STANFORD, Calif. – A trio of Cardinal players were selected in the 2024 NWSL Draft on Friday night, with Maya Doms and Kennedy Wesley drafted in the first round before Katie Duong was drafted in the fourth.
Doms was first off the board, nabbed with the eighth overall pick by expansion team Bay FC. Wesley followed shortly after, taken four picks later at No. 12 by San Diego Wave FC. The Portland Thorns selected Duong with their final pick at No. 53 overall.
With the three selections, Stanford has now seen 23 total players drafted into the league since its inception in 2013, and has had at least one player drafted in each of the NWSL drafts – joined by Virginia as the only two programs to manage the feat.
Doms and Wesley run Stanford's NWSL first-round pick total to 12 - the most of any program in the nation. The Cardinal has now had a national-best 11 first-round selections since 2017.
Doms finished her Stanford career with 33 goals and 20 assists for 86 points while playing 100 matches and starting 84. At the close of the 2023 season, her 33 goals ranked 11th in Stanford history, while her 316 career shots ranked eighth. Doms is one of just six Stanford players to have recorded 100 games played, appearing in 100 of a possible 106 matches. A 2019 national champion, Doms helped lead Stanford to Pac-12 titles in 2019 and 2022. A two-time team captain, she earned three United Coaches All-Region first team selections, three All-Pac-12 first team honors, was twice named TopDrawerSoccer Best XI second team, and earned a pair of United Soccer Coaches All-America nods. The native of Davis, Calif. started all 25 matches for the Cardinal and scored a team-best 12 goals and assisted on six more to total 30 points this year. Doms scored in 12 of the 25 matches, including each of the final three, six of the last eight, and nine of the final 15. Her 12 goals ranked second in the Pac-12 and 24th nationally, while the 30 points were third in the conference and 24th in the nation.
Wesley finished her career as Stanford's all-time leader in matches played (104) and ranked ninth in games started (92). The native of Rossmoor, Calif. started the final 60 matches in her career and played in 104 of a possible 106 matches while on The Farm. A two-time team captain, Wesley helped guide Stanford to the 2019 NCAA title and a pair of Pac-12 crowns in 2019 and 2022. The TopDrawerSoccer Best XI first team pick was a United Soccer Coaches All-Region third team selection and landed on the All-Pac-12 first team this season. A two-time Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week, Wesley started all 25 matches at center defender, logging 2182:30 minutes and helping guide Stanford to 14 shutouts while limiting opponents to just .60 goals per game on 9.60 shots per game. Turning in an all-around season, she scored four goals and added six assists to finish with 14 points. A staple of the back line, Wesley played 70-plus minutes in 23 of the 25 matches played, including full time in 19 of the 25.
Duong played three seasons on The Farm after transferring to Stanford from Minnesota prior to the 2021 campaign. The native of Portland, Ore. appeared in 38 matches for the Cardinal, starting four, while totaling two goals and seven assists for 11 points. A member of Stanford's 2022 Pac-12 championship team, Duong was named All-Big Ten second team in 2020.