Beverly Goebel got to announce the start of the race over the PA system! "Gentlemen, start your engines!" What an experience, I'm so peanut butter and jelz. I just had a complete blasty blast… every one did actually. Some really dug this.. we got to meet McDreamy! (Patrick Dempsey). The whole day was just awesome! My face actually hurt that night from smiling so hard and so long… but I'm a big nut for a thrill and have a need for speeeeed. So right up my alley.”


(motorsport.com)

Local products Kelsey Davis (Thousand Oaks HS) and Beverly Goebel (Moreno Valley HS) are among 22 players available for Women's Professional Soccer's new Western New York franchise in the Nov. 4 expansion draft.

Davis, a backup goalkeeper for Chicago last season, started her college career at UCLA and transferred to Portland. Goebel, a midfielder for Washington, played collegiately at Sacramento State and Miami. Both were left unprotected by their clubs.

Former USC star Rosie Tantillo, a reserve midfielder for WPS champion FC Gold Pride, also is on the list. The biggest name among the 22: U.S. national team defender Heather Mitts, who played for Philadelphia.

The Western New York team, which will debut next season, may take nine players in the draft, but no more than two from any club.

The WPS on Wednesday also released a list of free agents. Included were Redondo Beach's Shannon Boxx (South Torrance HS), a midfielder who helped Gold Pride to the WPS title; Mission Viejo's Kasey Moore (Capistrano Valley HS), a defender for Boston; San Clemente's McCall Zerboni (San Clemente HS/UCLA), who played for Atlanta; Arcadia's Brittany Klein (Arcadia HS), a midfielder for Washington; Hermosa Beach's Lindsay Tarpley, who finished strong for Boston; and former UCLA midfielder Tina DiMartino, key to Philly's drive to the title game.

Boxx, Tarpley, goalkeepers Hope Solo and Nicole Barnhart, midfielder Carli Lloyd, defender Catherine Whitehill and forward Natasha Kai are U.S. national-teamers on the free-agent list.



(espn.com)

Down a pair of key international players, the Washington Freedom turned to rookie Beverly Goebel and the 21-year-old rookie impressed in her first extended WPS action.

“So excited, it was so much fun,” the University of Miami graduate said.  “I enjoyed every minute of it.”

The Freedom made Goebel their third round pick in the 2010 WPS Draft—27th overall—and Sunday she proved herself a valuable depth player on a Freedom side missing Homare Sawa and Lisa De Vanna for National Team duty.  A week earlier Goebel had her number called after Abby Wambach had her nose broken in the 88th minute, but Sunday she saw her first significant time, banking more than half an hour as a second-half substitute.

“She changed the game,” defender Becky Sauerbrunn said.  “She settled the midfield down and helped keep the ball.  She was huge yesterday.  For her to come in and play as well as she did is just a reflection of the kind of person that she is.”

“I thought I did okay,” a less effusive Goebel said.  “It was hard for me at first because of course I was a little nervous.  But I felt like I really got into my comfort zone and that was because of my team.  Every single person on the field was just so encouraging.”

Admittedly shy and intimidated when she arrived with the Freedom, Goebel has since been blown away by the support of her teammates—notably Rebecca Moros.

“I honestly did not expect to make an impact this early so I am so happy and thankful that they’ve been there and brought me to where I am now,” Goebel said.

Goebel, who played board games with her parents because she was too nervous to follow the draft, had heard good things about Freedom coach Jim Gabarra and his staff and was crossing her fingers she would wind up in Washington.

On Sunday Goebel held possession well on the right flank and tracked back aggressively on defense.  She took one shot at goal after Beat ‘keeper Brett Maron gave the ball away on a clearance, but she missed the top corner.  When the internationals return Goebel will likely slide back down the depth chart, but her strong performance is evidence that Gabarra and his staff still have the knack when it comes to uncovering talented players able to contribute to good teams.

“(We) got to do a little bit better job at possessing the ball and making them chase,” the understated Gabarra said after the 2-0 victory moved the Freedom over .500 for the first time this season.  “Credit to our team that we worked hard and battled and tried to possess the ball.  We could have done a little bit better but took the chances that we had pretty well.”



(hurricanesports.com)

Not certain about her future, Beverly Goebel prepped a resume for potential job interviews.

She's hoping she won't need it.

Goebel, a University of Miami soccer player, was drafted on Friday in the third round by the Washington Freedom of the Women's Professional Soccer League.

She's expecting to join U.S. national team players Abby Wambach, Briana Scurry, and Cat Witehall in Washington in the coming months to get ready for the upcoming season.

Initially, there weren't many expectations for Goebel, who graduated with a degree in sports administration from Miami in December.

"I didn't know that I was going to get drafted," said Goebel, who finished with three goals and two assists as a midfielder for the Hurricanes this season.

"I didn't even know I was on the draft list until the Freedom called me last week."

Well, she was. But Goebel didn't allow friends or family members near the computer as the draft took place online. Her mother kept sneaking peeks on her iPhone without her daughter's permission while the two played Yahtzee.

"I didn't watch the draft because I was scared. I want to play on the next level so badly, and I wasn't even sure that I would get the nod so I didn't want to be dissappointed if my name didn't come up," said Goebel, who helped Miami knock off a the eventual champion North Carolina Tar Heels on October 25th.

"I thought, if anything, I would get drafted in the sixth round, so I was really surprised."



(cbs4.com)

PHILADELPHIA - Beverly Goebel a three-year starter on the University of Miami soccer team was selected in the in the third round of the 2010 Women's Professional Soccer Draft on Friday at the Philadelphia Convention Center.

The Moreno Valley, Calif. native was selected by the Washington Freedom with the seventh pick of the third round, 27th overall.

"It's been a dream of mine since I was a little girl to be drafted and I was shocked when I found out," said Goebel. "I thank God for the opportunity and I know that I'm going to have to work very hard to fit in with all the talented players already in the league."

A captain on the 2009 Hurricanes, Goebel scored the game-winning goal over the eventual national champion North Carolina Tar Heels on Oct. 25. Known for her ability to find the weaknesses in the opponents' defense, Goebel was tied for second on the team with three goals and also added a pair of assists.

"I am very proud of Beverly and wish her success playing professionally for the Washington Freedom," said Miami head coach Tricia Taliaferro. "I can remember our first conversation and how adamant she was to be in a program and conference that would challenge her to develop the necessary tools to play at the next level. She has done the work to create the opportunity and I am fortunate to be part of the experience."

Goebel started 51 of her 53 games at Miami and is the first player that has been drafted by any professional league in school history.

The Atlantic Coast Conference was well represented in this year's draft. Of the 63 picks, 18 came from the ACC. The next closest conference was the Pac-10 - with nine selections.

For more information on the 2010 WPS Draft or Goebel's new team, please visit womensprosoccer.com and womensprosoccer.com/dc.

Congrats to NEW proCane Beverly Goebel. We look forward to covering her covering her professional soccer career!



(hurricanesports.com)