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Murrell Selected in Third Round of MLS SuperDraft
1/20/2015 3:32:00 PM | Men's Soccer
Real Salt Lake takes Orange defender 57th overall
SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Syracuse University defender Jordan Murrell was selected with the 15th pick of the third round (57th overall) of the 2015 Major League Soccer (MLS) SuperDraft by Real Salt Lake on Tuesday, Jan. 20.
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Murrell was the third Syracuse player to be selected in this year's draft, joining first-round picks Alex Bono (Toronto FC, 6th overall) and Skylar Thomas (Toronto FC, 11th overall).
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An NSCAA All-South Region honoree, Murrell started every game for the Orange along the backline and led the team in assists for the third year in a row. He passed out seven helpers to go along with two goals in 2014. Murrell finished his career with 20 assists, the most ever for a Syracuse defender.
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The third and fourth rounds of this year's draft were held via teleconference and featured 42 more picks by the league's 20 teams. The first two rounds were held on Jan. 15 in Philadelphia, Pa. Â
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The 2015 MLS season gets underway Friday, March 6 when the Chicago Fire visits the Los Angeles Galaxy.
Syracuse MLS Draft History
1996 SuperDraft
Eric Puls - Colorado Rapids - 12th round (112th overall)
Paul Young - Columbus Crew - 13th round (121st overall)
1997 Supplemental Draft
Mike Britton - Colorado Rapids - 3rd round (23rd overall)
2004 SuperDraft
Chris Aloisi - Los Angeles Galaxy - 6th round (57th overall)
2006 Supplemental Draft
Ezra Prendergast - Chicago Fire - 3rd round (34th overall)
2007 SuperDraft
Richard Asante - Toronto FC - 3rd round (27th overall)
2009 SuperDraft
Kyle Hall - Toronto FC - 3rd round (39th overall)
2014 SuperDraft
Alex Bono - Toronto FC - 1st round (6th overall)
Skylar Thomas - Toronto FC - 1st round (11th overall)
Jordan Murrell - Real Salt Lake - 3rd round (57th overall)
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Murrell was the third Syracuse player to be selected in this year's draft, joining first-round picks Alex Bono (Toronto FC, 6th overall) and Skylar Thomas (Toronto FC, 11th overall).
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An NSCAA All-South Region honoree, Murrell started every game for the Orange along the backline and led the team in assists for the third year in a row. He passed out seven helpers to go along with two goals in 2014. Murrell finished his career with 20 assists, the most ever for a Syracuse defender.
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The third and fourth rounds of this year's draft were held via teleconference and featured 42 more picks by the league's 20 teams. The first two rounds were held on Jan. 15 in Philadelphia, Pa. Â
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The 2015 MLS season gets underway Friday, March 6 when the Chicago Fire visits the Los Angeles Galaxy.
Syracuse MLS Draft History
1996 SuperDraft
Eric Puls - Colorado Rapids - 12th round (112th overall)
Paul Young - Columbus Crew - 13th round (121st overall)
1997 Supplemental Draft
Mike Britton - Colorado Rapids - 3rd round (23rd overall)
2004 SuperDraft
Chris Aloisi - Los Angeles Galaxy - 6th round (57th overall)
2006 Supplemental Draft
Ezra Prendergast - Chicago Fire - 3rd round (34th overall)
2007 SuperDraft
Richard Asante - Toronto FC - 3rd round (27th overall)
2009 SuperDraft
Kyle Hall - Toronto FC - 3rd round (39th overall)
2014 SuperDraft
Alex Bono - Toronto FC - 1st round (6th overall)
Skylar Thomas - Toronto FC - 1st round (11th overall)
Jordan Murrell - Real Salt Lake - 3rd round (57th overall)
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