Miami Alum Yanez Sends Reign to NWSL Final

SEATTLE – After a tremendous season for the NWSL’s Seattle Reign FC, University of Miami alumna Beverly (Goebel) Yanez scored her biggest goal of the year Sunday night against the Washington Spirit.

In the 71st minute of the NWSL semifinals at Memorial Stadium, the former Hurricane standout found the back of the net on her first touch of the match. She beat Washington goalkeeper Ashlyn Harris, a member of the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup champion U.S. National Team.

Yanez’s goal would stand up as the match winner in what became a 3-0 victory for Seattle, which is headed back to the NWSL final for the second-straight year.

A native of Moreno Valley, Calif., Yanez played at Miami from 2007-09 after transferring in from Sacramento State.

Yanez started 17 of 20 matches for Seattle during the 2015 regular season and finished fifth in the league with nine goals. She also ranked eighth in the NWSL in shots on goal with 25.

The Reign went undefeated at home this season and won the NWSL Shield, given to the team with the league’s top record, for the second year in a row. Yanez ranked in the top three on Seattle in goals, shots on goal, shot attempts, and shots on goal percentage.

The NWSL final between the Reign and FC Kansas City will be held Thursday, Oct. 1 at 9:30 p.m. at Providence Park in Portland, Ore. and it will be shown live on Fox Sports 1.

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Photo courtesy of Seattle Reign FC.