Vanderbilt soccer player Sarah Fuller makes history as first woman to play in SEC football game
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Vanderbilt women’s soccer goalkeeper Sarah Fuller has made history as the first female to play in an NCAA Power 5 football game.
After the Vanderbilt football team came into this weekend shorthanded with multiple players out due to COVID-19 protocol, Fuller was asked to fill in as the Commodores’ kicker for today’s game against Missouri.
Fuller accepted the opportunity and suited up Saturday for the SEC football matchup, less than a week after her soccer season ended with a conference championship.
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The senior goalkeeper waited the entire first half before she saw the field, as Vanderbilt received the opening kickoff and then went down by a scored of 21-0. Her first opportunity to take the field came at the start of the third quarter, when she kicked off to begin the second half.
Glass = Shattered
From in between the goalposts to endzones ⚽️ x ?
????? ?????? just became the first woman to play in a Power 5 college football game. @SarahFuller_27 #NCAASoccer | ? @SECNetworkpic.twitter.com/JJQNc5jFK7
— NCAA Soccer (@NCAASoccer) November 28, 2020
The historic moment has garnered widespread national media attention throughout the weekend. Fuller’s parents were interviewed on ESPN’s SportsCenter ahead of Saturday’s game:
Sarah Fuller's parents join @SportsCenter ahead of our game at Missouri. #RTI | #AnchorDown pic.twitter.com/mIRonSNvNS
— Vanderbilt Football (@VandyFootball) November 28, 2020
Vanderbilt went on to lose the game against Mizzou by a final score of 41-0. Fuller was interviewed on the field after the conclusion:
“I just want to tell all the girls out there that you can do anything you set your mind to.” – Sarah Fuller pic.twitter.com/e0Fcjl5Yh4
— CBS Sports (@CBSSports) November 28, 2020