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Isaac Smith Scores More Than Half Alma's Points in MIAA Loss

KALAMAZOO, Mich. - Alma men's basketball got an enormous contribution from senior captain Isaac Smith (Merrill) Saturday evening on the road at Kalamazoo as he scored 34 of Alma's 66 points in a 73-66 loss to the Hornets. Alma falls to 2-18 overall and 1-9 in the MIAA.

The first half of the game saw the scored tied three different occasions in a truly balanced battle with Alma leading by two entering the break.

Coming out of the half, Alma lost the lead but regained it around the 11-minute mark on a three-pointer from Smith to go up by one. But the Scots never held the advantage again, despite a back-and-forth battle down the stretch.

The Scots shot just under 60 percent for the game while holding the Hornets to under 50 percent. The largest difference-maker was rebounds as Alma was outrebounded 38-29.

Other scorers for the Scots included Lance Gardner (Lansing/Mason) and Venias Jordan (Detroit/Cody) who each contributed six points. Sam Machuta (Mt. Pleasant) added six blocks, one shy of his career-best and school-record seven earlier this year.

The Scots return to action this Wednesday at 8 p.m. when they host Albion College.

Posted: Sat, February 3rd, 2007 at 7:12PM

 

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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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