Suttons Bay senior Megan U’Ren stamped her name into the record book as the all-time assist leader when she found senior Madelyn Hamilton to score a moon shot during the last few minutes of a MHSAA D4 quarterfinal district game Thursday against Charlevoix, 5-0.
“It's amazing. We talked about it before the game, too. (Hamilton) told me to wish her luck and wish her foot luck,” U’Ren said. “It's just the fun memories like this that we'll remember from high school. I can't break an assist record without my teammates, who are all such amazing scores.”
The Norsemen defended their home field while under the bloom of cherry blossoms.
Hamilton admits the ball found her right in her favorite shooting spot.
“I was just ready to whip it,” she said. “It's super meaningful, because as seniors we grew up playing all together, all five of us, and four of us have played since we were little, on the same team, with the same coach, coaching us. So it means a lot to us.”
Both teams went back and forth to start the game.
Last week, U’Ren became the career leader in goals in Norsemen program history.
Suttons Bay junior Adrienne Schaub broke the tie with 12 minutes remaining in the half to take a 1-0 lead..
Right after the goal, a couple of Norsemen opportunities were turned away by the Charlevoix defense.
But eventually, Norsemen senior Clarice Bardenhagen found the back of the net to make it 2-0 going into halftime.
It didn’t take long for Suttons Bay sophomore Ada Wetherbee to put her mark on the game in the second half as the sophomore went around multiple Rayder defenders and scored on a rocket in the short side of the net. U’Ren made it 4-0 halfway through the final frame before Hamilton scored the fifth and final goal.
Ava Anderson, Megan Lint, Lilly Gmoser-Duhame, and U’Ren each tallied assists.
Harbor Springs (11-1-2) and Suttons Bay (8-4-1) will battle for a spot in the district final Tuesday at 5 p.m.
The Norsemen will need to keep the intensity if they hope to knock off the Rams.
“100% every second of the game, as much as we can,” Hamilton said.
Elks advance; meet Leland in district semifinal
Elk Rapids forward Sierra Boilore led the Elks in a MHSAA D4 district quarterfinal game with a hat trick during a 6-0 win over Glen Lake Thursday to advance to the district semifinal.
Natasha Beebe and Kennedy Kuznicki split time in the net for the shutout win as Beebe had three saves.
Claire Godden, Piper Smith, and Carlee Bingham each scored for the Elks.
Piper Smith had two assists, along with Molly Plum and Holland Reinhardt, each tallying one assist.
Elk Rapids (14-4-1) and Leland (9-6-2) will square off Tuesday at Harbor Springs (7 p.m.) in a district semifinal.
