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ALMA TRAVELS TO DIVISION II SAGINAW VALLEY STATE ON FRIDAY AND DROPS 5-2 DECISION

The Alma Women’s Soccer team continued its ambitious non-league schedule on Friday as the took Division II host Saginaw Valley State University in Saginaw. The game Scots dropped a 5-2 decision, dropping them to 1-3 early in the 2009 season. The squad will play at Heidelberg on Sunday afternoon, before hosting ranked Washington University (MO) in the home-opener at Scotland Yard on Septembr 18.

“I am happy with the way our girls played today,” said Alma Head Coach Jeff Hosler. “SVSU is a very good squad and I saw our team play a lot of good soccer this afternoon. We will keep plugging away and hanging together and I am confident we can have a lot of success moving forward.

 ”The game against Washington University is the first of a string of  seven home matches for the Scots. Alma will not play on the road again until they travel Olivet College, to take on the MIAA rival Comets on October 6.

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More than 100 Alma College students and staff traveled to destinations in South Carolina, Kansas, Tennessee, and Texas for service projects during winter break in February 2009. "Alternative Break service experiences continue to gain popularity on Alma College's campus," says Sallie Scheide, assistant director in the Center for Responsible Leadership.

 

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.