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ALMA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL DROPS HOME CONTEST AGAINST TRINE

The Alma Women’s Basketball team hosted Trine University Saturday and dropped a 53-33 decision to the Thunder. The defeat dropped the Scots to 3-4 in the MIAA and 4-10 overall, while Trine improved to 4-4 in the league and 7-9 all together for the 2008-09 season.

After an Alma turnover to begin the game, Trine Sr., G Jordan Loveberry hit a three-pointer for a 3-0 lead and the Thunder never looked back, as they led from wire-to-wire on the afternoon. Trine extended their lead to 21-10 late in the first half, but two lay-ups by Jr., F Meagan Hoblet (Cadillac, MI/Cadillac) cut the Scots’ deficit to 21-14 at halftime.

Alma shot just 29% in the opening frame but displayed very good defense as the Thunder was only 30% in the half, including just one of eight from behind the three-point line. Neither team shot a free throw in the first half and the Thunder out-rebounded the Scots by a margin of 23-17.

The Scots cut the lead to three at 22-19 at the 18:05 mark of the second half when Hoblet made the first of two free throws and were still within four points five minutes into the final frame. However, a 14-5 run over the next seven minutes gave Trine a 40-27 lead and Alma never was able to get closer than 11 points the rest of the way.

Both teams shot at a better clip in the second half as the Scots hit on 39% of their shots, while the Thunder finished at 44% in the frame. A telling stat for Alma on this afternoon was the 19 turnovers that resulted in 13 Trine points and the Thunder was able to record 12 steals against the Scots.

Hoblet led the team with seven points and six rebounds, while Sr., G Heather Keenan (Charlotte, MI/Charlotte) added six points. So., F Sydney Beckwith (Weidman, MI/Beal City) finished with five points and shared the team-lead with six boards. Jr., F Kathryn Bigelow (Alma, MI/Alma) chipped in with five rebounds for the Scots, while So., G Hannah Hewitt (Alanson, MI/Harbor Light Christian) and Bigelow each had team-high with three assists.

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Posted: Sat, January 17th, 2009 at 5:01PM

 

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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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