The 2018 National Women's Soccer League (NSWL) College Draft was a busy day for Sky Blue FC as the club made five selections and was also involved in a blockbuster Draft Day trade that saw Sam Kerr and Nikki Stanton sent to Chicago.
The New Jersey club made three back-to-back-to-back picks in the first round, selecting forward Michaela Abam (West Virginia) fourth overall, followed by forward Imani Dorsey (Duke) at no. 5 and defender Amandine Pierre-Louis (West Virginia) at no. 6. With the 13th pick, Sky Blue FC selected goalkeeper Casey Murphy (Rutgers), and with the club's final selection of the day, the New Jersey side drafted midfielder Kiana Palacios (UC-Irvine) at no.