Maya Turner hopes her historic accomplishment will inspire other women who dream of kicking down barriers to play men’s football at a high level.
Turner became the first woman to play and score in a regular-season U Sports football game on Saturday.
Her excited teammates tapped her helmet and slapped her on the back as she went back to the sideline. Then, with the homecoming game tied 24-24 in overtime, Turner booted another 21-yard field goal to give Manitoba the lead. The Bisons defence held tough and Rams kicker Andrew Sweeney missed a 45-yard field-goal attempt that sealed the win for Manitoba.
Turner had previously become the first woman to score points in a U Sports game when she kicked a 25-yard field goal in a Bisons pre-season game last year against the University of Saskatchewan. He brought her in for a tryout in April 2022. About a dozen curious players watched her kick against the team’s soon-to-be-graduating kicker, Cole Sabourin. She impressed on the cold, breezy day.
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