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Scots Women's Basketball team travels to Rochester College for their season opener and drops a 55-42 decision

Alma Women's Basketball entered a new chapter on Tuesday evening as they traveled to Rochester College, marking the first game of new Scots Head Coach Keisha Brown's tenure. The Scots ended up on the wrong end of a 55-42 score, but the team came away knowing that even in defeat, the first game is something to build upon.

"I was excited for the girls, as they have worked so hard and it is always challenging to play the first game," said Brown. "You want to win the game, but the reality is that we played a squad that was playing their seventh game and that makes a difference. We played very hard, but we know we have work to do and we look forward to the games this weekend."

 

Keisha Brown, new Alma Women's Basketball Coach took the floor tonight

Alma led 28-22 after the first half, but hit a cold spell in the second half, leading to Rochester's eventual victory. The Scots could only muster 14 points in the final frame and the home team took advantage, scoring 32 and putting the game into the win column.

Sr. F Meagan Hoblet was one of a trio of Scots that led the way with eight points, and the native of Cadillac, MI., also had a team-high seven rebounds and three steals. So. C Aubrey Maxa (Saginaw, MI/Swan Valley) and Jr. F Sydney Beckwith (Weidman, MI/Beal City) also had eight points.

 

Sr. Meagan Hoblet had 8 points, 7 rebounds and 3 steals against Rochester

So. G Rachel Jaksa (Mt. Pleasant, MI/Sacred Heart) led the Scots with five assists, while Sr. G Lacey Best-Rowden (Lansing, MI/Waverly) contributed three helpers for Alma, who will now compete in the Mt. St. Joseph Tournament on Friday in Cincinnati, OH.

Box Score

Posted: Tue, November 17th, 2009 at 10:02PM

 

Alma College's brand new Art Smith Arena provides a new home court for the Scots' volleyball and men's and women's basketball teams. The arena also serves as the primary venue for commencement, convocations, major speakers, concerts and other major events. The arena seats 2,430 and includes a video scoreboard and a 6,600-square-foot lobby with new concession stand and restroom facilities.

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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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