GREENSBORO, N.C. (theACC.com) – For the 11th consecutive year, at least five Atlantic Coast Conference student-athletes were selected in the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) College Draft as seven were chosen in the 2020 edition.

Virginia led all schools with three selections, while Duke, NC State, North Carolina and Virginia Tech each had one student-athlete drafted.

The Chicago Red Stars selected Stevens with the 24th overall pick in the draft, giving Duke 14 all-time selections and at least one pick in the last five NWSL drafts. Stevens was an offensive catalyst for Duke last season, earning All-Region honors for the third time in her career. She tied for the team lead in points with 22, while tying for second in goals scored with eight. Her 82 career points place her sixth all-time in Duke history, while she ranks amongst the top five in program history in career goals scored (24) and career assists (34).

NC State’s Tziarra King made history on Thursday, as she became the first player in Wolfpack program history to be drafted. She was selected as the eighth overall pick to Utah Royals FC. She inked her name in the Wolfpack record books, as she finished third all-time in career starts (88), goals (48) and points (115) and earned a combined 31 conference, regional and national awards throughout her time with the Red and White.

North Carolina standout Bridgette Andrzejewski was selected by the Houston Draft in the second round, following four years as a starter. She played in three College Cups and helped lead Carolina to the 2019 ACC title as a senior. Andrzejewski joins former Tar Heels Amber Brooks, Lindsey Harris and Satara Murray in Houston. A native of Lutherville, Maryland, she appeared in 101 games as a Tar Heel and made 93 starts. She scored 28 career goals, including nine in 2016 when she was named ACC Freshman of the Year. 

Three members of the Virginia women's soccer team were selected in the 2020 NWSL Draft, as Courtney Petersen, Phoebe McClernon and Zoe Morse were all drafted. Petersen and McClernon were both drafted by the Orlando Pride, while Morse was drafted by the Chicago Red Stars. Petersen was taken in the first round with the seventh overall pick, the first ACC player selected. McClernon was taken in the second round with the 14th overall pick, while Morse was taken in the third round with the 19th overall pick.

Through her career with the Cavaliers, Petersen played in 78 games for the Cavaliers and made 58 starts. She is a two-time United Soccer Coaches All-Region selection and a two-time All-ACC selection. As a Cavalier, she tallied 12 assists, including three on game-winning goals, and added five goals. She helped Virginia post 52 shutouts through her four years on the pitch which included a redshirt season as she competed with the U.S. U20 Youth National Team. Petersen logged 6,602 minutes on the pitch for Virginia.

In her four-year career with the Cavaliers, McClernon was a three-time All-ACC selection and was named an All-American as a junior in 2018. She was also named an All-Region selection as a junior. Through her time at Virginia, McClernon played in 88 games and made 69 career starts. She helped the Cavaliers post 48 shutouts in her career and scored one goal – the game-winning goal at No. 5 Penn State as a sophomore.

As a Cavalier, Morse logged 6,826 career minutes as she started 85-of-86 games played over the course of four seasons. In that time, she helped Virginia post 48 shutouts while she tallied four goals and three assists. She was named an All-Region selection by the United Soccer Coaches as a senior and also earned a spot on the ACC Championship All-Tournament team. She was also a CoSIDA Academic All-District election and has been a two-time selection to the ACC Women's Soccer All-Academic Team. She also served as a team captain during her junior and senior seasons.

Virginia Tech’s Mandy McGlynn was the No. 20 pick in the third round by Sky Blue FC and was the only goalkeeper selected in the 2020 draft. The accolades piled up for McGlynn after the 2019 season as she etched her name alongside the best ever to play for the Hokies. Just a few of her postseasons honors included United Soccer Coaches Second Team All-American and First Team Scholar All-American, TopDrawerSoccer Best XI First Team, a repeated selection as an All-ACC First Team goalkeeper and the state's Player of the Year.
 
The Jacksonville, Florida native's career numbers place her in the top three for a career goalkeeper at the school, which includes a school record 32 shutouts and a 0.99 GAA. Her 41 wins, 7,014 minutes played (both most since 2013) and 79.4 save percentage (best since 1997) were second and her 297 saves were third (most since 2006).