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SCOTS WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM LOSES TO CALVIN COLLEGE IN FIRST ROUND OF MIAA PLAYOFFS ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT

The Alma Women’s Basketball team hit the road for the first-round of the 2009 playoffs on Tuesday evening, when they played at Calvin College. The Scots’ season ended on this night when Calvin defeated them by a score of 69-41, leaving the Scots at 9-16 on the year.

The two teams traded baskets for the first five minutes of the first half, but Alma had their biggest lead at 10-6, after Jr. G Lauren Hasler (Mt. Pleasant, MI/Sacred Heart) hit a three-pointer at the 15:49 mark. After Alma tied the score at 12-12, 1:30 later, Calvin went on a 32-8 run and led 44-20 at halftime, basically sealing the Scots’ fate.

The second half was played at an even level for the most part, as Calvin outscored Alma by a margin of 25-21. They closed out the 69-41 victory to move on to the league’s semi-finals and will now play St. Mary’s College on Thursday evening.

Alma shot just 28% from the field on Tuesday (16 of 58), including two of 14 from beyond the arc, while Calvin shot 39% for the game, going 22 of 66 and seven of 25 from three-point land. The Scots were outrebounded by the Knights by a margin of 47-38.

Individually, Jr. F Meagan Hoblet (Cadillac, MI/Cadillac) led the team in scoring with 13 points and added eight rebounds, while Jr. G Lacey Best-Rowden (Lansing, MI/Waverly) added 11 points and a team-high five assists. Jr. F Kathryn Bigelow (Alma, MI/Alma) led the Scots with nine rebounds.

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Posted: Tue, February 24th, 2009 at 8:15PM

 

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Cheyenne Luzynski

Cheyenne Luzynski

Alma College Athletics appointed Cheyenne Luzynski as head volleyball coach beginning with the 2007 spring non-traditional season. Luzynski is the eighth head coach in the 31-year history of Alma College volleyball.

Luzynski has served as an assistant volleyball coach for two seasons and has led the junior varsity program during that time. She has served as an assistant coach with the men’s basketball program, leading its junior varsity program and is an assistant coach with the men’s and women’s track and field teams at Alma College. Additionally, Luzynski has been named an assistant Athletic Director and serves as the Senior Woman Administrator within the department.

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