Southeast Community College Storm
basketball player Hunter Hartshorn added her name to the school record book
when she tied the record for made 3-point field goals in a single game.
With whom does she share the
record? Her mother, Sharon Hartshorn, the former Sharon Ehlers, who first set
the school record when she played for SCC in the early 1990s. Hunter made seven
3-point field goals in 13 attempts in an 80-73 loss to North Central Missouri
College on Feb. 3.
“Getting to share a record
with my mom is something special,” Hunter said. “Getting to have our names side
by side is something that I will never forget. The experience I have had at SCC
and sharing this record with my mom is unbelievable.”
“It feels really awesome to
share that with her,” Sharon added. “There was one game where she had seven and
had one more attempt, which she missed. She said that she thought that was
God’s way of telling her that we should share it rather than her breaking
it. I would have been happy for her to break it.”
Hunter had numerous games
during the 2021-2022 season in which she made six 3-pointers. The sophomore
Academic Transfer student from Utica broke some records on her own, including
the record for 3-pointers in a single season (95) and in her two-year career
(145).
“I would just like to stress
how amazing these two years playing with the girls and playing for (Head) Coach
(Lynn) Schlake and (Dennis) Remmers were,” Hunter said. “Every one of these
people had some sort of impact on me in a good way. I am so thankful for these
records, but the one I share with my mom will always be my favorite.”
Sharon said it wasn’t
necessarily planned for her daughter to attend and play basketball for her alma
mater, but she’s glad she did. Her biggest fan, Hunter’s grandmother,
encouraged her the whole time to break her mother’s record before she passed.
“Her grandma (my mom) was
extremely happy that she chose to go to SCC and continue playing basketball,” Sharon
said. “I think she would be pleased for Hunter and I to have our names together
in the record book!”
“She’s a great
player and person,” Schlake said. “She was a very good leader this season. Coming
from a small school, it was fun seeing her develop into a big-time shooter.”
Hunter started 28
of the Storm’s 29 games this season, averaging 13.4 points per game. SCC
finished with a 14-15 record.
Hunter hasn’t decided
where she will transfer, but hopes to study either business or occupational
therapy.