October 13 - The University of Manitoba Bison women's soccer team set a new record for points and wins in a season, defeating the University of Alberta Pandas, 3-2 Saturday morning.

Getting goals from Desiree Scott, Caley Miskimmin and Karli Colpitts, Manitoba won its seventh game of the year, breaking the old record of six, set last year. The 8th-ranked Bisons improve their record to 7-2-0 and move closer to their first ever playoff appearance. The Pandas got goals from Veronique Mayer and Lauren Kruper, as they dropped to 4-5-0.

Scott and Miskimmin swarmed the Pandas net throughout the game, allowing Manitoba to control the play, and generated over 20 shots for the Bisons.

"We've grown up playing together," said Scott. "So we just kind of know how the other plays, where to play the balls together and together we're a really good combo."

Near the 25-minute mark, Miskimmin sent a low cross through the crease that went untouched. The Pandas keeper Caitlin Schmidt and defender Lisa Annicchiarico, along with the Bisons Scott, were all unable to control the dangerous ball.

Manitoba continued to pressure, with Carrie Nash managing to get a strong shot off from the top of the box at the 34-minute mark. Schmidt was able to make the save, but not control the ball. It nearly squirted free to Miskimmin, but Schmidt jumped on the ball before a second shot could get off. Four minutes later, the Bisons again tested Schmidt as Miskimmin streaked in from the right side and let go a screaming shot that Schmidt had to go horizontal to grab. The first half shots were 12-2 in favour of Manitoba, but the game remained scoreless after 45 minutes of play.

Manitoba's first goal did not come until five minutes into the second half with the dangerous duo of Scott and Miskimmin connecting for the score. Miskimmin broke in towards the goal on the right side, stopped and passed back to Scott who was coming down the middle. She hammered it into the net for her fourth goal of the year to make the score 1-0 for Manitoba.

Only three minutes later, Miskimmin found the back of the net for her fifth of the season. Again, streaking in from the right side, Miskimmin dodged Schmidt as she came out of the net to challenge her, and then deposited the ball into the empty net.

The Pandas got on the board at the 67-minute mark. Mayer put in a corner kick from Christina Lee to trim the lead to one.

Colpitts scored her goal in nearly the same fashion as Miskimmin's, except that she approached the net from the left side. Her seventh of the season made the score 3-1 at the 70 minute mark.

At the 74 minute mark Kruper scored the Pandas second goal on a direct kick by Lauren Kruper. She lined up to the right of Bisons keeper Ashley Forbes and drifted a shot over the heads of everyone and into the back of the net.

The Bisons will be back in action Sunday when they square off against the University of Saskatchewan Huskies (2-4-2). Game time is scheduled for 12 p.m. at University Stadium. The Pandas will travel to Regina to take on the Rams (0-7-1).

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