\u00ab\u00a0I just want to tell all the girls out there that you can do anything you set your mind to, you really can,\u00a0\u00bb Sarah Fuller kicker says<\/b>
\nVanderbilt University\u2019s Sarah Fuller made football history Saturday, becoming the first woman to play in a Power Five game. She used her moment \u2014 which saw her trending on Twitter \u2014 to share a message with girls to \u201cdo big things.\u201d \u201cI just want to tell all the girls out there that you can do anything you set your mind to; you really can. And if you have that mentality all the way through, you can do big things,\u201d the student-athlete said in an interview with ESPN\u2019s SEC Network. \u201cHonestly, it\u2019s just so exciting,\u201d the kicker said. \u201cAnd the fact that I can represent the little girls out there who wanted to do this or thought about playing football or any sport, really. And it encourages them to be able to step out and do something big like this.\u201d Fuller, who is a senior goalkeeper on Vanderbilt\u2019s SEC championship soccer team, joined the Commodores\u2019 game against the University of Missouri Tigers by delivering the opening kickoff of the second half. Though the Commodores lost the game 41-0, Fuller recently helped lead their women\u2019s soccer team to its first SEC title since 1994. Also Read: 10 Greatest Thanksgiving Football Moments – Including Mark Sanchez’s Butt Fumble (Photos) She was cheered on social media by athletes and viewers on Saturday for the milestone. Former Indianapolis Colts punter Pat McAfee hailed her for not going out of bounds, giving up a touchdown or offering a chance for return. College football commentator Alex Kirschner praised her, writing alongside a highlight clip, \u201cSarah Fuller squibbed it exactly where she was supposed to (watch Vanderbilt\u2019s coverage guys all funneling short right) and left it un-returnable for Mizzou. Probably one of Vandy\u2019s best-executed plays of the day in all honestly.\u201d Sports journalist Holly Rowe declared she was \u201call choked up.\u201d<\/p>\n