Senior midfielder Meredith Way was clueless, but her mother Pamela was well aware that history had just been made.

Were it not for her telling her daughter after the Michigan field hockey team's dominant 6-0 win over Quinnipiac, the captain likely wouldn’t even know that she entered the program’s top ten all-time goal scorers list with her 35th-minute strike on Sunday.

“(My mom) kind of keeps track of that stuff,” Way said. “It’s exciting and it’s nice to be on the top-ten list, but I’m just excited that we’re winning now honestly … I try not to (focus on it). It’s my last year, and I’d rather go out with a Big Ten championship and NCAA bid and stuff rather than focusing on what I did.”

Way’s landmark goal came off a penalty as the first half neared its end. The Wolverines (4-4) dominated possession and kept the ball near Quinnipiac’s crease as halftime approached, leading to several scoring opportunities.

Finally, after freshman midfielder Mallory Albini passed the ball out of the corner and senior midfielder Paige Laytos stopped it in the crease, Way launched a shot that deflected slightly off a Bobcat defender and went high into the goal, leaving the opposing goalie helpless to stop it.

The score put Way in a tie with Marty Maugh (1980-83) and Adrienne Hortillosa (2001-04) for tenth place all-time, each having 35 career goals.

With a better supporting cast than in past seasons, Way won’t be counted on to score as much, meaning she may not rocket up the record books as much as one may expect this year. But her leadership continues to be a valuable asset for a young team.

Michigan coach Marcia Pankratz wouldn’t go so far as to say where the Lititz, Pennsylvania native ranks in terms of players that she’s coached, but did recognize how great of a career her senior leader has had for the Wolverines.

“This season she’s shown tremendous leadership and she’s got great presence,” Pankratz said. “We’re just so fortunate to have her in the program and have her leading us this season.

“I think that she’s certainly one of the best we’ve ever had. She’ll leave a strong legacy here for sure.”

Two other Wolverines entered the all-time scoring list as well against Quinnipiac, though they have considerably more ground to make up than Way.

Albini and fellow freshman midfielder Ainsley McCallister each recorded her first career goal against the Bobcats.

The former opened up Michigan’s scoring in the second half, capitalizing on a rebound off a corner just three minutes after the break.

And McCallister capped the Wolverines’ high-powered afternoon. As several players fought for the ball deep in Quinnipiac’s crease, the Ann Arbor Huron High School graduate emerged from the scrum with the ball and lofted it in from three yards out.

“I am so excited for them, personally,” senior forward/midfielder Alicia Mayer said. “Because I know how hard it is coming in, and you get the ball and you’re like, ‘Oh my gosh, what do I do with it?’ And they scored and I think that’s awesome, especially because now that they do have that first goal out of the way, it’ll just keep coming."

With such an inexperienced roster — 10 of 22 players have freshman eligibility — it will be important to get the young players up to speed and give them as much time on the field as possible, so that they can be counted on going forward.

Albini's and McCallister’s milestone goals could be a sign that they and their classmates are growing up quickly.