United States
Diwura Soale	Wasila	Louisiana State University	Midfielder	Accra, Ghana	Hasaacas Ladies FC	Ghana
Doyle	Darby	Western Washington University	Midfielder	Spokane, Washington	Spokane Shadow G98	United States
Doyle	Julie	Santa Clara University	Forward, Midfielder, Defender	Newport Beach, California	San Diego Surf Soccer Club	United States
Edwards	Hannah	Grand Canyon University	Defender	Aurora, Colorado	Colorado Storm ECNL	United States
Elwell	Madison	Vanderbilt University	Forward, Midfielder, Defender	Ambler, Pennsylvania	YMS Xplosion	United States
Enciso	Sabrina	University of Arizona	Defender	Moreno Valley, California	SoCal Blues	United States
Fishel	Mia	University of California – Los Angeles	Forward, Midfielder	San DIego, California	San Diego Surf SC	United States
Fisher	Samantha	University of Notre Dame	Forward, Midfielder	Simi Valley, California	Real So Cal	United States
Fregulia	Kaitlin	Cal State University – Long Beach	Forward, Defender	Torrance, California	Beach Futbol Club	United States
Frerker	Andrea	Southern Illinois University of Edwardsville	Midfielder, Defender	Maryville, Illinois	Loufusz Soccer Club	United States
Gareis	Ryan	University of South Carolina	Forward	Naperville, Illinois	Sockers FC Chicago ECNL	United States
Gee	Tatum	Princeton University	Forward, Midfielder, Defender	Long Beach, California	Beach Futbol Club	United States
Girma	Naomi	Stanford University	Defender	San Jose, California	N/A	United States
Golob	Lana	Virgina Commonwealth University	Defender	Recica ob Paki, Slovenia	ŽNK Nona Pomurje	Slovenia
Grant	Jazmin	University of Houston	Forward, Midfielder	Atascocita , Texas	Texas Rush	United States
Gray	Emily	Virginia Tech University	Midfielder	Sewell, New Jersey	Penn Fusion Soccer Academy	United States
Green	Deanna	University of South Alabama	Midfielder, Defender	Madison, Mississippi	Mississippi Rush	United States
Griffith	Sarah	Purdue University	Forward, Midfielder	Naperville, Illinois	Team Chicago	United States
Grosso	Julia	University of Kentucky	Midfielder, Defender	Sunrise, Florida	Sunrise Sting	United States
Guion	Renee	Clemson University	Defender	Simpsonville, South Carolina	Carolina Elite Soccer Academy	United States
Halvorsen	Kaile	Santa Clara University	Forward, Midfielder	Honolulu, Hawaii	Surf Hawaii	United States
Hancuff	Hensley	Clemson University	Goalkeeper	Edmond, Oklahoma	Orlando Pride DA Club	United States
Hand	Jacqueline	Colorado College	Forward, Midfielder	Auckland, New Zealand	Auckland Football Federation	New Zealand
Hansen	Taylor	University of Montana	Defender	Cardiff by the Sea, California	San Diego Surf Soccer Club	United States
Harber	Jojo	Stanford University	Forward, Defender	Bellevue, Washington	Eastside FC/Crossfire ECNL	United States
Harding	Audrey	University of North Carolina – Wilmington	Forward, Midfielder	Akron, Ohio	Ohio Premier	United States
Harkleroad	Emma	University of South Dakota	Goalkeeper	Geneva, Illinois	Strikers Fox Valley	United States
Harr	Jordie	Texas Tech University	Forward, Midfielder	Sachse, Texas	Sting Soccer	United States
Harriot	Madiya	Vanderbilt University	Midfielder, Defender	Davie, Florida	Sunrise Sting	United States
Harris	Tiana	Kent State University	Defender	Whitby, Canada	FC Durham Academy	Canada
Heckman	Isabel	Murray State University	Defender	Powder Springs, Georgia	Southern Soccer Academy	United States
Hopcroft	Shanade	University of Colorado – Boulder	Forward, Midfielder	Aylesbury, England	Middlesex U17’s	United Kingdom
Howell	Jaelin	Florida State University	Midfielder	Lone Tree, Colorado	Real Colorado	United States
Hussen	Ameera	University of Washington	Forward, Midfielder	Federal Way, Washington	Crossfire Premier FC	United States
Hylton-Pelaia	Jayda	Arizona State University	Defender	Brampton, Ontario	Woodbridge Soccer Club	Canada
Ikeda	Angelique	Southern Illinois University of Edwardsville	Midfielder, Defender	Saint Charles, Missouri	Loufusz Soccer Club	United States
Irwin	Jamie	University of New Hampshire	Defender	Roxbury, New Jersey	STA Morris United	United States
Jacobs	Karen	San Bernardino Valley College	Forward	Redlands, California	Pateadores Soccer Club	United States
Jacobsen	Eden	University of Utah	Midfielder	North Salt Lake, Utah	La Roca	United States
Kajan	Zsanett	St. John’s University	Forward, Midfielder	Budapest, Hungary	Ferencvarosi Torna Club	Hungary
Kearse-Thomas	Olivia	Arizona State University	Forward, Midfielder, Defender	Phoenix, Arizona	Del Sol	United States
Kelley-Lusk	Hannah	West Texas A&M University	Forward	Farmington, New Mexico	N/A	United States
Killman	Jenna	Western Washington University	Forward, Midfielder	Olympia, Washington	Washington Premier FC	United States
Kirton	Alexa	University of New Mexico	Midfielder	Sammamish, Washington	Eastside FC	United States
Knox	Alexus	Georgia State University	Defender	Powder Springs, Georgia	BUSA ECNL	United States
Kowalski	Amanda	Butler University	Midfielder, Defender	Arlington Heights, Illinois	Eclipse Select Soccer Club	United States
Kouzelos	Gabrielle	University of Louisville	Goalkeeper	Wadsworth, Ohio	Internationals Soccer Club	United States
Kuehn	Athena	Lousiana State University	Forward, Midfielder, Defender	Colorado Springs, Colorado	Colorado Pride Predators	United States/Germany
LaMacchia	Elaina	University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee	Forward, Midfielder, Defender, Goalkeeper	Mequon, Wisconsin	SC Waukesha	United States
Lampe	Brooke	University of North Texas	Forward, Midfielder, Defender, Goalkeeper	Mansfield, Texas	Solar Chelsea ZuaZua	United States
Laurendeau	Marika	The College of Saint Rose	Goalkeeper	Sainte-Julie, Canada	CS Longueuil	Canada
Layne	Emerson	Loveland High School	Forward, Midfielder	Fort Collins, Colorao	Real Colorado	United States
Leal	Amanda	Cal State University – Stanislaus	Goalkeeper	Mountain House, California	West Coast Soccer Club	United States
Lee	Shannon Claire	George Mason University	Defender	Haymarket, Virginia	McLean ECNL	United States
Lewis	Sofia	Minot State University	Forward, Midfielder	Minot, North Dakota	Minot Soccer Association	United States
Livingstone	Kelly Ann	Georgetown University	Midfielder, Defender	Glen Ridge, New Jersey	Match Fit Academy	United States
Loughman	Raleigh	University of Michigan	Midfielder	San Diego, California	MVLA Soccer Club	United States/Argentina
Lucci	Carolina	Chowan University	Forward	Monaca, Pennsylvania	North United	United States
Lundgren	Jenna	Western Illinois University	Forward, Midfielder, Defender	Elmhurst, Illinois	Oak Brook Soccer Club, Eclipse	United States
Martin	Molly	University of Mississippi	Forward, Midfielder	Memphis, Tennessee	Memphis Lobos/BUSA	United States
Mayer	Anna	Missouri Western State University	Goalkeeper	Duluth, Minnesota	East Select Soccer	United States
McCarthy	Robyn	Cal State University – Fresno	Midfielder, Defender	Brentwood, California	West Coast Soccer Club	United States
McClure	Megan	Arkansas State University	Goalkeeper	Webster Groves, Missouri	St. Louis Scott Gallagher (ECNL) and United Women’s Soccer (UWS)	United States
McLaughlin	Christine	Christendom College	Forward, Midfielder, Defender	Fauquier, Virginia	Virginia Soccer Association	United States
McManus	Mikenna	Northeastern University	Defender	Lake Forest, California	West Coast Futbol Club	United States
McMillan	Caylon	Stephen F. Austin State University	Midfielder	Forney, Texas	FC Dallas 98G ECNL	United States
McNally	Natalie	Western Carolina University	Defender	Grayslake, Illinois	Greater Libertyville Soccer Association	United States
McNulty	Hannah	Providence College	Forward	Warwick, Rhode Island	Bayside FC	United States
Medina	Jodi	Alabama A&M University	Goalkeeper	Coral Springs, Florida	Coral Springs United FC	United States
Menta	Jenna	Wake Forest University	Forward, Midfielder	Somers, New York	New York Soccer Club	United States
Miagkova	Alina	Syracuse University	Defender	Lipetsk, Russia	Lokomotiv Moscow	Russia
Mitchell	Alexis	University of South Dakota	Midfielder	Lee’s Summit, Missouri	Sporting Blue Valley ECNL	United States
Morgan	Charmé	Oklahoma State University	Midfielder, Defender	Frisco, Texas	Dallas Texans	United States
Moser	Louisa	George Mason University	Forward, Goalkeeper	Fairfax, Virginia	SC Freiburg	Germany
Murnin	Madison	University of Central Florida	Midfielder, Defender	Jacksonville, Florida	Jacksonville FC	United States
Myers	Erica	University of Tennessee – Martin	Goalkeeper	Holland, Ohio	Metro FC Toledo	United States
Nabet	Lily	Duke University	Midfielder	Los Angeles, California	Real So Cal	United States
Nasello	Sydny	University of South Florida	Defender	Millstone Township, New Jersey	FC Copa Academy	United States
Ochoa Rodriguez	Paola	Missouri Valley College	Forward, Midfielder	Sioux City, Iowa	South Sioux Soccer	United States
Ordoñez	Diana	University of Virginia	Forward	Prosper, Texas	FC Dallas	United States
Palacios	Randi	Liberty University	Goalkeeper	Ashburn, Virginia	Football Club of Virginia	United States
Pantaleao	Ermelinda	University of Louisiana – Monroe	Defender	Belo Horizonte, Brazil	N/A	Brazil
Pedroza	Siera	Hope International University	Forward, Midfielder, Goalkeeper	Tustin, California	Wolfpack	United States
Perez	Maia	University of Hartford	Goalkeeper	Kentwood, Michigan	Midwest United  FC Women	United States
Peters	Sarah	University of Kansas	Goalkeeper	Lee’s Summit, Missouri	Sporting DA	United States
Peterson	Karstyn	Utah State University	Forward, Defender	West Haven, Utah	La Roca	United States
Philpotts	Rachel	University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee	Midfielder, Defender	Linden, Michigan	Nationals Soccer Club	United States
Potts	Nicola	Ball State University	Forward, Midfielder	Nuneaton, England	Aston Villa Women	United Kingdom
Proulx	Lysianne	Syracuse University	Goalkeeper	Boucherville, Canada	AS Varennes	Canada
Provenzano	Gabby	Rutgers University	Midfielder, Defender	Sergeantsville, New Jersey	Players Development Academy	United States
Pulver	Sydney	Washington State University	Midfielder, Defender	Parker, Colorado	Real Colorado	United States
Pursey	Valentine	Western Carolina University	Forward, Midfielder, Defender	Ticehurst, England	Brighton and Hove Albion	United Kingdom
Rabot	Iris	James Madison University	Midfielder	Lyon, France	Olympique Lyonnais	France
Reiss de Araujo	Thais	University of North Florida	Forward, Midfielder, Defender	Jacksonville, Florida	U-17/U-20 Brazilian National Team	Brazil
Reyes	Calista	Pepperdine University	Forward, Midfielder, Defender	Las Vegas, Nevada	Eagles Soccer Club	United States
Ries	Taryn	University of Portland	Forward	Ridgefield, Washington	FC Portland	United States
Ritchie-Williams	Chiara	Louisiana State University	Midfielder, Defender	London, England	Arsenal Women’s Football Club	United Kingdom
Rockwell	Jenna	University of the Cumberlands	Defener	London, Kentucky	Lexington FC	United States
Rodriguez	Izzy	Ohio State University	Midfielder, Defender	Canton, Michigan	Michigan Hawks	United States
Roelfsema	Mijke	Rice University	Midfielder, Defender	Schoonhoven, Netherlands	ADO Den Haag	Netherlands
Ross	Julianne	Northeastern University	Defender	Cumberland, Rhode Island	Boston Breakers/NEFC	United States
Salvador	Romane	California Baptist University	Goalkeeper	Lyon, France	Paris Saint-Germain PSG	France
Santos	Ashley	Illinois State University	Midfielder, Defender	Naperville, Illinois	Team Chicago Academy	United States
Sapp	Mercedes	University of North Florida	Goalkeeper	Orlando, Florida	Orlando City Elite	United States
Schill	MacKenzie	University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee	Forward, Midfielder	Pewaukee, Wisconsin	SC Wave	United States
Schimmer	Marleen	Grand Canyon University	Forward, Midfielder	Mainz, Germany	TSV Schott Mainz	Germany
Sever	Jelena	University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee	Forward, Midfielder	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	United Serbians Soccer Club	United States
Shepherd	Lucy	Hofstra University	Forward	Worcester, England	Aston Villa Women	United Kingdom
Silva Santos	Ana Paula	WIlliam Carey University	Midfielder	Sao Paulo, Brazil	N/A	Brazil
Skiba	Bridgette	Oregon State University	Goalkeeper	Portland, Oregon	Westside Timbers	United States
Sodoma	Sarah	Arkansas State University	Midfielder, Defender	St. Louis, Missouri	Lou Fusz Soccer Club	United States
Stackpole	Haleigh	University of Mississippi	Forward, Midfielder	Bowling Green, Kentucky	NC Courage Academy	United States
Stauffer	Annie	Transylvania University	Midfielder, Defender	Owensboro, Kentucky	Indy Fire Juniors ECNL	United States
Steigleder	Regan	Northwestern University	Forward, Midfielder, Defender	Iowa City, Iowa	Michigan Hawks	United States
Steinwascher	Cecelia	Grand Valley State University	Midfielder, Defender	Sterling Heights, Michigan	N/A	United States
Stephan	Dani	Michigan State University	Midfielder, Defender	DeWitt, Michigan	Michigan Hawks	United States
Stevenson	Erin	University of Maryland – Baltimore County	Midfielder, Defender	Sellersville, Pennsylvania	FC Bucks	United States
Suarez Quevedo	Sara	Chicago State University	Forward, Midfielder	Las Palmas, Spain	Union Viera	Spain
Talbot	Madeline	Stephen F. Austin State University	Goalkeeper	Shreveport, Louisiana	Shreveport United	United States
Talley	Jada	University of Southern California	Forward	Corona, California	So Cal Blues	United States
Taylor	Miriael	Hofstra University	Forward, Midfielder, Defender	Kent, England	Chelsea Women, Arsenal Women	United Kingdom
Thomas	Haley	Boston College	Midfielder, Defender	Kennewick, Washington	Three Rivers Soccer Club	United States
Thompson	Jordan	Gonzaga University	Defender	Sumner, Washington	Washington Premier FC	United States
Thompson	Kayla	Brown University	Goalkeeper	Austin, Texas	Lonestar Soccer Club	United States
Thron	Julietta	Northwestern University	Midfielder, Defender	Caldwell, New Jersey	Matchfit FC	United States
Tripp	Amber	Utah Valley University	Forward, Midfielder	Draper, Utah	Utah Avalanche	United States
Van der Jagt	Olivia	University of Washington	Midfielder	Kent, Washington	Eastside FC	United States
Villagrana	Yossimar	Butler Community College	Midfielder	Wichita, Kansas	Wichita Kansas Rush	United States
Walker	Ellie	University of Portland	Defender	Vancouver, Washington	FC Portland	United States
Wandt	Jennifer	Baylor University	Goalkeeper	Brookfield, Wisconsin	FC Wisconsin	United States
Weaver	Camille	Colorado College	Midfielder, Defender	Bend, Oregon	Bend FC Timbers	United States
Wegener	Emory	University of Georgia	Goalkeeper	Alpharetta, Georgia	Atlanta Fire United	United States
West	Alex	University of Vermont	Midfielder, Defender	New York, New York	Albertson Fury	United States
Westin	Emma	University of California – Berkeley	Forward, Midfielder	Stockholm, Sweden	Boo FF Sweden	Sweden
Whitmore	Lindsey	Southern Methodist University	Forward, Midfielder	Henderson, Nevada	Heat FC	United States
Winebrenner	Jenna	Texas Christian University	Defender	Kansas City, Missouri	Futura FC	United States
Wiseman	Ebony	James Madison University	Midfielder	King’s Lynn, England	Norwich City FC	United Kingdom
Wolfbauer	Madison	Bowling Green State University	Forward, Midfielder	Canton, Michigan	Michigan Hawks	United States
Zamiela	Chloe	University of South Florida	Forward, Defender	Stuart, Florida	Sunrise SC	United States
Zerva	Theoni	University of Louisiana – Monroe	Midfielder, Defender	Kalamata, Greece	PAOK	Greece
Zullo	Luciana	University of South Carolina	Forward, Midfielder	Flemington, New Jersey	PDA	United States
Zuniga	Jenna	Cal State University – Stanislaus	Midfielder, Defender	Manteca, California	Davis Legacy	United States

There's just one WNBA preseason game left on the 2025 calendar, as 12 of the league's 13 teams wrapped exhibition play over the weekend ahead of Friday's regular-season tip-off.

The Chicago Sky became the latest team to lock in their 12-player roster on Sunday, joining the likes of the Indiana Fever in making tough final cuts.

To reach league compliance, Chicago waived Australian guard Alex Wilson, 2024 second-round draft pick Jessika Carter (Mississippi State), and former Mercury forward Morgan Bertsch.

Earning their official spots in the Sky's lineup are 2025 rookies Hailey Van Lith (TCU) and Maddy Westbeld (Notre Dame), the overall No. 11 and No. 16 picks, respectively, in April's draft.

Overall, the class of 2025 is performing well so far, with all first-round picks avoiding early roster cuts — though many teams are still deciding who will suit up on opening day.

Some second-rounders are also showing significant promise, with the Atlanta Dream's 18th overall pick Te-Hina PaoPao (South Carolina) scoring a team-leading 14 points against Indiana on Saturday.

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Capping the 2025 WNBA preseason are the reigning champion New York Liberty, who will take on Japan's Toyota Antelopes on Monday night.

The exhibition will see Liberty stars Sabrina Ionescu and Nyara Sabally — who notably saw her contract extended through 2026 by New York on Monday afternoon — return to their University of Oregon alma mater for the clash.

The Liberty will tip off against the Antelopes at 10 PM ET, with live coverage airing on WNBA League Pass.

The 2031 Women's World Cup will expand to 48 teams, with the 16-team increase announced among other landmark decisions by the FIFA Council on Friday.

The decision to expand the World Cup aims to "broaden representation, offering more nations and players access to elite competition and accelerating investment in women's football worldwide," according to the FIFA release.

"The FIFA Women's World Cup 2023, the first in which teams from all confederations won at least one game and teams from five confederations reached the knockout stage, among many other records, set a new standard for global competitiveness," said FIFA President Gianni Infantino.

"This decision ensures we are maintaining the momentum in terms of growing women’s football globally."

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The expanded 2031 World Cup, hosted by the US, will adopt a 12-group format, increasing the total number of matches from 64 to 104 while extending the competition for an additional week.

The World Cup expansion announcement comes on the heels of last month's increased Olympic tournament news, with the IOC boosting the women's soccer field to 16 teams at the 2028 LA Games.

The decision also puts the women's competition in line with the men's World Cup, which will feature FIFA's first 48-team tournament in 2026.

FIFA approves Afghan women's refugee team

In the same Friday announcement, the FIFA Council also approved the creation of an Afghanistan women's refugee team, which would provide evacuated Afghan women players the ability to compete on an officially recognized FIFA team.

While FIFA requires that national federations sponsor teams, the Afghan Football Federation ceased acknowledging its women's team once the Taliban-controlled government banned women's sports.

Originally formed by the country's Olympic Committee in 2007, the Afghanistan women's national team has not played a FIFA-recognized match since 2018, and most of its athletes fled the country amidst the Taliban's second takeover in 2021.

Since then, players have petitioned FIFA for the opportunity to compete. Their efforts earned a one-year trial phase from the governing body on Friday, though the success of the program could see it expanded to refugees from other nations in the future.

"We are happy that FIFA has created a pathway for Afghan players to finally return to the field," team founder and former captain Khalida Popal told CNN on Friday, adding that the squad "remain[s] hopeful FIFA can amend its statutes to provide official recognition for our players as the Afghanistan Women's National Team."

Popal — who helped hundreds of Afghans, including the team, escape the Taliban — previously said the team "could show the world that Afghan women and girls belong in sport, in school and everywhere in society — and we will not be defeated."

Chelsea FC is the first team in Women's Super League (WSL) history to claim an unbeaten 22-game season, adding the undefeated moniker to their sixth-straight league title with Saturday's 1-0 win over Liverpool.

The Blues' perfect season joins the previous unbeaten campaigns of 2012's Arsenal, 2016's Manchester City, and Chelsea's own 2018 squad — though those three teams did so in 14, 16, and 18 games, respectively.

Chelsea finishes the 2024/25 campaign with an astounding 19 wins and three draws, missing just six possible points on the table en route to their new WSL record of 60 points in a single season.

"As a manager, players, and staff, you only live these moments maybe once in your life," said Chelsea head coach Sonia Bompastor following Saturday's history-making win. "You need to enjoy it because it is a great achievement."

Trailing Chelsea's impressive winning tally by a full 12 points, Arsenal secured second place with a 4-3 victory over third-place Manchester United in their Saturday season finale.

WSL standouts secure individual 2024/25 awards

Though they missed the WSL's team trophy, the Gunners did claim some individual hardware this weekend, as voters selected midfielder Mariona Caldentey as the inaugural winner of the WSL Player of the Season award.

The 29-year-old Spain international led the league in shot creation, and put up nine goals and five assists on the WSL stat sheet this season.

Caldentey's teammate Alessia Russo also walked away with a trophy, sharing the Golden Boot with fourth-place Manchester City's Khadija "Bunny" Shaw after both forwards scored 12 goals each on the season.

Also sharing a stat-sheet title is Chelsea's Hannah Hampton and Manchester United's Phallon Tullis-Joyce, who claimed the 2024/25 WSL Golden Glove award behind 13 clean sheets apiece.

Meanwhile, the season's WSL Rising Star award went to ninth-place West Ham striker Shekiera Martinez. After spending the first half of the 2024/25 season on loan to Bundesliga side SC Freiburg, the 23-year-old German international notched an astounding 10 goals in her 12 total WSL matches.

Speaking of impressive scoring, Manchester City forward Vivianne Miedema's stellar chip against Aston Villa in January earned the Dutch star the 2024/25 WSL Goal of the Season title.

For the first time in program history, Texas A&M is the No. 1 seed in the NCAA softball tournament, with the Aggies staving off four-time reigning champion Oklahoma for the honor in Sunday's 2025 bracket drop.

After adverse weather canceled their conference title game on Saturday, the Aggies and No. 2-seed Sooners became 2025 SEC tournament co-champions, leaving the NCAA selection committee to lean heavily on each team's strength of schedule in making their top-seed decision.

"What set apart Texas A&M is they have 19 Top 25 wins, which is number one in the country," said NCAA softball committee chair Kurt McGuffin on Sunday's ESPN2 broadcast, noting the Aggies' tough nonconference schedule.

Taking on a lighter nonconference slate than usual due to massive roster turnover following the 2023/24 season, Oklahoma relied heavily on their record in a stacked SEC, finishing one half-game ahead of A&M in regular-season play.

While the Sooners look to extend their championship streak, the Aggies will be hunting their third national title and first since 1987.

Standing in their way in the 64-team bracket are a record number of familiar foes, as the SEC boasts 14 teams in the 2025 NCAA competition — the most from any single conference in tournament history.

Even more, nine of the bracket's 16 seeded teams hail from the SEC, and a full seven of the Top 8.

Conference champs, at-large teams score NCAA bracket spots

SEC squads aren't the only teams looking to topple Texas A&M and Oklahoma, however, as conference champions and other elite squads learned their tournament fates on Selection Sunday.

No. 5 Florida State is the highest seeded non-SEC team, despite falling 2-1 to No. 11-seed Clemson in Saturday's ACC title game. Along with No. 14-seed Duke, the ACC will see nine teams in the 2025 tournament.

Behind 2024 National Player of the Year NiJaree Canady — the nation's top pitcher — Texas Tech leads a five-team contingent from the Big 12 after securing both their conference tournament trophy and the national No. 12-seed this weekend.

In the weekend's most upset-filled conference tournament, unseeded Michigan outlasted both No. 9-seed UCLA and No. 16-seed Oregon to score a second straight Big Ten tournament title on Saturday, becoming one of eight teams repping the conference in Sunday's bracket.

Notably, the Bruins — the winningest program in NCAA softball history with 12 titles — have not entered the tournament lower than a No. 6 seed since 2016.

How to watch the 2025 NCAA softball tournament

The road to the 2025 Women's College World Series begins with Regionals, in which each of the 16 seeded teams will host a four-team double-elimination mini-tournament this weekend.

With a minimum of 96 games — and a possibility of 112 — Regional play begins at 12 PM ET on Friday, with the 64-team field narrowing to 16 by Sunday night.

All games will air live across ESPN's networks.