BILLINGS — Sometimes, life is just more thrilling when the unexpected takes flight. That was literally the case recently for Rocky Mountain College freshman goalkeeper Matea Vernon and her teammates.

Launching a late-match punt from just inside her own goal box on Senior Day (Saturday, Oct. 26), Vernon scored the longest goal program history according to RMC Athletics when her 84th-minute punt traveled nearly the length of the field and rolled into the net.

"It took some weird, crazy bounces in the air and then rolled in, and everybody started running at me. It was so fun," Vernon recalled to MTN Sports with a giant smile.

Watch Vernon's remarkable goal and hear what she says about it: Q2 AOW: Rocky GK Matea Vernon ‘in shock’ after historically long punt goal

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