STORRS, Conn. — Meghan Schnur has accomplished plenty as an amateur soccer player.

She's played in the high school state finals, been an all-American in college and played for international tournament championship teams.

There's only one thing left to do: turn pro.

Schnur, 23, a Butler High and University of Connecticut graduate, hopes to be selected today during the inaugural Women's Professional Soccer draft.

The new seven-team league begins its regular season in April. Schnur was one of 70 players invited to a league combine in Florida last month. Another 70 players were invited to a combine in California.

The draft is 10 rounds, so 70 players will be selected.

"I'm hoping to be selected, but I have no idea where I stand going into this,"Schnur said.

"I've talked to a few of the coaches — Boston, New York-New Jersey, Washington D.C. and Chicago — and they asked me the same questions I'm sure they've asked other players. They want to know how serious you are about playing and whether you would fit into their team's style of play."

Schnur is definitely serious about playing.

"I don't feel like I'm done yet," she said.

Other WPSfranchises will be in the Bay Area, Los Angeles and St. Louis. The league plans to expand to Atlanta, Philadelphia and Dallas in 2010.

Currently serving her final internship toward achieving her master's degree in physical therapy at the University of Connecticut, Schnur played her final soccer season at UConn in the fall of 2007.

Schnur scored 28 goals, 20 assists and 68 points at UConn and was an all-American and academic all-American her senior season, scoring four game-winning goals.

She missed most of last spring with her under-23 team to a broken foot before returning with her summer team, the New England Mutiny.

Schnur was invited to play for the U-23 U.S. international team in the Nordic Cup, an international tournament held in Sweden in July. She played outside left back in that tournament and the U.S. won the event.

"I've always been a midfielder, so that was an interesting experience,"Schnur said.'

Last fall, Schnur served as an assistant student coach for UConn women's soccer.

"Meghan still wants to play and I'm excited for her," said Jeff Schnur, her father, Butler High principal and former soccer coach. "She had a tremendous senior season at UConn.

"We're thinking she's going to be drafted at some point. Teams are showing a lot of interest in her. She'd like to stay on the east coast, but she'll go with whatever team takes her."

If Schnur isn't drafted today, she still might be invited to a team's camp to earn a roster shot, particularly if some contracts to international players fall through.

"Then there's expansion and more opportunities next year," she said. "Just to be in this position to be considered, I feel fortunate and blessed in so many different ways.

"My dad and Mr. (Bob) Lowry instilled the love for soccer in us when I was 5 and that feeling has never left."

If Schnur does not latch on to a WP Steam this year, she said she would consider playing overseas for a year.

"Soccer has been an awesome experience for me," she said. "I'll cross that bridge if and when I come to it. I'll just go with what I feel."