Vanderbilt soccer player Sarah Fuller – a Wylie native – became the first woman to participate in a Power Five college football game on Saturday. 

Fuller handled kickoff duties to start the second half for Vanderbilt against Missouri and kicked a squib kick that was not returned at the 35-yard line. Missouri's fans cheered her on, despite her playing for the other team. 

Fuller worked out as a member of the Vandy football team this week after a number of specialists were lost due to COVID-19. The Commodores were impressed enough with her performance to add her to the roster. 

No woman has ever suited up in a Power Five football, but Fuller earned a spot on the travel roster and will take the field against Missouri on Saturday. Vanderbilt head coach Derek Mason said Fuller "is an option for us." 

Mason was drawn to the Wylie product because of her impressive exploits on the soccer field. Five days ago, Fuller helped lead Vanderbilt soccer to an SEC Tournament championship for the first time since 1994. She held a shutout streak of more than 300 minutes during the regular season. 

However, she has always been known for her impressive leg, regularly kicking a soccer ball 60 yards during games. Now, she hopes to become just the third woman to ever appear in an FBS football game, joining Kent State's April Goss and New Mexico's Katie Hnida. 

"I think it's amazing and incredible, but I'm also trying to separate that because I know this is a job I need to do and I want to help the team out and I want to do the best that I can," Fuller told VUCommodores.com. "It's an honor they called on me to be able to do this and help them out." 

Fuller has committed to join North Texas soccer as a graduate transfer in 2021.