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Overtime Ends In Loss for Scots

Box Score

ALMA, Mich. - Alma College lost to Kalamazoo 3-2 in double overtime at Scotland Yard Wednesday (Oct. 11).

Alma came out and scored early when defender Christine Wheatley (Canton/Salem) hit a chip shot that found the back, top right corner of the Kalamazoo net to take a 1-0 lead in the 12th minute. Kalamazoo answered in the 29th minute when Katie Manstrom found the back of the net on a cross from Aliza Caplan.

And Caplan scored in the 53rd minute on a Paige Howell assist. Two minutes later, Kalamazoo fouled inside the box to award Alma a penalty kick at 54:04 and Rachel Comfort (Eastpointe/South Lake) converted on the opportunity to tie the game at 2-2.

The teams played for 48 scoreless minutes until Jenn Russart found the back of the net on a Paige Howell corner kick.

K'zoo out-shot the Scots 16-13 for the game with the Scots holding the advantage 8-6 in the second stanza.

Ivyrose Hess (Grand Rapids/Central) made 10 saves in 102:30 minutes in the game. Tara Fitzsimmons (Marshall) led the Scots with five shots, placing two on goal.

Alma returns to action Saturday when it travels to Tri-State University.

Posted: Wed, October 11th, 2006 at 7:45PM

 

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Coach Profile

Jeff Hosler

Jeff Hosler
Graduation: 2002

Jeff Hosler '02 joined the Alma College Athletics staff as the Scots women's soccer coach in 2006 and has helped the Maroon and Cream rise as one of the most talented young teams in the MIAA.

In his time at Alma, Hosler became one of the best players in the 30 years of Scots soccer. He remains the all-time assists leader and ranks in the top ten in career goals and in the top five in career points. He helped the Scots to their second MIAA title, first-ever NCAA Regional Championship and first-ever NCAA Final Four appearance in 1999 en route to first team All-MIAA and third team All-Mideast Region honors. He would go on to earn first team All-MIAA accolades again in 2001 and was named to the conference's second team in 2000.

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