Seven Lakes Girls Soccer

EAST LANSING, MI — Gull Lake’s women soccer program was an afterthought in Division 2 as recent as 4 years ago.

This program hadn’t arrived at regionals since 1999 and the concept that nowhere Demons would all of a sudden are a giant was unfathomable.

Then came fresh bloodstream by means of a brand new coach, Shaun Corstange, and several gifted freshmen – Annie Walbridge, Olivia Sullivan and Hayley Buckhout – able to immediately helping Gull Lake turn its fortunes around.

The trio, now captains within their final season, place the finishing touches on their own in the past decorated career Friday mid-day at Michigan Condition University’s DeMartin Stadium having a 1- conquer Fenton on penalty kicks (4-1) within the Division 2 condition finals.

The win marked Gull Lake’s third straight Division 2 title, something only seven other teams have accomplished in condition history.

“This just been unbelievable, ” stated Walbridge, who converted on the overall game-winning penalty kick. “To get it done with my close friends – we was raised playing together – this really is honestly the image-perfect method to finish it.”

Within the trio’s newcomer season, Gull Lake put together a 13-5-1 record. Since that time, nowhere Demons have observed eye-popping amounts of success.

3 years ago, nowhere Demons went 21-1-1, simply to top themselves the year after having a dazzling 24-1-1 record. Gull Lake outdid itself once more with Friday’s win, capping its season at 25-1-1.

Since Corstange and also the freshmen showed up, Gull Lake has published a fantastic 83-8-4 record.

“Looking back, it’s crazy to determine what lengths we’ve come, ” Buckhout stated. “Every months are another which year only agreed to be absolutely amazing.

“We’re so close, closer than we’ve have you been before.”

While individuals outdoors this program most generally connect winning with Gull Lake’s program, nowhere Demons will explain otherwise.

About per month left within the regular season, Sullivan clearly wished to finish it having a condition title, but she passionately refused the growing season will be a failure when the Blue Demons fell short. Rather, the defender’s focus was on taking pleasure in what would probably be her final games around the area together with her “family” – from senior citizens to newcomer.

Even just in the chaos from the Blue Devils’ celebration following Friday’s game, Sullivan noted the different individuals who performed a job in Gull Lake’s surge to the peak.

“I don’t think I'm able to place a feeling into this, ” Sullivan stated. “You can’t even express it only agreed to be the senior citizens. It had been all of the gamers which have been part of the program, the training staff, our trainer, the city and family people.”