Union ends draft with defender, midfielder
The Union completed their defensive-oriented Major League Soccer SuperDraft by selecting a defender and a midfielder in the closing two rounds. The first two rounds took place Thursday in Baltimore, and the final two rounds were conducted by teams over the telephone.
The Union completed their defensive-oriented Major League Soccer SuperDraft by selecting a defender and a midfielder in the closing two rounds. The first two rounds took place Thursday in Baltimore, and the final two rounds were conducted by teams over the telephone.
Rutgers defender Mitchell Lurie was selected in the third round by the Union, and Northwestern midfielder Cole Missimo was taken in the fourth round. Lurie was the 44th overall selection; Missimo was the 64th.
Four of the Union's six draft selections were defenders, with one midfielder and another mid-fielder/forward.
The 6-foot-2, 170-pound Lurie played his first two college seasons at Portland. He transferred to Louisville, where he played just five games in 2013 and then competed this last year with Rutgers, where he started 21 games and recorded six assists.
Missimo had a goal and two assists in 18 games for Northwestern. Both Lurie and Missimo were second-team all-Big 10 choices.
Round 1, Pick 2: Joshua Yaro, defender, Georgetown
Round 1, Pick 3: Keegan Rosenberry, defender, Georgetown
Round 1, Pick 6: Fabian Herbers, midfielder-forward, Creighton.
Round 2, Pick 23: Taylor Washington, defender, George Mason
Round 3: Pick 44: Mitchell Lurie, defender, Rutgers
Round 4: Pick 64: Cole Missimo, midfielder, Northwestern