The Alma Women's Soccer team hosted Adrian College on Wednesday afternoon at a cool and wet Scotland Yard and came away with a 4-3 MIAA victory. The win, improving the Scots to 9-4-1 overall and 3-0-1 in the league, put the home team into possession of first place at the halfway point of the MIAA schedule. The Bulldogs are now 2-3 in the league and 8-4-2 in 2010.

"It was a good win for us and it is exciting to be in first place at this point of the season," said Alma Head Coach Jeff Hosler. "But, there is a lot of soccer to be played and we must continue to improve, starting with our game at Trine on Saturday. I love working with this group and I think it could be fun the rest of the way."

Adrian got on the board first, when McKenzie Doda scored on an assist from Lauren Cozzi at the 6:28 mark, getting a shot past Alma Jr. GK Monica Witt (Clio, MI/Clio). The Scots tied the game at 11:39, when Jr. M/F Carly Reising (Otsego, MI/Otsego) connected off of rebound of Jr. M Becky Marton's (Williamston, MI/Williamston) shot.

Less than three minutes later, the Bulldogs took a 2-1 lead after a corner kick went off of a Alma defender past Witt. Five minutes later, Fr. M Taryn Handyside (Montrose, MI/Hill-McCloy) tied the contest at 2-2, assisted by Jr. F Alli Meurer (Holland, MI/Zeeland West). The teams entered halftime deadlocked.

The game stayed tied until 65:38, when Handyside took the team lead in goals with seven, putting the Scots ahead 3-2, on a goal assisted by Marton. 52 seconds later, Anika Johnson, assisted by Jordan Wolf, made it a 3-3 game. The home team netted the game-winner, when Fr. D Autumn Root (Haslett, MI/Haslett) scored on a goal at 85:44, assisted byJr. M Annette Stromberg (North Muskegon, MI/North Muskegon).

The Scots led in overall shots by a margin of 22-6 overall, 10-6 in shots on goal. Alma was paced by Handyside's six total shots and Marton's five, while Witt earned three saves on the day. The team will next play on Saturday, when they travel to Trine University for a Noon game.