Bay FC and Utah Royals select seven players in NWSL expansion draft

Bay FC and Utah Royals FC added additional players to their respective teams via the NWSL expansion draft on Friday night. Bay FC added five players across the positional groups, and secured a goalkeeper in North Carolina Courage’s Katelyn Rowland. The Royals, carrying a larger roster into Friday night, only opted to make two picks, but made the most of those two picks.
With most of the teams maneuvering ahead of the draft to trade their way out — whether partially or fully — from Friday night’s draft, the event itself was a drastically reduced affair compared to previous versions,…