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Alma Wins With Late-Scoring Rally, 71-68

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ALMA, Mich. - Alma College men's basketball won its second contest of the season, defeating Manchester College 71-68 to improve to 2-2 on the season. Sophomore AJ Jones (Detroit/Martin Luther King) dropped in 21 points to lead the Scots while Mark Barnes (Saginaw/Saginaw High) added 13 and Anthony Naylor (Flint/Northern) chipped in with 12 in the victory. Jones led the Scots in rebounds with eight.

Despite trailing by as many as 18 in the first half, the young Scots showed poise and determination to cut that deficit to eight by halftime. The Maroon and Cream rallied with under three minutes remaining and took the lead for good with 2:11 on the clock on a three-pointer from senior Jayme Fazi (Middlebury, Ind./Northridge) for three of his five points.

Manchester College jumped to an early lead and did not surrender that advantage until less than three minutes remained in the game. Alma struggled through the first stanza, shooting just 38 percent from the field and 28 percent from three-point range. The second half saw the Scots put up a 50 percent field goal mark (11-for-22) and 40 percent from beyond the arc.

Alma returns home to Cappaert Gymnasium for a Dec. 8 game against Elmhurst College. Tip-off is set for 7:30 p.m.

Posted: Sat, December 4th, 2004 at 7:24PM

 

In the more than 100 years since its founding, Alma has stayed true to its roots by keeping its Scottish heritage alive. Today, Alma features a marching band clad in Kilts, a Scottish dance troupe, student pipers and its own tartan. Each year, the College hosts the Alma Highland Festival and Games, which feature traditional Scottish games and revelry.

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Coach Profile

Terry Smith

Terry Smith

Smith graduated from Michigan State University with a B.S. in Physical Education in 1984. After graduating, Smith got his start in coaching when he was the boy’s basketball coach at Fulton High School while working as a teacher at Ithaca High School. From there he moved to Cedar Springs High School were he coached and taught and won his first district championship in 1987.

The following year, Coach Smith got his first taste of coaching in the college ranks when he was an assistant men’s basketball coach at Ferris State University and was part of the team that won a GLIAC Championship and advanced to the quarterfinals of the NCAA DII Tournament.

After a year at FSU, Coach Smith left for Lake Superior State University where he served for three years as an assistant coach before being promoted to the head coach position in 1991. In five years time, Coach Smith had turned around the LSSU program. In 1996 his team won the first League Championship for LSSU since joining the GLIAC in 1978. During this time, Coach Smith also earned his M.A. in Physical Education from Central Michigan University.

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