April Goss

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April Goss
No. 91
PositionPlacekicker
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Born: (1993-09-02) September 2, 1993 (age 29)
Career history
College Kent State (2012–2015)

April Goss (born September 2, 1993) is a former American football placekicker for the Kent State Golden Flashes football team. She played for the Golden Flashes from 2012 to 2015 and was redshirted in 2012. [1] She wore uniform number 91. [2] On September 12, 2015, Goss became the second female player to score in an official Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS, formerly Division I-A) game.

With 4:30 left in the second quarter of Kent State's game against the Delaware State Hornets, Goss came on in place of starting placekicker Shane Hynes to attempt the extra point following a 5-yard touchdown run by Kent State quarterback George Bollas. Her kick veered right, but flew inside the right upright and over the crossbar. The only previous woman to score in a FBS football game was New Mexico's Katie Hnida, who recorded two extra points in a 2003 game against Texas State. [3]

Goss was in her fourth year for Kent State's football team, earning the praise of KSU coach Paul Haynes, who insisted she had earned her opportunity: "She works her tail off. She's the first one out there in practice and the last one off the field." [3] Kent State went on to win the game 45–13.

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References

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  2. "April Goss Stats, News, Bio". ESPN.
  3. 1 2 "Kent State's April Goss kicks extra point in historic feat". cleveland. Associated Press. September 13, 2015.