Union trade up to No. 1, select UConn goalie Blake
The Union traded #2 pick and allocation money to DC for #1, and took the consensus best player available in the draft: UConn goalie Andre Blake.
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The Union traded up to take UConn goalie Andre Blake with the first pick of the draft. Two trades with Dallas and Toronto landed the Union at #15 where they chose Coastal Carolina’s midfield distributor Pedro Ribeiro. In round 2, the Union nabbed defenders Kevin Cope and Robbie Derschang.
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