PORTLAND, Ore. – Morgan Weaver laughed it off when her agent told her she was going to be the second pick in the National Women's Soccer League draft.
A four-year starter at Washington State, Weaver wasn't among the names getting a lot of buzz heading into the January draft. “He told me and I was like, 'OK, right.
Whatever. I don’t believe you,'” she said, recalling the conversation she had before her name was announced. “Then it actually happened.” Weaver went to the Portland Thorns, who also got the first overall pick, Sophia Smith out of Stanford.
Weaver said one of her greatest strengths as a player is that she's a good learner. But for now, like the rest of the NWSL's players, she's learning to be patient.