Friday night brought the Alma College Volleyball team to Albion College for a MIAA match. The Scots defeated the Britons 3-0 (25-20, 25-20, 25-18) to improve to 3-3 in the league and 8-6 overall, while Albion is now 1-4 in the MIAA and 5-8 in 2013.

"I believe we had a total team effort tonight against Albion," said Alma Head Coach Sarah Dehring. "Everybody was able to play a part in the match, which was great. Now we have a few days off to get ready for Olivet next Wednesday."

In the first set, Alma jumped out to a 5-0 lead but Albion competed all the way through and six times cut their deficit to just one point, the last being 21-20. But, the Scots scored the final four points to earn the 25-20 victory.

The second set saw the Britons build an 11-5 advantage and still clung to a 17-16 lead later in the set. However, Alma scored seven straight points to take a 23-16 lead and rode that run to another 25-20 victory.

Again in the third set, Alma began with a 5-0 advantage and still led 12-8 before putting together a run that put the hometown Britons on their heels. Six straight points put the lead at 18-8 and the visitors were able to cruise from there, winning the set 25-18 and the match 3-0.

In a very balanced Scots attach, Sr. MH/RS Elisa Hobbs (Naubinway, Mich./Engadine) paced the Scots with eight kills and had one blocked shot, while Sr. MH Rebecca Trosper (Plano, Tex./Lutheran North) added six kills and one block.

Sr. S Erika VanHavel (Mason, Mich./Mason) had team-highs with 14 assists and 11 digs, while Fr. S Mary Dulzo (Novi, Mich./Mercy) shared assist honors with 14 as well. In addition, Sr. DS/L Jaycee Cole (Alma, Mich./Alma) contributed nine digs in the victory.

The Scots are now off until Wednesday, September 25 when they play at Olivet.