Inaugural NWSL draft class looking forward to challenge

By Kyle McCarthy

INDIANAPOLIS – Zakiya Bywaters discussed the imminent demise of the WPS during a trip to La Manga, Spain with the U.S. under-23 national team last February. At the time, Bywaters and her teammates wondered whether they would have the opportunity to continue their careers at the professional level in their home country. None of them knew what the future held.