January 13, 2024 – National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) – Bay FC News Release
Anaheim, CA – Bay FC, the Bay Area’s new women’s professional soccer franchise and a member of the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL), selected Savy King from University of North Carolina (No. 2 overall) and Maya Doms from Stanford University (No. 8 overall) in the first round of the 2024 NWSL Draft. In the third round, Bay FC picked Jamie Shepherd out of BYU (No. 30 overall) and Caroline Conti out of Clemson (No. 34) before concluding their draft in the fourth round by selecting Laveni Vaka from BYU (No. 55 overall) on Friday evening at the Anaheim Convention Center.
Savy King – No. 2 (1st round)
Position: Defender
Height: 5-6
Birthdate: Feb. 7, 2005
Hometown: Santa Monica, Calif.
College: North Carolina
BIO: As a freshman at UNC, King earned United Soccer Coaches All-Atlantic second team honors, All-ACC second team honors and was named to the ACC All-Freshman Team. She was one of only four Tar Heels to start all 23 matches, and the only freshman on the squad. A nominee for 2023 U.S. Soccer Young Female Player of the Year, she helped the U.S. U-20s qualify for the 2024 U-20 World Cup.
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Maya Doms – No. 8 (1st round)
Position: Midfielder
Height: 5-6
Birthdate: May 11, 2001
Hometown: Davis, Calif.
College: Stanford
BIO: A fifth-year senior for the Cardinal, Doms won the 2019 NCAA Championship, while helping Stanford win two PAC-12 Championships (2019, 2022) and an appearance in the 2023 College Cup final during her last collegiate season. From 2019-23, the midfielder played in 100 games (84 starts), tallying 33 goals and 20 assists. As a senior, Doms was a first team All-American, All-Region, and All-PAC 12 pick, recording 12 goals and six assists.
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Jamie Shepherd – No. 30 (3rd round)
Position: Midfielder
Height: 5-7
Birthdate: Oct. 9, 2000
Hometown: American Fork, Utah
College: BYU
BIO: Shepherd played 108 career games for BYU, ranking as the most games played in school history while logging 9,138 minutes. Across five seasons (2019-23), the midfielder tallied 14 goals and added 21 assists. As a team captain in 2023, Shepherd was a third team All-Region pick and helped BYU advance to the College Cup. Individually during her career, Shepherd earned second team All-American honors (2022), first team All-Region recognition three times (2020-21, 2021, 2022), All-WCC first team honors (2021), and All-WCC second team honors…