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SCOTS MEN'S SOCCER DROPS 4-0 DECISION TO OLIVET COLLEGE

The Alma Men's Soccer Team traveled to Olivet on Wednesday and dropped a 4-0 decision to the Comets. With the loss, Alma is now 2-10-1 in MIAA play and 3-14-1 overall in 2008. The Scots' season will conclude on Saturday when they host Hope College at Scotland Yard. The game, on Senior Day, will begin at 2:00 p.m.

On Wednesday, Olivet scored two goals in the first 5:05 of the game on tallies by freshman Phillip Glaub, on an assist from sophomore Mike May and senior Andrew Evans. After his initial shot was not controlled by the Alma GK Anthony Bergstrom (St. John's, MI), Evans was able to get the rebound into the goal.

Olivet added another goal in the 32nd minute when freshman Chase Anthes put it past Bergstrom and then Glaub closed out the scoring at the 60:36 mark for the final score of 4-0.

For the game, Olivet outshot Alma, 18-14, with M Mark Daisy (Mt. Pleasant) leading the way for the Scots by contributing two shots on goal. M Kevin Cross (Columbus, OH) and M Andrew Waligorski (Midland, MI) each had two shots for the Scots. Bergstrom finished the contest with nine saves on the day.

Posted: Wed, November 5th, 2008 at 8:35PM

 

The memory and spiritual ideals of the late Bishop Thomas Makarios remain alive in a figurative sculpture that was dedicated in May 2009 near the center of campus. The Bishop, professor of religious studies at Alma for 25 years, was founder of the American Diocese of the Malankara Orthodox Church of India and the first Metropolitan Bishop of Canada, United Kingdom and Europe, and South Africa.

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Coach Profile

Gordon Aldrich

Gordon Aldrich was a late addition to the Alma College Coaching Staff in the summer of 2007. Coach Aldrich has joined the Alma College Family as the Cross Country and Track and Field Head Coach.

During his 26 years as a varsity Boy’s and Girl’s Cross Country Coach, Aldrich has won a Girls Open State Championship (1978), a Girls State Championship (1995), two Boy’s State Championships (1994, 1997), and was Runner-up on seven other occasions. During the same time, Aldrich coached teams to 17 conference championships, was nominated for the Michigan Interscholastic Track Coaches Association Coach of the Year 12 times for cross country, and walked away with the award four times (1994, 1995, 1996, and 1998). He was also named the Boy’s Cross Country National Coach of the Year in 1999 by the National Federation Interscholastic Coaches Association.

Aldrich was also honored with Michigan High School Coaches Association Track Coach of the Year in 1985 and 1998, and has received the Charles Sweeney Michigan Coaches Hall of Fame Track and Field Award.

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