Brittany Taylor primed for WPS draft

Brittany Taylor dominated at Washingtonville High, the University of Connecticut and is now ready to step up to the next level.
Taylor, a lights out defender, is expected to go as high as the first round of the WPS (Women’s Professional Soccer) draft on January 15 in Philadelphia. Taylor, who will train with the full U.S. national team next month in hopes of traveling with Portugal for the Algarve Cup, is rated as one of the top defenders in the draft.
Here is how a panel of experts rate Taylor and the rest of the field of defenders:

Top Prospects for the 2010 WPS Draft – Defenders

Charles Cuttone, Soccer News Net
1. Brittany Taylor, D, Connecticut
2. Whitney Engen, D, North Carolina
3. Andrea Willis, D, Brigham Young
4. Kelly Henderson, D, Boston College
5. Danielle Mutters, D, Illinois State
Others to Watch: Ali Riley, D, Stanford

Scott French, The Soccer Magazine
1. Whitney Engen, D, North Carolina
2. Lauren Wilmoth, D, UCLA
3. Brittany Taylor, D, Connecticut
4. Meagan Holmes, D, USC
5. Jordan Angeli, D, Santa Clara
Others to Watch: Vaila Barsley, D, St. John’s; Kristi Eveland, D, North Carolina; Kaley Fountain, D, Wake Forest; Lauren Hyde, D, Florida; Blakely Mattern, D, South Carolina; Ali Riley, D, Stanford

Graham Hays, ESPN.com
1. Whitney Engen, North Carolina
2. Brittany Taylor, Connecticut
3. Blakely Mattern, South Carolina
4. Jordan Angeli, Santa Clara
5. Kaley Fountain, Wake Forest

Paul Kennedy, Soccer America
1. Whitney Engen, D, North Carolina
2. Brittany Taylor, D, Connecticut
3. Ali Riley, D, Stanford
4. Kaley Fountain, D, Wake Forest
5. Lauren Wilmoth, D, UCLA

Dan Lauletta, Womensprosoccer.com
1. Whitney Engen, D, North Carolina
2. Kelly Henderson, D, Boston College
3. Nikki Marshall, D, Colorado
4. Kristi Eveland, D, North Carolina
5. Ali Riley, D, Stanford
Others to Watch: Blakely Mattern, D, South Carolina; Brittany Taylor, D, Connecticut

Mark Rogondino, Fox Soccer Channel
1. Whitney Engen, D, North Carolina
2. Ali Riley, D, Stanford
3. Jordan Angeli, Santa Clara
4. Andrea Willis, D, Brigham Young
5. Dea Cook, D, UCLA