Vanderbilt Goalkeeper Sarah Fuller Writes History as First Woman to Play in Power 5

(Photo : Photo: Sports Illustrated via Twitter) Goalkeeper Sarah Fuller of the Vanderbilt women's soccer team marked her appearance as the first woman to participate in the Power 5 College Football.

Goalkeeper Sarah Fuller of the Vanderbilt women's soccer team marked her appearance as the first woman to participate in the regular game of the Power 5 College Football, against the University of Missouri.

Fuller's kick was the kick-start in the second half, as the starting athlete had the time of her life under the limelight.

The senior goalkeeper was called to start in Vanderbilt's match against Missouri after one member of the Vanderbilt squad tested positive for COVID-19 prompting many players to no longer join in the Commodores' games to avoid the possible spread of the Coronavirus.

The team prioritized the players' safety first by conducting quarantine rather than jeopardizing their chances to partake in future matches.

"It's just so exciting that I can represent the little girls out there who wanted to do this or thought about playing football or any sport, really," Fuller said in a post-game interview.

Placing that historical aspect aside just helps me focus on what I need to do. I don't want to let them down in any way."

The 21-year-old athlete believed that this historic moment would be a big part of keeping her more focused on whatever she does. She added that she did not want to let down the people who support her in her football career.

Fuller, who wears jersey No. 32, was surprisingly clueless about football during grade school. Her gold helmet engraving 'Play like a girl,' was an inspiration to every young girl who wanted to enter the football scene.

She mentioned that her journey was not easy, as she spoke to her young fans. "It's never going to be a straight shot."

The history that Fuller wrote, on the other hand, could have been more meaningful if only she scored even a single goal.

As a result, she was not able to join the ranks of New Mexico's Katie Hinda and April Goss of Kentucky State, two women who notched goals during Division One football playoffs in a report by Sporting News.

In 2003, Hinda paced the University of New Mexico with two points over Texas State. Goss scored one point on their 2015 match against Delaware.

Both placekicker women ran to carve a score during the conference of the Group of Five. Before that, Willamette University's Liz Heaston racked up two points in 1997 during the peak of NAIA.

Unfortunately for Fuller, Vanderbilt was not able to go into a scoring position in their game last Saturday.

Her story was on a different page of the book. The announcement came with a hefty price for the Vanderbilt team, as they suffered a 41-0 heartbreaking defeat in the hands of the Missouri squad.

Fuller responded to her critics on Twitter after a staggering blowout of her home team. "All these little comments people are saying, whatever. It's nothing."

Fuller was named the SEC Co-Special Teams Player of the Week a week ago.