With less than 24 hours to go first round pick, #10 overall Frannie Crouse and trialist Kaleigh Kurtz. Crouse out of Penn State with 37 goals and 17 assists over 92 games, a selection to the 2016 All-Big Ten first team and the 2015 College Cup All-tournament team she has a great future. Her last year saw her get 20 games netting 4 goals and 5 assists with 16 starts. Corus informs "It definitely feels great ". Kurtz out of neighboring SC and with Ostersunds SFF of Sweden last year turned heads as an invitee, she played college ball with fellow Courage player, GK Sabrina D'Angelo. At the University of South Carolina he was stellar at her center back position getting 69 matches, garnering USC First-Team All-American honors and was SEC Defensive Player of the Year in 2016. Kurtz told "It's something I've always wanted to do". Sat. Mar. 24, the season opens v Portland on Lifetime as their Game of the Week starting at 3:30 p.m.