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Without Kohtala, Scots Can't Keep up With Knights

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - Alma College was without its head coach Ed Kohtala, who entered the hospital Wednesday for cardiac diagnostic testing, and the Scots floundered on the road at Calvin, losing 105-49 to the Knights.

Isaac Smith (Merrill) led the Scots with an unlikely yet indicative double-double, scoring 15 points to lead the Scots, adding 10 turnovers. The Scots turned the ball over 19 times in the game while Calvin generated just six steals - 13 unforced errors by the Scots were just one of a host of blunders.

Sam Machuta (Mt. Pleasant) led the Scots in rebounds with six, adding eight points.

To be fair, Calvin was hot throughout the game, shooting nearly 80 percent from the field in the second half to end the game with a 61 percent shooting average, going 65 percent from beyond the arc.

Alma falls to 2-17, 1-8 in MIAA play and returns to action this Saturday, Feb. 3 when it travels to Kalamazoo for a 5 p.m. game. Note this is a time change from the original schedule of 7:30 p.m.

Posted: Wed, January 31st, 2007 at 9:33PM

 

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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