Liz Harkin selected by FC Gold Pride in WPS draft

January 15, 2010

Former Arizona State defender <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/w-soccer/mtt/harkin_liz00.html">Liz Harkin</a> was selected by FC Gold Pride with the third pick of the sixth round (50th overall) of the 2010 Women's Professional Soccer Draft.<separator></separator>One of the greatest defenders ever to wear a Sun Devil uniform, Harkin started in 78 of 79 career games, earning First-Team All-Pac-10 honors in 2008 and again in 2009. This past season Harkin played a big role in helping the Sun Devils return to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2003.<separator></separator>In 2008 Harkin earned a spot on the U.S. U-20 National Team, which captured the gold medal in the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup held in Chile.<separator></separator>Academically speaking, Harkin earned Pac-10 First-Team All-Academic honors three straight years (2007-09) in addition to being named to the NSCAA/adidas Women's Scholar All-America Third Team in 2008 and again in 2009.