January 12, 2024 – National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) – Utah Royals News Release
ANAHEIM, CALIF. / SANDY, UTAH – Utah Royals FC have selected MF Ally Sentnor, a redshirt sophomore out of the University of North Carolina and current U.S. Women’s Youth National Team U-20 standout, with the first overall pick in tonight’s 2024 NWSL Draft, presented by Ally, during the United Soccer Coaches Convention at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, Calif.
Sentnor – whose U.S. Soccer bio is HERE and UNC Tar Heels bio is HERE – is regarded as one of the top attacking talents in the nation, as the Hanson, Mass., native will soon arrive in Utah for Royals FC’s “Return of Royalty” 2024 relaunch, with preseason starting the last week of January and the Royals’ “inaugural” season kicking off the weekend of March 16.
***UTAH ROYALS FC DRAFT DAY MEDIA ZOOM LINK*** https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89102281950?pwd=1LpdiwTNrkg8kQ7WAjtoKrUV5c1okb.1
(URFC Players, Coaches and Execs Will Be Available HERE; Specific Times Notified via E-mail)
A total of 236 players (including 14 with Utah ties, and 8 from BYU) are eligible for selection tonight, with 56 total picks in the draft and 14 selections in each of the four rounds. The National Women’s Soccer League has shared a league media guide containing the final draft registration list, draft history by club, rules and procedures, and other notable information. Media members may access the media guide HERE. Currently, Utah Royals FC’s 2024 draft picks (round / overall) are as follows:
1st Round – No. 1 (MF Ally Sentnor – North Carolina); No. 4 (KC)
2nd Round – No. 16, No. 20 (WAS), No. 21 (WAS), No. 26 (ORL)
3rd Round – No. 29, No. 33 (POR)
4th Round – No. 44
Live coverage of the 2024 NWSL Draft, presented by Ally, will be televised on ION from 6 to 8 p.m. MT. All rounds of the draft will be streamed on ION Plus. Viewers can find access to ION in their area by visiting https://iontelevision.com/find-us.
Utah Royals FC will see its players report to the Zions Bank Training Center in Herriman, Utah, in late January, with the 2024 NWSL reg. season kicking off on March 16. Here’s Utah’s current 18-player roster by position – along with each player’s 2023 side – as it currently stands as Friday’s NWSL Draft goes on:
GK: Mandy Haught (Gotham FC), Carly Nelson (Orlando Pride)
DF: Kaleigh Riehl (San Diego Wave), Madison Pogarch (San Diego Wave), Kate Del Fava (KC Current), Addisyn Merrick (KC Current)
MF: Mikayla Cluff (Orlando Pride), Michele…