North Muskegon keeper Emma Lamiman nets Player of the Week recognition

Prior to a tough 3-1 overtime loss to eventual Division 4 state champion Kalamazoo Christian in the semifinals, North Muskegon’s girls soccer team strung together 15 straight wins.

Norse junior keeper Emma Lamiman played a big role in that success, posting 10 shutouts during that run.

Lamiman often kept opponents off the scoreboard this season. In the final CatchMark SportsNet West Michigan Conference Player of the Year fan poll of the 2023 spring sports season, she kept teammate Natalie Pannucci off her heels.

Lamiman won with 1,772 of 2,941 total votes in the poll, which recognized four WMC spring sports athletes for their performances spanning June 12-17, 2023. Pannucci tallied 1,050 votes.

See complete voting totals for the four Player of the Week nominees at the bottom of this story.

This was the final Player of the Week fan poll for the 2023 spring sports season.

In the heartbreaking state semifinals loss to Kalamazoo Christian, Lamiman helped keep North Muskegon in the game. She finished the match with 12 saves, including a few tough ones.

Pannucci tied the match against Kalamazoo Christian at 1 on a free kick with 14:53 remaining in regulation. The Comets netted a pair of goals in the second 10-minute overtime period to hand the Norse another tough loss in the semifinals, then they cruised to a 5-0 victory over Clarkston Everest Collegiate in the state finals match.