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Union ends draft with defender, midfielder

The Union completed their defensive-oriented Major League Soccer SuperDraft by selecting a defender and a midfielder in the closing two rounds. The first two rounds took place Thursday in Baltimore, and the final two rounds were conducted by teams over the telephone.

Rutgers defender Mitchell Lurie was selected in the third round by the Union, and Northwestern midfielder Cole Missimo was taken in the fourth round. Lurie was the 44th overall selection; Missimo was the 64th.

Four of the Union's six draft selections were defenders, with one midfielder and another mid-fielder/forward.

The 6-foot-2, 170-pound Lurie played his first two college seasons at Portland.