Isaac Smith added 16 points and 10 rebounds in his fourth double-double of the season. He also added six assists and a steal, with three miscues.
Leading Kalamazoo in scoring was Mat Kellogg with 17 points while Pat Clancy turned in a 15-point, 12-rebound double-double.
Alma's Sam Machuta was a dominating presence inside with five blocks. He added two points and two rebounds along with three steals to just two turnovers. David McNally notched nine boards to go with five assits and three steals to just two turnovers.
The Scots were down by just two points at halftime, 35-33, and came out strong in the second half, playing with passion, as they out-scored the Hornets by 10 in the second stanza.
Alma is now 2-11 and 1-2 in the MIAA while K'zoo falls to 2-10, 0-3 in the conference.
Alma returns to action Saturday when it travels to Albion College for a 3 p.m. game.
Newspaper Box Score Alma College vs Adrian College 01-10-07 6 pm at ADRIAN, MI At ADRIAN, MI ALMA COLLEGE 77, ADRIAN COLLEGE 71 ALMA COLLEGE (7-6 (3-3 MIAA)) Ashley Matuzak 6-11 2-2 15; Emily Niemi 5-12 3-3 13; Terra Teague 5-7 1-5 12; Heather Keenan 5-12 1-1 12; Courtney Lusk 1-4 8-10 10; Ashley Wojtas 4-6 1-2 9; Megan Hoblet 2-4 2-2 6; Lauren Hasler 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 28-56 18-25 77. ADRIAN COLLEGE (7-7 (2-5 MIAA)) Jennifer Perrin 4-5 2-2 11; Kim Olech 2-5 6-6 10; Ashley McClarren 3-7 4-6 10; Nichole Roose 2-6 4-4 9; Corri Helldobler 3-11 1-2 8; Alex Culbert 4-11 0-0 8; Anita Stamps 1-9 2-2 4; Liz Hafeli 1-2 0-0 3; Meredith Blazejewski 1-4 0-0 3; Priscilla Yeagley 1-3 0-0 3; Jenny Carlson 1-3 0-0 2; Elysia Norris 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 23-68 19-22 71. Alma College.................. 39 38 - 77 Adrian College................ 33 38 - 71 3-point goals-Alma College 3-10 (Heather Keenan 1-3; Terra Teague 1-1; Ashley Matuzak 1-5; Courtney Lusk 0-1), Adrian College 6-19 (Corri Helldobler 1-4; Nichole Roose 1-4; Jennifer Perrin 1-1; Priscilla Yeagley 1-3; Meredith Blazejewski 1-2; Liz Hafeli 1-1; Elysia Norris 0-2; Anita Stamps 0-1; Alex Culbert 0-1). Fouled out--Alma College-Heather Keenan; Ashley Matuzak, Adrian College-None. Rebounds-Alma College 36 (Courtney Lusk 7), Adrian College 41 (Ashley McClarren 8). Assists-Alma College 19 (Emily Niemi 5), Adrian College 14 (Corri Helldobler 4). Total fouls-Alma College 18, Adrian College 24. A-300