NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Sarah Fuller, the first woman to score in a football game at the Power Five conference, says she was invited to attend the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden on Wednesday.
“It is an honor to be invited to participate in one of America’s greatest traditions”, Fuller posted Sunday on social networks.
“This historic inauguration is especially significant for American women and girls. The glass ceilings are breaking, ”she added, including Twitter identifiers for Vice President-elect Kamala Harris – who will become the first woman to hold that position – Biden and her inaugural committee.
Attendance at the inauguration will be strictly reduced because of the COVID-19 pandemic and security measures put in place after a violent crowd supporting President Donald Trump invaded the United States Capitol on January 6 when Congress certified Biden’s victory .
Fuller helped Vanderbilt win the Southeast Conference women’s football tournament as a goalkeeper. She helped the football team while it dealt with the problems of COVID-19.
She became the first woman to play on the Power Five on November 28 with an opening kick to open the second half of a loss in Missouri, the only time she entered the field in that game. She had another chance on December 12, when Vanderbilt had only 49 stock market players for its game against Tennessee.
Fuller, listed in second of three kickers available on the depth table, went to the extra point that tied the game at 7 with 1:50 remaining in the first quarter. She converted her second point afterwards with 7:22 remaining in the fourth period of the 42-17 defeat.
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