Alma, Mich. - The Alma College women's soccer team secured another victory as they triumphed over Saint Mary's College, 7-0. Six different Scots scored during the contest, led by junior Megan Kalanik (Milford, Mich./Lakeland) who netted two goals.

The Scots simply dominated the Belles, out shooting them 19-0 in the first half and 27-3 overall.  Kalanik was the first to score for Alma in the ninth minute and junior Macayla Greiner (Hart, Mich./Hart) recorded the assist. Later in the 16th minute, Greiner was awarded a penalty shot, which she scored to put the Scots up 2-0 early. Onto the 35th minute and Alma was given a corner kick.  Freshman Taylor Roberts (Jackson, Mich./Northwest) took the kick and curved it in right over the Belles keeper to give the Scots their third goal of the contest. Only two minutes later, senior Jenny McClumpha (Lansing, Mich./Holt) took a free kick which she buried from roughly 27 yards out.  The Scots went into halftime with a 4-0 lead.

Quickly into the second half, 55th minute, senior Kelly Wilson (Midland, Mich./Dow) juked out the Belles keeper to score the fifth goal for the Scots.  Senior Agatha Weddle (White Lake, Mich./Walled Lake Northern) recorded the assist.  Into the 66th minute, Kalanik got a head on a deep free kick cross from senior Allie Smith (Commerce Twp., Mich./Walled Lake Northern) which she scored on for her second of the match.  Smith recorded the assist. Later in the game, freshman Melissa Gal (Bartlett, Illinios/Bartlett) took a rip from roughtly 30 yards out which she soared past the Saint Mary's keeper for her first career goal.  The Scots finished the evening with a 7-0 victory.

Alma improves to 4-6 overall and 3-5 in the MIAA.  The Scots take on the Britons of Albion College next Saturday (Oct. 10) in Albion, Mich. Kickoff is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. 

QUOTES

Head Coach Ashley Bingaman

on the win...

"It was great, the girls came out and executed from the first of the game all the way through and we couldn't be happier with that. We played our style of soccer despite anything, despite the other team, despite the weather, despite the field, we played our game and it was great. We got to watch the men with their great 1-0 victory and the momentum carried in to our game. It was an awesome day for Scots soccer."

moving in to conference play...

"Going in to conference the girls are excited, we are ready to go in the second half of conference now with their confidence up and we know we can do it. We've ironed out a lot of things we've needed to, the girls are clicking and we don't have to focus on the tactical stuff anymore and it's just letting them play. We are firing on all cylinders and it's exciting."