Former West Coast Conference womens soccer players are splashed all over the newly formed Women's United Soccer Association (WUSA) with 19 players being assigned to or drafted by teams in the start-up league. The WUSA will begin play in spring of 2001 consisting of eight teams spanning from the Bay Area to Boston.

Heading the crew of WCC alums are Olympic team members Brandi Chastain, Nikki Serlenga and Mandy Clemens, all from Santa Clara, in addition to Tiffeny Milbrett, Shannon Macmillan and Michelle French, three of Portlands finest. All six of those players were designated as founding players and were allocated to one of the eight major market squads.

In the 15-round WUSA draft that took place on December 11, thirteen former WCC-ers were drafted starting with four-time all-conference performer from Santa Clara, Jennifer Lalor, who was the 13th overall pick (2nd Round) by the New York Power. joining Lalor in the second round was former Bronco classmate, defender Kylie Bivens, taken by the Atlanta Beat with the 16th pick overall (2nd Round).

So far Santa Clara and Portland, which have won every WCC title since 1992, have placed 11 and 8 players in the league, respectively. Thats including three players that currently holding assistant coaching positions within the league: Chastain and MacMillan at their alma maters and former Portland standout Kimberly Stiles at Gonzaga.

WUSA Allocated Players from with WCC ties:
Atlanta -- Nikki Serlenga, SCU (midfielder)
New York -- Tiffeny Milbrett, POR (forward)
Philadelphia --Mandy Clemens, SCU (forward)
San Diego -- Shannon MacMillan, POR (forward)
San Francisco Bay Area --Brandi Chastain, SCU (defender)
Washington, D.C. --Michelle French, POR (defender)

WCC Players in taken in WUSA Draft:
# Pick Rd. Name Sch. WUSA Team Position
13 2 Jennifer Lalor SCU New York Power Midfielder
16 2 Kylie Bivens SCU Atlanta Beat Defender
28 4 Heather Aldama SCU Boston Breakers Midfielder
32 4 Kimberly Pickup SCU San Diego Spirit Defender
41 6 Jacqui Little SCU Bay Area CyberRays Mid/For
58 8 Erin Fahey POR Washington Freedom Goalkeeper
70 9 Kimberly Stiles POR Boston Breakers Def/Mid
71 9 Mikka Hansen SCU Carolina Tempest Forward
74 10 Lisa Nanez SCU Bay Area CyberRays Defense
75 10 Justi Baumgardt POR Washington Freedom Midfielder
83 11 Tara Koleski POR San Diego Spirit Forward
90 12 Megan Horvath SCU Bay Area CyberRays Forward
116 15 Melissa Ribaudo POR San Diego Spirit Defender