Elizabeth "Liz" Heaston Thompson (born 1977) is an American athlete who is the first woman ever to score in a college football game. She accomplished this feat on October 18, 1997 as a placekicker for the Willamette University Bearcats, which was competing in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA).[1] She also played women's soccer for Willamette. Heaston's accomplishment was widely noted by the media and the sports community.