ALMA, Mich. - It was the final contest of the regular season and the Scots looked to be spoil Calvin's perfect conference record, but it wasn't the day, the No. 2 Knights walking away with a 59-53 win to close out a perfect MIAA season and MIAA Championship with a 23-1 overall record and a 16-0 conference mark. The Scots fall to 10-13 and 6-10 in MIAA action to end the regular season.

After keeping things close throughout the first half, trailing by just one with 1:44 remaining in the first after an Ashley Matuzak (Saginaw/Nouvel Catholic) jumper, the Scots faltered in the final minute and a half as Marcia Harris added four points to extend Calvin's lead to five at halftime, 29-24.

But the second half was another battle. Despite Calvin rattling off six unanswered points to open the half to go up by 11 points, the Scots slowly chipped away to cut the lead down to seven points. But Calvin got it to 13 points with 11 minutes remaining on an Allison Griswold three pointer. With 7:30 remaining in the game, sophomore Heather Keenan (Charlotte) went hot, draining eight points on consecutive possessions to cap a 10-4 run by the Scots. The Calvin lead at just four points, the Knights answered with a Harris layup and free throws from Megan Hoblet (Cadillac) with four points and Keenan with two points from the charity stripe. That run cut the Calvin advantage to just three points with 2:58 showing. Keenan would drain another jumper down the stretch, but a Lisa Winkle layup and free throws from Lindsey Peuler and Kristi Brummel sealed the Calvin win.

For the Scots, Heather Keenan led with 16 points and three assists to go with three rebounds while Megan Hoblet added 10 points and 10 rebounds, her fourth double-double of the season and sixth consecutive double-digit scoring performance. Matuzak was held to just eight points, generating six turnovers to go with two assists and two steals.

Alma now looks ahead to the MIAA Tournament - pairings and sites will be announced following conclusion of Saturday's games.