The 22-year-old Royals left back was chosen 23rd overall in the third round of the 2019 National Women’s Soccer League draft. But Maemone almost didn’t declare for the draft at all. She thought because she attended a relatively low-profile soccer program at Pepperdine University, no one at the professional level would even know who she was.
Maemone ended up declaring because her coach at Pepperdine told her there were some teams interested in her. So after putting together an impromptu highlight package and submitting the necessary forms, her name showed up on the draft board on the day of the draft.