Well outside the box, she opted to go for goal with her left foot from 25 metres, and the precision of the shot, curling high into the top left corner, evaded the outstretched Colombian keeper.
The Ferns had already scored a quality goal through Milly Clegg earlier in the game, but conceded two of their own on the way to a 2-2 draw with the South Americans on Wednesday.
It was always going to be a difficult assignment, given New Zealand had only found the net once in their previous two games, but they were bolstered in particular when Colombia were reduced to 10 players late in the first half.
Lancaster landed back in Hawke's Bay on Friday, with a day of catching up with proud family planned.
