Story Courtesy of Bowling Green Sports Information 

Bowling Green State University women's soccer standout Chelsee Washington helped set the standard for the Falcon program, on and off the pitch, during her four seasons. On Thursday (Jan. 16), Washington set yet another BGSU women's soccer standard.

Washington became the first player in program history to be selected in the National Women's Soccer League draft. She was chosen by the Orlando Pride as the third pick in the fourth round (the 30th overall selection) of the draft.

"I am extremely humbled and blessed for this opportunity to fulfill my dreams as a professional soccer player with the Orlando Pride," said Washington. "BG was the perfect place for me to develop as a person and as a player, and I'm forever grateful for my time spent there."

Washington, a native of Carrollton, Texas (Hebron), was named the Mid-American Conference's Offensive Player of the Year in 2019, and was selected to the All-MAC First Team for the second consecutive season. She scored a team-leading 25 points in her senior campaign, finishing second on the Falcons with eight goals and leading the club with nine assists.

Washington's goal total included overtime winners vs. both Dayton and Eastern Michigan, and a goal in the NCAA Championships at Michigan. In MAC games, she tied for the team scoring lead, with 14 points in the 11 conference contests. Washington ended her career with 65 points at BGSU, tying for fourth in school history. She finished fifth in career goals, with 21, and tied for fourth on the BG assists list, with 23.

Washington was named to the United Soccer Coaches All-Midwest Region First Team, becoming just the second player in program history to earn all-region first-team honors. Additionally, she was named to the USC Scholar All-America Third Team, becoming BGSU women's soccer's first-ever student-athlete ever to be named to the USC Scholar All-America Team.

In 2019, Washington and the Falcons won both the MAC regular-season and tournament titles for the second consecutive year. BGSU went 14-6-3 overall, tying the school record for wins, and finished with a league ledger of 10-1-0 for the second-straight season. The Falcons became the first program in MAC history to win 10 conference matches in back-to-back seasons.

During her four years in a BGSU uniform, Washington helped the Falcons to an overall record of 49-28-8, a MAC regular-season mark of 29-13-2 and a 35-14-4 ledger in all games vs. MAC foes.

Over the last three seasons, she helped BG go 41-18-7 overall, 26-6-1 in MAC regular-season matches and 32-7-3 in all games vs. conference opposition. BGSU advanced to the MAC Tournament's championship match in each of the last three seasons, winning the title in both 2018 and '19.

Washington was the lone MAC player chosen in the NWSL's 2020 College Draft.