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SCOTS WOMEN'S SOCCER WINS OVER SAINT MARY'S COLLEGE

The Scots Women's Soccer Team defeated Saint Mary's College 2-1, on Tuesday, to improve to 5-1 in the MIAA, good for second place in the league. 

Alma opened the scoring at the 28:19 mark of the game when F Tara Fitzsimmons (Marshall, MI) scored on a goal assisted by M Britni Patrick (North Muskegon) to give the Scots a 1-0 halftime lead.  Alma increased its lead to 2-0 when M Jessica Swan (Romeo, MI) pounded in a 17 foot break away goal. 

Saint Mary's closed the gap to 2-1 at the 78:10 mark of the game when M Katelyn Tondo-Steele put a shot past Alma GK Emma Heppler (East Lansing, MI) assisted by Colleen Ferguson.

Alma held on for the win and will next play Adrian College, on Saturday, in another important league tilt.

 

Alma College boasts a 13-to-1 student-to-teacher ratio, a liberal arts approach to undergraduate education, 28 academic majors, self-designed programs of emphasis, pre-professional programs in law and medicine, and an intensive Spring Term that provides opportunities for innovative courses, travel classes, research and internships.

 

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.