DURHAM, N.C. – In the 2021 National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) Draft Wednesday evening, Duke University senior Tess Boade was selected in the fourth round with the 40th overall pick by Sky Blue FC.
Boade, a product of Highlands Ranch, Colo., has appeared in 65 career matches with the Blue Devils, while starting 39. She has collected 11 goals, eight assists and 30 points as the midfielder/forward enters the spring season at Duke (7-4-2, 4-2-2 ACC). Over the last three years, Boade has registered four game-winning goals.
It marks the second time out of the last four years Sky Blue FC has taken a Blue Devil in the draft as Imani Dorsey was selected with the fifth overall pick in the first round in 2018.