Jackson State kicker Armenta becomes 1st woman to score in HBCU game, kicks 3 extra points in win

Leilani Armenta became the first woman to score in a football game matching historically Black colleges and universities when she kicked three extra points in Jackson State’s 40-14 victory over Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Saturday. Armenta was 3 for 3 on point-after kicks, with one in the second quarter and two in the fourth. The 5-foot-7 freshman from Ventura, California, made her first appearance Sept. 23 when she kicked off against Bethune-Cookman. She’s also a soccer player for Jackson State. In 2003, Katie Hnida of New Mexico became the first woman to score in a Division I game when she kicked two extra The post Jackson State kicker Armenta becomes 1st woman to score in HBCU game, kicks 3 extra points in win appeared first on HBCU News.

Jackson State kicker Armenta becomes 1st woman to score in HBCU game, kicks 3 extra points in win

Leilani Armenta became the first woman to score in a football game matching historically Black colleges and universities when she kicked three extra points in Jackson State’s 40-14 victory over Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Saturday. Armenta was 3 for 3 on point-after kicks, with one in the second quarter and two in the fourth. The 5-foot-7 freshman from Ventura, California, made her first appearance Sept. 23 when she kicked off against Bethune-Cookman. She’s also a soccer player for Jackson State. In 2003, Katie Hnida of New Mexico became the first woman to score in a Division I game when she kicked two extra

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