The Orlando Pride began the 2022 NWSL Draft by selecting UCLA forward Mia Fishel with the No. 5 overall selection. The former Bruin became the Pride’s fifth first-round pick in team history and she is the second highest pick made after they selected Taylor Kornieck with the number three overall pick in the 2020 NWSL Draft.
Fishel joins her former UCLA teammate Viviana Villacorta — who was drafted in the first round last year — and the team’s new head coach Amanda Cromwell, who coached her in college. She’ll play up top with another former UCLA Bruin — Sydney Leroux.