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Female kicker makes extra point for Kent State

FILE - In this Oct. 19, 2013, file photo, Kent State kicker April Goss (91) kicks during warmups before taking on South Alabama in an NCAA college football game in Mobile, Ala. At 5-foot-6 with a long brown pony tail hanging over the numbers on the back of her Kent State jersey, Goss is a rarity _ a woman on a Division I college football roster. By the end of this season, she could become something even more rare _ a woman who played in a game. Kent State coach Paul Haynes vows he will get the senior into a game sometime this season. (AP Photo/G.M. Andrews,File)
FILE - In this Oct. 19, 2013, file photo, Kent State kicker April Goss (91) kicks during warmups before taking on South Alabama in an NCAA college football game in Mobile, Ala. At 5-foot-6 with a long brown pony tail hanging over the numbers on the back of her Kent State jersey, Goss is a rarity _ a woman on a Division I college football roster. By the end of this season, she could become something even more rare _ a woman who played in a game. Kent State coach Paul Haynes vows he will get the senior into a game sometime this season. (AP Photo/G.M. Andrews,File) FILE - In this Oct. 19, 2013, file photo, Kent State kicker April Goss (91) kicks during warmups before taking on South Alabama in an NCAA college football game in Mobile, Ala. At 5-foot-6 with a long brown pony tail hanging over the numbers on the back of her Kent State jersey, Goss is a rarity _ a woman on a Division I college football roster. By the end of this season, she could become something even more rare _ a woman who played in a game. Kent State coach Paul Haynes vows he will get the senior into a game sometime this season. (AP Photo/G.M. Andrews,File)

By Associated Press 1 min read

KENT, Ohio (AP) – April Goss has kicked an extra point for Kent State, becoming the second woman to score in a major college football game.

Goss, who has been on the Golden Flashes roster for four seasons, made the kick with 4:30 left in the first half Saturday, giving Kent State a 29-6 lead over Delaware State. Following the touchdown, starting kicker Shane Hynes initially went on the field, but coach Paul Haynes called a timeout and brought in Goss.

Katie Hnida kicked a pair of extra points for New Mexico in 2003. According to STATS LLC, Goss appears to be the only woman currently on a Division I roster.

Haynes has been trying to get Goss into a game for the past two seasons. Before her historic kick, the closest she came was making the game-winning extra point in the 2014 spring game.