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Scots Put an End to Losing Skid with 81-76 Win at Tri-State

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ANGOLA, Ind. - The men's basketball team defeated Tri-State Saturday, 81-76. Cory Massey and Isaac Smith both recorded double-doubles on the afternoon. Massey led all scorers with 24 points as Smith had 14 points.

Greg Nelson added 15 points while Drew Barnhart had 13 and Mike Murphy chipped in with 11.

The Scots led by 20 points at halftime, 44-24, but watched as Tri-State made a second-half surge to give the Scots a scare.

Alma returns to action Wednesday when it travels to Hope for a 7:30 p.m. game.

Posted: Sat, February 11th, 2006 at 9:54PM

 

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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