The most covered moment of women’s college soccer of 2020 didn’t even occur on a soccer field.
On Nov. 28, Vanderbilt goalkeeper Sarah Fuller kicked off the second half of a football game against Missouri, becoming the first woman to play in a Power Five collegiate football game. It was a monumental moment for women’s college soccer.
The O’Colly asked one of Fuller’s former coaches, a former teammate, and a current college coach to quantify how big the moment was for women’s college soccer and what impact it has on the sport.
Hugh Bradford coached Fuller while she played in high school, with the D’Feeters Kicks Soccer Club.