Kent State kicker April Goss kicked an extra point against Delaware State on Saturday night to become the second female to score a point at college football's top level.
Goss, a senior, kicked her PAT in the second quarter of the Golden Flashes' 45-13 win over Delaware State.
"I knew this was a possibility tonight," Goss told Kent State's site. "I've been waiting for this moment for an awfully long time. I felt like I blacked out a little bit when I kicked it. It wasn't the cleanest hit…but it went through, and that's all that matters."
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Here's the video of the kick and the ensuing celebration. A very cool moment.
New Mexico's Katie Hnida became the first woman to score a point in an FBS-level game when she kicked two extra points in a win over Texas State. Hnida had transferred to New Mexico from Colorado, where she later said she had been sexually assaulted by a teammate in 2000.
Hnida offered her congratulations to Goss on Twitter.
Goss was even greeted by the university's president at halftime after making her extra point.
"April deserved it," Kent State coach Paul Haynes said. "She is the first player out there every day at practice and the last one to leave. She didn't get this because she is a female. It's because she has worked hard. Everyone on the sideline was excited for her."
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