CHICAGO – Four former Maryland soccer student-athletes were selected in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft Friday afternoon. Dayne St. Clair, Chase Gasper, Andrew Samuels and Amar Sejdic were all taken, as Maryland had the most selections of any school in the first two rounds of the draft.



St. Clair, selected by Minnesota United seventh overall, was the first goalkeeper chosen. The Canadian went the highest of any Terp since Casey Townsend was picked fifth overall in 2012. St. Clair recorded 13 shutouts and did not give up a goal for the final 500 minutes of the season, helping the Terps capture a national championship. A Generation adidas signee, St. Clair ranked in the top-15 in the country in goals against average and save percentage. He started every match in Maryland's last two seasons.



Gasper will join St. Clair in the Twin Cities after being selected 15^th overall by Minnesota United. A two-year starter at left back after transferring in from UCLA, Gasper joined St. Clair in Maryland's fantastic defensive block that logged 13 shutouts and did not give up a goal for its final 500 minutes. Gasper also recorded five assists, including matching a school single game record with three against Ohio State.



Samuels, mainly a defensive midfielder who also played right back, was chosen 33^rd by the Houston Dynamo, where he will join former Terps AJ Delagarza (player) and Michael Dellorusso (assistant coach). The Florida native started all 23 games and played 2,139 minutes, the second most on the team. He also added two assist in his final campaign. He played in 81 matches for his career.



Sejdic will head north of the border after being selected 34^th overall by the Montreal Impact. A dynamic offensive threat, he lead the Terps with eight goals in 2018, including the game winning goal in the National Championship game. Sejdic was a two-time first-team All-Big Ten selection and logged 23 goals and 16 assists over his four-year career. He was named the most valuable player of the 2018 College Cup.

With its four selections, Maryland now has the most players selected (28) in the last 10 years of the SuperDraft. Round 3-4 of the SuperDraft take place via conference call at 1 p.m., Monday. Former Terps Sebastian Elney and DJ Reeves are both available for selection.

Below is a breakdown of Terps and the MLS SuperDraft:
2019 – Dayne St. Clair, first round (7th overall)
2019 – Chase Gasper, first round (15th overall)
2019 – Andrew Samuels, second round (33rd overall)
2019 – Amar Sejdic, second round (34th overall)
2018 – Gordon Wild, second round (37th overall)
2018 – Jake Rozhansky, second round (44th overall)
2017 – Chris Odoi-Atsem, first round (12th overall)
2016 – Tsubasa Endoh, first round (9th overall)
2016 – Ivan Magalhaes, second round (26th overall)
2015 – Dan Metzger, second round (42^nd overall)
2015 – Alex Shinsky, fourth round (68^th overall)
2014 – Patrick Mullins, first round (11^th overall)
2014 – Schillo Tshuma, first round (17^th overall)
2013 - John Stertzer, first round (12th overall)
2013 - Taylor Kemp, first round (17th overall)
2012 - Casey Townsend, first round (5th overall)
2011 - Zac MacMath, first round (5th overall) 
2011 - Billy Cortes, third round (38th overall) 
2011 - Jason Herrick, third round (45th overall) 
2010 - Drew Yates, second round (29th overall) 
2010 - Kevin Tangney, third round (35th overall) 
2009 - Omar Gonzalez, first round (third overall) 
2009 - Rodney Wallace, first round (sixth overall) 
2009 - Jeremy Hall, first round (11th overall) 
2009 - A.J. Delagarza, second round (19th overall) 
2009 - Graham Zusi, second round (23rd overall) 
2008 - Stephen King, third round (40th overall) 
2007 - Maurice Edu, first round (1st overall) 
2007 - Chris Seitz, first round (4th overall) 
2006 - Jason Garey, first round, (3rd overall) 
2006 - Marc Burch, second round (24th overall) 
2006 - Michael Dello-Russo, fourth round (42nd overall) 
2006 - Kenney Bertz, fourth round (47th overall) 
2005 - Domenic Mediate, second round (23rd overall) 
2005 - Abe Thompson, supplemental draft second round (16th overall) 
2005 - Noah Palmer, supplemental draft third round (25th overall) 
2004 - Clarence Goodson, first round (7th overall) 
2004 - Scott Buete, first round (9th overall) 
2004 - Seth Stammler, second round (18th overall) 
2004 - Sumed Ibrahim, second round (20th overall) 
2002 - Taylor Twellman, first round (2nd overall) 
2001 - Nick Downing, second round (21st overall) 
2000 - Dan Califf, first round (6th overall) 
1999 - Keith Beach, second round (17th overall) 
1999 - Randy Merkel, third round (33rd overall) 
1998 - Leo Cullen, first round (1st overall) 
1998 - R.T. Moore, third round (34th overall)