The Alma Women's soccer team hit the road on Wednesday and came home victorious when the Scots defeated Manchester College by a score of 2-0. The win improved Alma's 2008 record to 9-5 overall and they will enter Saturday's contest at Olivet College with a record of 3-1 in the MIAA.

Against Manchester, Alma scored the only goals of the game in the first half when M/F Jessica Swan scored (assisted by M Britni Patrcik) at 4:08 and M/F Carly Reising found the back of the net at 18:05 on a goal assisted by M Becky Marton.

For the game, Alma led in shots by a margin of 18 (11 SOG) to seven (four SOG), with Swan leading the way with five. Reising and F Tara Fitzsimmons each added four shots for the Scots.

GK Katie Weicksel played all 90 minutes to record the shutout for Alma, who are currently in fourth place in the MIAA, one point behind Adrian College, who has played two more games than the Scots.

Alma's next home game will be Saturday, October 25 when they host Adrian on Senior Day at Scotland Yard. The start time is schedued for Noon.