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Scots Take No. 2 Calvin to Wire, Fall 59-53

ALMA, Mich. - It was the final contest of the regular season and the Scots looked to be spoil Calvin's perfect conference record, but it wasn't the day, the No. 2 Knights walking away with a 59-53 win to close out a perfect MIAA season and MIAA Championship with a 23-1 overall record and a 16-0 conference mark. The Scots fall to 10-13 and 6-10 in MIAA action to end the regular season.

After keeping things close throughout the first half, trailing by just one with 1:44 remaining in the first after an Ashley Matuzak (Saginaw/Nouvel Catholic) jumper, the Scots faltered in the final minute and a half as Marcia Harris added four points to extend Calvin's lead to five at halftime, 29-24.

But the second half was another battle. Despite Calvin rattling off six unanswered points to open the half to go up by 11 points, the Scots slowly chipped away to cut the lead down to seven points. But Calvin got it to 13 points with 11 minutes remaining on an Allison Griswold three pointer. With 7:30 remaining in the game, sophomore Heather Keenan (Charlotte) went hot, draining eight points on consecutive possessions to cap a 10-4 run by the Scots. The Calvin lead at just four points, the Knights answered with a Harris layup and free throws from Megan Hoblet (Cadillac) with four points and Keenan with two points from the charity stripe. That run cut the Calvin advantage to just three points with 2:58 showing. Keenan would drain another jumper down the stretch, but a Lisa Winkle layup and free throws from Lindsey Peuler and Kristi Brummel sealed the Calvin win.

For the Scots, Heather Keenan led with 16 points and three assists to go with three rebounds while Megan Hoblet added 10 points and 10 rebounds, her fourth double-double of the season and sixth consecutive double-digit scoring performance. Matuzak was held to just eight points, generating six turnovers to go with two assists and two steals.

Alma now looks ahead to the MIAA Tournament - pairings and sites will be announced following conclusion of Saturday's games.

Posted: Sat, February 17th, 2007 at 2:43PM

 

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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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