ALBION, Mich. - The Albion men's lacrosse team won its second straight Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) Tournament title following a 12-5 victory at the Britons’ Sprankle-Sprandel Stadium late Saturday evening.

Albion, (13-4) utilized a second-half shutout of No. 2 seed Alma (13-5) to secure the victory. With the win, the Britons advance to the NCAA Division III Tournament. Albion will learn its postseason assignment on Sunday night at 9 p.m. during the NCAA III Tournament Selection Show on NCAA.com. 

Albion jumped out to an early 4-1 lead in the first quarter but Alma rallied to knot the score at 5-5 with just over a minute remaining in the half.

Dylan Neal, Kyle DeCamp, Brandon Lebioda, and David DiRado scored as Albion finished the first quarter with a 4-1 lead.

Jake Ellens scored twice and Alma also got goals from Quentin Ellis and Marshall Argenta as the Scots forged a 5-5 tie with 1:18 left in the second quarter. 

Albion’s John Cooke scored with four seconds left in the half to put the Britons in front for good at 6-5.

Albion outscored Alma 6-0 after the break. The Britons outshot the Scots 30-9 in the second half and MIAA Defensive MVP Kyle DeCamp won all eight face-offs for Albion.

Neal tacked on Albion's first two goals of the third quarter to finish the night with three to go along with two assists. Braun, Cooke and DiRado also scored in the second half as all had two goals in the game.

Albion goalkeeper Brad Bogus made seven saves and defender Dave Brown caused three turnovers for the Britons.