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Maroon Struggles Against Calvin, Drops Second Straight MIAA Contest

ALMA, Mich. - Calvin College got the better of the Scots Saturday afternoon, defeating the Scots 79-61. Alma drops to 1-11 on the season and 0-2 in MIAA action while Calvin improves to 7-5, 2-0 in league play.

A game in which the Scots never controlled the lead, Alma was led by senior Isaac Smith (Merrill) and sophomore Matt Brown (Midland) with 19 points and 15 points, respectively.

Calvin ran out to an early eight point lead, but the Scots drew within two points midway through the first half, but Calvin went on a 10-0 run for a five minute stretch that set the Scots back. By halftime, the Scots were down 46-29 and would not be able to chip away at that lead.

The second half saw stronger defense from the Scots and Calvin out-scored the Scots by just one point in the second half, but the first half deficit was just too much for the Maroon and Cream.

After being called up from the Scots' junior varsity team, Tyler Wise (Lansing/Waverly) led the Scots with seven rebounds, six points, three assists and two steals against two turnovers.

Alma returns to action Jan. 10 when it hosts Kalamazoo College at 7:30 p.m.

Posted: Sat, January 6th, 2007 at 2:47PM

 

Alma College students report levels of educational experiences and faculty interaction that exceed the national norms by significant amounts, according to the findings of the 2007 National Survey of Student Engagement. In the 2006 study, Alma students reported a level of interaction with faculty that ranked among the top five percent in the nation.

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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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