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WOMEN'S SOCCER DEFEATS OLIVET 3-1

Alma's Women's Soccer team defeated MIAA rival Olivet College 3-1 Saturday afternoon in Olivet. The victory improved the Scots' record to 4-1 in league play and 10-5 overall, with Alma next playing Tuesday, when they travel to play St. Mary's College in another MIAA tilt.

Olivet scored first when F Elizabeth Julian took a pass from Katie Koralewski and put it behind Alma GK Katie Weicksel (Northville, MI) at the 19:36 mark. The Scots tied the game when M/F Jessica Swan (Romeo, MI) scored on a goal assisted by F Tara Fitzsimmons (Marshall, MI) at 37:45. Just 2:11 later, Alma completed the first half scoring when M Becky Marton (Williamston, MI) scored on a pass from M Sarah Merritt (Lake Orion, MI) for a 2-1 halftime lead.

Fitzsimmons closed out the game's scoring when she tallied an unassisted goal at the 75:07 mark for a 3-1 final score and a Scots win. Olivet outshot Alma by a margin of 20-14, and the Scots were led by Fitzsimmons, Marton and Swan, each with three.

Posted: Sat, October 18th, 2008 at 4:34PM

 

Thirty-four percent of Alma students participate in intercollegiate athletics. Alma College competes at the NCAA Division III level as a member of the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association, the oldest existing athletic conference in the nation.

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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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