Sophie Cunningham is one of the Indiana Fever's key players this season and is responsible for handling the ball when Caitlin Clark is unavailable.Before she established herself in the WNBA, Cunningham attended the University of Missouri and earned several honors, including three All-SEC team nominations. But Cunningham was setting records even before that.The Fever guard attended Rock Bridge High School and was asked to fill in as the team's kicker. She became the only woman to score for a varsity football team.She accomplished the feat after nailing an extra point at the end of the first half in the Rock Bridge Bruins' 40-26 loss to Christian Brothers College High School on Oct. 17, 2014.Despite her team's disappointing loss, Cunningham became the highlight of the night."I was so nervous," she said. "I mean, I've never played football before in all my life. Right when I got the ball, I couldn't hear anything. I just put the ball down and kicked it."Cunningham helped her high school football team till the end of the season before following through on her plans of enrolling in the University of Missouri and pursuing a basketball career. Following her college stint, she declared for the 2019 WNBA draft, where the Mercury selected her with the 13th pick.Sophie Cunningham gets ejected after heated altercation in the Fever's 88-71 win over SunSophie Cunningham was hit with a flagrant 2 after she was involved in a heated altercation with Sun guard Jacy Sheldon. During a fast break in the fourth quarter, Sheldon rushed towards the rim for an easy layup. However, Cunningham stopped her by coming in her way and shoving her to the floor.The official deemed the contact as unsportsmanlike and slapped the Fever guard with an immediate ejection.Earlier in the game, Caitlin Clark was involved in an altercation with Sheldon, who seemingly poked her in the eye. Marina Mabrey then shoved Clark to the ground.Indiana walked away with an 88-71 win and a ticket to the Commissioner's Cup Final.