Liz Heaston

Liz Heaston

Liz Heaston (born 1977) was the first female to play and score in a men's NAIA college football game. In a game played between Willamette University and Linfield College on October 18, 1997, the 5-foot-5-inch, 120-pound soccer star entered the game as a replacement kicker. Her two extra points helped her team win 27-0. Heaston's football career lasted two games making two of four PAT attempts. [http://sports.espn.go.com/page2/tvlistings/show29transcript.html ESPN Interview with Bob Ley] [ [http://www.sportsjones.com/sj/107.shtml S P O R T S J O N E S ] ] [ [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E03EFDD163EF933A15753C1A961958260 Woman Kicks Extra Points - New York Times ] ]

ee also

*Holley Mangold, a high school female non-kicker player.
*Ashley Martin, first female to score in an NCAA game, and the first to score in a Division I game
*Katie Hnida, the first woman to score in a Division I-A game

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