Alma Head Coach Josh Oakley and the Alma College Men's Soccer team welcomed Olivet College to Scotland Yard for a match on Saturday. The Scots would be unable to recover from two first-half goals by the Comets to fall 2-1 at home.

With the loss, Alma drops to 5-7-2 on the year and 4-6 in the MIAA. The visiting Comets improve to 8-7 overall and 6-4 in conference play with the victory.

Alma had the first scoring opportunity of the afternoon when Jr. F Zach Vandeveer (Elk Rapids/Elk Rapids) found himself alone in the front of the net at 6:55. Olivet's goalie would come up with the save however, and the score remained 0-0 early.

Both teams would spend the next 20-plus minutes exchanging shots before Olivet would connect on a bicycle kick in front of the net to take the 1-0 lead at 27:37.

The Comets would collect four more shots before finding the back of the net again at 42:30 to extend their advantage to 2-0.

Neither team would record a shot in the final minutes of the half and scoreboard read 2-0 after the first 45 minutes.

The second half started at a hectic pace with nine total shots being taken in the first 10 minutes.

At 57:48, Fr. D Jon Buitenhuis (Grand Haven/Grand Haven) would collect his second goal in two games, this time off an assist by Vandeveer, to bring Alma within one at 2-1.

The next 30 minutes would see six fouls and two yellow cards given out. Despite recording seven shots in that span, Alma would be unable to close the gap and fall at home to Olivet 2-1.

The visitors held the shot advantage 20-17, while tallying three corner kicks to zero by the Scots.

In goal, Sr. GK. Brett Galloway (Clinton Township/Chippewa Valley) would take the loss to fall to 2-4-2 on the year after collecting three saves in 90:00 minutes played.

Alma welcomes Trine University (IN) to Scotland Yard for a match on Tuesday, Oct.21, at 4:00 p.m.