The ahead produced two excellent finishes and caught the attention along with her second, as she smashed the ball into the highest nook from the sting of the field.
Wolves missed out on successful the league – and an opportunity at promotion – by objective distinction whereas Hughes was sidelined with damage, and McNamara was happy to see the striker again scoring objectives.
“I have been saying all of it season, while you’ve received Amber Hughes on the pitch, she does what she does – and he or she’s phenomenal,” the supervisor mentioned.
“Dare I say it, if we might had her on the pitch for the final 4 months, we’d have been in a distinct place. That is how vital she is and that is how good she is – and he or she’s popped up with two unbelievable objectives.
“I’ve watched Amber do this in opposition to me for a lot of years, so to face right here and see her do it for me is unbelievable. She’s an unbelievable participant and an unbelievable particular person.
“We have needed to take care of powerful video games with out her and everybody else has come collectively.
“Finally we have matched what we did final 12 months and simply missed out on objective distinction. All the women deserve quite a lot of credit score and hopefully we are able to go onto larger and higher issues subsequent 12 months, and maintain creating these reminiscences.
“The ladies have been excited for this, on this stadium. I do not know what number of groups have gained trophies in Molineux, however I wager it is not too many.
“To do it in entrance of greater than 2,500 individuals is superb for them and what a second for Anna Value to elevate the trophy – a lifelong Wolves fan.
“I am delighted for the gamers, however to place greater than 2,500 individuals in Molineux, I’ve to provide credit score to Stourbridge as nicely. They’ve performed their half and I sit up for competing with them in tier three subsequent season.”
Wolves missed their probability to overhaul league leaders Nottingham Forest within the closing weeks of the Girls’s Nationwide League Northern Premier Division marketing campaign, because the East Midlands aspect then gained the title on the ultimate day by objective distinction.
McNamara lifted his aspect after that setback to beat Stourbridge 3-0 and retain the cup, and the supervisor is already looking forward to subsequent season as Wolves hope to make it third time fortunate of their quest to safe promotion to the Championship.
He added: “It is a bit of bit bitter-sweet as a result of we beat Forest dwelling and away. We’ve not had the run of the inexperienced this 12 months.
“Final season, once we gained it, we did not choose up large accidents however we have missed Summer season Holmes for the previous couple of months and Amber since December 17.
“It is onerous to exchange these sort of gamers and also you’re at all times going to falter someplace.
“This season it wasn’t meant to be. You want all of the luck on the planet in addition to the standard on the pitch.
“I am wanting ahead to subsequent season already. We have got offers to recover from the road and gamers we need to herald. The group is robust however we need to add to it.
“Matt (Hobbs) and Jeff (Shi) have been unbelievable during the last couple years and hopefully they’re going to maintain offering that platform for us to maintain constructing.
“Feminine soccer within the Midlands is flourishing. You possibly can see what Stourbridge will come and do too.
“We need to keep forward of the curve and maintain competing. Hopefully we are able to get this membership the place it must be within the Championship.”