2017 Women's Soccer Roster
Roster
Yanez, Shae
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Jersey Number 30
Shae Yanez
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Downingtown, Pa.
- High School:
- Downingtown West
Bio
AS A SENIOR (2018)
- Started all 22 matches between the posts in her final season on Rocky Top
- Set Tennessee single-season records for save percentage (.856), goals-against average (0.66) and win percentage (.795)
- Finished third in program history with 21 solo shutouts over the course of her college career
- Opened the season with two consecutive shutouts against St. John's (8/16) and George Mason (8/19)
- Held opponents scoreless over a span of 425:55 from Aug. 23 - Sept. 16, as the Vols shut out four-straight non-conference opponents
- Hauled in six saves in back-to-back SEC shutouts against Ole Miss (9/20) and Mississippi State (9/23)
- Recorded six saves in Tennessee's 2-0 shutout victory at Florida (10/4)
- Logged 110 scoreless minutes between the posts in a scoreless draw at Georgia (10/12)
- Shut out the nation's second-ranked offense as UT downed No. 5 Texas A&M 4-0 on the road (10/21)
- Had eight saves in a clean sheet effort in Tennessee's third-round NCAA Tournament win over Texas A&M (11/18)
- Set a career-high in her final match for the Big Orange with 12 saves at Stanford (11/23)
AS A JUNIOR (2017)
- Started all 21 games
- Recorded eight complete game shutouts during the season and was a part of two more
- Allowed two goals through the first nine games, leading to the program's first 9-0 start to a season
- Recorded season-best seven saves against Missouri in a 3-2 overtime win (10/8)
- In Tennessee's return to NCAA Tournament play for the first time in five years, helped record a 2-0 shutout of Murray State (11/11)
AS A SOPHOMORE (2016)
- Finished second in the SEC during the regular season with a 0.97 GAA and a .816 save percentage
- Made six saves while recording her third solo shutout of the season in 2-0 win over Ole Miss in the first round of the SEC Tournament (10/31)
- Made six saves in 3-0 shutout over Mississippi State (10/20)
- Made three saves while playing a career-high 110 minutes in 2-2 draw at Kentucky (10/14)
- Made four saves to record second-career shutout in win over Texas A&M (10/9)
- Made three saves in 3-1 win at LSU (10/6)
- Had 237-minute shutout streak snapped in 3-2 double OT loss to Vanderbilt (9/30)
- Made a career-best eight saves in the first half of loss to No. 12 Florida (9/25)
- Started and combined with Jamie Simmons for team's third consecutive shutout in 2-0 win at Georgia (9/22)
- Made second-career start and combined with Jamie Simmons to shut out Missouri (9/15)
- Posted a shutout and career-best six saves in first-career start in win over Middle Tennessee (9/11)
AS A FRESHMAN (2015)
- Made her Tennessee debut, playing 12 minutes vs. Belmont (9/6)
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB
- She is a two-sport athlete, lettering four years in soccer and two years in softball at Downingtown West
- Two-year team captain and starting goalkeeper and led Downingtown West to Ches-Mont League Championships in 2012 and 2014
- Posted 10-consecutive shutouts in 2014 and earned all-state honors
- Also earned league MVP, Best Defensive Team and first-team honors in 2014
- Garnered all-league and all-area honors in 2013
- Has played club ball for Penn Fusion U17 and played on the ECNL All-Event U17 Team in 2013
- Also played club ball for Spirit United (U10-U14)
PERSONAL
- Majoring in Kinesiology with a minor in Business
- Chose Tennessee over Rutgers, James Madison and Penn
- Was a High Honor Roll Student all four years of high school and earned the Honors Academic Award each year
- Member of Symphonic Band, Honors Band and National Honor Society (2013-15), Girls Athletic Association in high school
- Played the trombone for eight years and the saxophone for four years
- Parents are Jose Yanez and Teresa Yanez
- Has two older siblings, Tasha Mimbs and Carolina Dupree-Gieder
- Jessica Shae Yanez was born on May 22, 1997, in Macon, Ga.
- Recipient of the Bruce & Shirley Avery Gift
SOC | Joe Kirt Media Availability (9.1.25)
Monday, September 01
WSOC | Shae O'Rourke - SEC Now (8.21.25)
Friday, August 22
SOC | Alivia Stott Postgame vs. EKU (8.17.25)
Sunday, August 17
SOC | Joe Kirt Postgame vs. EKU (8.17.25)
Sunday, August 17
