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“I just prayed to God to let her make it when she kicked it,” Joey Puckett remarked in reference to her daughter’s NCAA Second Round three-pointer.

The shot that went viral was that one. At least when it comes to collegiate hoops.

In the last seconds of Tennessee’s NCAA Tournament Second Round matchup with Belmont, freshman Sara Puckett displayed her ice-cold blood.

“When she kicked it, I just said, ‘Lord, please let her make it,'” mentioned Sara’s father Joey Puckett.

To give the Lady Vols the lead and guarantee a spot in Tennessee’s first Sweet 16 since 2016, Puckett hit a three-pointer.

Puckett stated, “I was very ready for it.” “I was aware of my teammates’ immense confidence in me, which gave me

I feel so liberated to shoot the basketball, which is the gift God has given me.”

Sara Puckett discovered her father Joey in the stands to share in the event as soon as the game was over.

“My dad was crying when he saw me,” Puckett remarked. I had to visit that location. It was him who introduced me to basketball. It was incredible to be able to spend that time with him.”

Puckett’s accomplishments in her first season go much beyond a single game-winning field goal.

“It was a special moment.” stated Joey Puckett. “Since she was a young child, she has worked really hard for it. You imagine that instant in your dreams. I’ve thousand times viewed the video. It gives me a positive feeling.”

She has been