Mollie Stevens will represent UF on the Upstate Pride
Gators Well Represented at Inaugural WPLL Draft
Wednesday, August 23, 2017 | Lacrosse
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The newly formed Women's Professional Lacrosse League held its inaugural draft on Wednesday night in preparation for the league's debut in the summer of 2018.
Four former University of Florida lacrosse players: Caroline Fitzgerald, Nicole Graziano, Lauren Lea and Mollie Stevens were selected, along with current Gator assistant coaches Nadine Hadnagy and Taryn VanThof.
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Fitzgerald and Graziano will reunite as teammates on the New York Fight, as the duo played together at Florida together from 2014-16.
2016 graduate, Lea joins the Philadelphia Fire after logging 79 games in orange and blue as a midfielder.
Following a record-setting senior campaign in 2017, Mollie Stevens was selected by the Upstate Pride along with new Gator assistant and Maryland graduate, Nadine Hadnagy.
Entering her second year as an assistant coach at Florida, Taryn VanThof will represent the New England Command after playing two seasons for the Long Island Sound in United Women's Lacrosse.
A total of 100 women were selected in Wednesday night's draft, with a Showcase Game set for Saturday, Sept. 30, 2017 in Sparks, Md.
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Four former University of Florida lacrosse players: Caroline Fitzgerald, Nicole Graziano, Lauren Lea and Mollie Stevens were selected, along with current Gator assistant coaches Nadine Hadnagy and Taryn VanThof.
Complete Draft Results
Fitzgerald and Graziano will reunite as teammates on the New York Fight, as the duo played together at Florida together from 2014-16.
.@prowomenslax #WPLLDraft @NY_Fight 2017 Draft Picks | Watch LIVE on https://t.co/oJkK8CQ2nw pic.twitter.com/lOQVtuYehT
— Lax Sports Network (@LaxSportsNet) August 24, 2017
2016 graduate, Lea joins the Philadelphia Fire after logging 79 games in orange and blue as a midfielder.
.@prowomenslax #WPLLDraft @Philly_Fire 2017 Draft Picks | Watch LIVE on https://t.co/oJkK8CQ2nw pic.twitter.com/QJLAaNVGgE
— Lax Sports Network (@LaxSportsNet) August 24, 2017
Following a record-setting senior campaign in 2017, Mollie Stevens was selected by the Upstate Pride along with new Gator assistant and Maryland graduate, Nadine Hadnagy.
.@prowomenslax #WPLLDraft @Upstate_Pride 2017 Draft Picks | Watch LIVE on https://t.co/oJkK8CQ2nw pic.twitter.com/gMvdSy07mP
— Lax Sports Network (@LaxSportsNet) August 24, 2017
Entering her second year as an assistant coach at Florida, Taryn VanThof will represent the New England Command after playing two seasons for the Long Island Sound in United Women's Lacrosse.
.@prowomenslax #WPLLDraft @NE_Command 2017 Draft Picks | Watch LIVE on https://t.co/oJkK8CQ2nw pic.twitter.com/VQezAfz3AL
— Lax Sports Network (@LaxSportsNet) August 24, 2017
A total of 100 women were selected in Wednesday night's draft, with a Showcase Game set for Saturday, Sept. 30, 2017 in Sparks, Md.
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