Overview
- Yanez is the first former NWSL player and the first American to receive the league’s Coach of the Year award.
- In her second season, Louisville finished seventh and clinched its first playoff berth, setting club records for 10 wins, 37 points, 36 goals and five road victories.
- Racing’s postseason ended in the quarterfinals with a penalty shootout loss to the Washington Spirit after a 1-1 draw.
- The award was decided through a two-round process that weighted final-round ballots to players (40%), owners/GMs/coaches (25%), media (25%) and fans (10%).
- Finalists were Adrián González of the Washington Spirit and Vlatko Andonovski of the Kansas City Current, and Yanez is the first person to reach the NWSL playoffs as both a player and a head coach.