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Four Scots in Double Figures in Final Home Game of 2007 Season

The last time these teams met, Hope was victorious by a score of 82-53. This meeting clinched the MIAA Championship for the Flying Dutchmen, despite a strong effort by Alma College.

The Scots fell 88-62 to close out the home portion of the schedule. They will travel to Adrian College for a 3 p.m. game Saturday. Alma is now 3-20, 2-11 in MIAA games.

Four players were in double figures as Vito Jordan (Detroit/Cody) led the Scots with 15 points, his second double-digit scoring performance in a row. Isaac Smith (Merill), averaging 20.7 points per game, was limited toj ust 12 points and three boards, but dished out six assists to help the team.

Both Sam Machuta (Mt. Pleasant) and David McNally (Detroit/Winans Academy) added 10 points and four rebounds while Machuta added three blocks and McNally three assists, respectively.

Trailing 45-29 at halftime, Alma matched up with the Flying Dutchmen out of the locker room until midway through the second half when Hope began to pull away down the stretch.

Machuta was 5-of-6 from the field on the night while the team shot 41 percent from the field and was held to just 28 percent form three point range. Hope shot 71 percent from beyond the arc in the second half, draining five of seven treys.

Alma returns to action Saturday when it travels to Adrian College for a 7:30 p.m. game.

Posted: Wed, February 14th, 2007 at 6:47PM

 

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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