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MEN'S BASKETBALL: Scots Open Some Eyes, Battle Ferris to 43-47 Loss

Nov. 21, 2007

Alma, Mi.- In a game that most close to the programs thought might be a blow out of a DIII school by a DII, the Alma College Scots had a different opinion and came out and put a scare into the Ferris State Bulldogs that lasted 35 plus minutes until Ferris came from behind to pull out the 47-43 win.

The Scots the entire first half and took a 28-16 lead into the half. However, the Bulldogs didn't give up and showed composure at the end of the game allowing them to squeak out the four point victory.

David McNally (Detroit/Winans Academy) and Sam Machuta (Mt. Pleasant/Mt. Pleasant) both had 11 points for the Scots, leading the team in scoring. Junior Matt Brown (Midland/Midland) also played a solid game for the Scots, netting eight points and pulling in seven rebounds in the loss. Freshman Jordan Reditt (Detroit) continued to show promise for the Scots, scoring six points, leading the team with eight rebounds, and recording three assists.

The Scots will next take the court November 27th as they host Aquinas College for an 8:00 p.m. tipoff.

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Posted: Wed, November 21st, 2007 at 9:51PM

 

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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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