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Kristie Elliott becomes first woman in Canada to play and score in a college football game

By: Yelin Gemma Lee, News Writer  On September 11, 2021, Kristie Elliott became the first Canadian woman to play and score in a National Collegiate Athletic Association football game. Elliott, the SFU football team’s kicker, scored two points in the team’s game against Oregon’s Linfield University. This football game was the first game to be played in SFU’s new stadium.  [caption id="attachment_119660" align="alignnone" width="538"] PHOTO: Krystal Chan / The Peak[/caption] “I’m just going out there, playing football, doing something that I enjoy doing,” said Elliott to The Peak. “I guess it hasn’t really sunk in [ . . . ]…

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