Final Standings

The MIAA men's lacrosse champion shall be determined based upon best won-loss record in MIAA conference play. The tournament champion will qualify for the NCAA championships.

*MIAA Champion - Albion

Composite Schedule/Live Scoreboard 

NCAA Division III Tournament
Saturday, May 9 - Second Round
Ohio Wesleyan 12, Albion 11

Wednesday, May 6 - First Round
Albion 13, Augustana, Ill. 12

Championship - Saturday, May 2
#1 Albion 17, #2 Adrian 10 | Box score

Semifinals - Wednesday, April 29
#1 Albion 26, #4 Olivet 13 | Box score
#2 Adrian 14, #3 Alma 6 | Box score

2015 All-MIAA Men’s Lacrosse Team Announced; Albion’s Dziewit, Formanczyk Chosen Most Valuable Players

Posted: April 29, 2015

The Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association has announced its 2015 All-MIAA men’s lacrosse team.

Albion midfielder Alexander Dziewit, who led the MIAA’s most prolific offense with 19 goals in six conference games, has been named the conference’s Most Valuable Offensive Player. Teammate Kyle Formanczyk, who limited opponents to 7.86 goals per game and had a save percentage of 56.2 percent against MIAA opponents, has been chosen as Most Valuable Defensive Player.

Formanczyk and Albion attacker Tim Urso became the first players voted to the All-MIAA first team three consecutive years. The balloting was conducted by the league’s coaches.

Most Valuable Offensive Player
Alexander Dziewit, Albion (senior from Clarkston/Clarkston HS)

Most Valuable Defensive Player
Kyle Formanczyk, Albion (senior from Chesterfield/L’Anse Creuse North HS)

All-MIAA First Team
Attack – Mitch Burgin, Adrian* (senior from Farmington Hills/Detroit Catholic Central)
Attack – Tim Urso, Albion*** (senior from Novi/Detroit Catholic Central HS)
Attack – Gunnar Elder, Hope* (sophomore from East Grand Rapids/East Grand Rapids HS)
Midfield Offense – Zach Hubbell, Albion* (sophomore from East Lansing/Haslett HS)
Midfield Offense – Alexander Dziewit, Albion* (senior from Clarkston/Clarkston HS)
Midfield Offense – Chris Ward, Trine** (junior from Oak Lawn, Ill./Chicago St. Rita HS)
Face Off Specialist – Nick DiMaggio, Albion* (junior from Bloomfield Hills/Lahser HS)
Midfield Long Stick – Cody Schmitt, Adrian* (sophomore from Champlin Park, Minn./Champlin HS)
Midfield Short Stick – Austen Irrer, Alma* (freshman from Midland/Midland HS)
Defense – Max Groves, Adrian* (sophomore from Fishers, Ind./Indianapolis Bishop Chatard HS)
Defense – Matt Spinney, Albion* (senior from Davison/Davison HS)
Defense – Jordan Backer, Trine** (junior from Centerville, Ohio/Centerville HS)
Goalie – Kyle Formanczyk, Albion*** (senior from Chesterfield/L’Anse Creuse North HS)
*Denotes number of years All-MIAA First Team

All-MIAA Second Team
Attack – Doug Boyd, Adrian (junior from Waterford/Orchard Lake St. Mary’s HS)
Attack – Cameron Braun, Albion (junior from Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada/Bowmanville HS)
Attack – Dakota Badder, Olivet (junior from Troy/Athens HS)
Midfield Offense – Adam Findlay, Adrian (sophomore from Livonia/Detroit Catholic Central HS)
Midfield Offense – Nick Karapas, Adrian (sophomore from Saline/Saline HS)
Midfield Offense – A.J. Smith, Adrian (senior from Holland/West Ottawa HS)
Faceoff Specialist – Kyle DeCamp, Albion (freshman from Howell/Howell HS)
Midfield Long Stick – Joe Silvestri, Albion (senior from Novi/Detroit Catholic Central HS)
Midfield Short Stick – Will Dommermuth, Hope (junior from Littleton, Colo./Littleton HS)
Defense – Sam Korbel, Alma (junior from Schaumburg, Ill./Schaumburg HS)
Defense – Colin O’Keefe, Trine (junior from Gurnee, Ill./Warren Twp. HS)
Defense – Kyle Borek, Olivet (senior from Lansing/Holt HS)
Goalie – Ryan McGee, Olivet (junior from Traverse City/Central HS)

MIAA Tournament Preview

Posted: April 28, 2015

The third season of MIAA men’s lacrosse reaches its climax this week with the conference tournament that begins with semifinal games on Wednesday night.

The semifinal matchups pit MIAA champion and top seed Albion (6-0, 10-5) at home against fourth-seed Olivet (3-3, 5-9), while two-time tournament champion and No. 2 seed Adrian (5-1, 10-4) entertains third-seeded Alma (4-2, 11-5).

Albion dominated both ends of the field in earning its first MIAA championship, leading the conference in goals scored (110 in six conference games) and allowing the fewest goals (42). Senior Tim Urso led the MIAA in goals with 21, while teammate Alexander Dziewit added 19 plus eight assists. Senior Kyle Formanczyk was solid in goal, saving 56 percent of the shots that came his way in conference play.

Olivet, meanwhile, has some offensive threats of its own, led by junior attacker Dakota Badder with 13 goals and eight assists in MIAA play. Badder scored the winning goal in all three of the Comets’ conference wins this season. Junior goalkeeper Ryan McGee led the MIAA in saves with 71, including a spectacular effort against Alma where he tied a conference record with 21 stops.

After going unbeaten against MIAA foes in each of the first two seasons the conference sponsored the sport, Adrian is the No. 2 seed after falling to Albion. The Bulldogs still have a lot of firepower, with four different players scoring at least 10 goals in MIAA play – Adam Findlay (15), 2014 MIAA Offensive Most Valuable Player Eric Fannell (14), Mitch Burgin (12) and Doug Boyd (11). Boyd led the MIAA in assists with 13.

A strong defense propelled Alma into the MIAA tournament, despite only averaging 9.2 goals a contest. The Scots led the conference in caused turnovers, getting opponents to cough up the ball an average of 11 times per game. Junior Sam Korbel is an anchor along the backline, causing 15 turnovers and scooping up 43 ground balls in conference play. Marshall Argenta is Alma’s main scoring threat with 10 goals against MIAA opponents.

The Albion-Olivet semifinal begins at 5 p.m. at Sprankle-Sprandel Stadium, while Adrian and Alma get started at 7 p.m. at Docking Stadium. The winners will play for the MIAA tournament title and a berth in the NCAA Division III tournament on Saturday at the highest remaining seed.

Players of the Week

Offensive Player of the Week
Hope attacaker Gunnar Elder, a sophomore from East Grand Rapids (East Grand Rapids HS), scored eight goals and assisted on four others in leading the Flying Dutchmen to a split of two MIAA contests for the week. He had five goals and four assists in an 18-10 victory over Calvin, and added three goals in a 19-8 loss to Albion. Elder is being honored as Player of the Week for the first time in his career.

Defensive Player of the Week
Albion midfielder Kyle DeCamp, a freshman from Howell (Howell HS), won 80 percent of his faceoffs (22 of 27) and scooped up 20 ground balls as Albion nailed down its first MIAA men’s lacrosse championship with two victories. He had 11 ground balls and won 10 of 14 faceoffs in a 19-8 victory over Hope, then nabbed nine ground balls and won 12 of 13 faceoffs in a 20-6 win over Alma that clinched the outright MIAA title. DeCamp is being honored as Player of the Week for the second time this season and in his career.

Player of the Week Honor Roll

Week #1 - Cameron Braun, Albion (offense); Nick DiMaggio, Albion (defense)
Week #2 - Tim Urso, Albion (offense); Kyle Formanczyk, Albion (defense) 
Week #3 - Mitch Burgin, Adrian (offense); Austin Jordan, Alma (defense) 
Week #4 - Eric Fannell, Adrian (offense); Cody Schmitt, Adrian (defense) 
Week #5 - Alexander Dziewit, Albion (offense); Tanner Diment, Alma (defense) 
Week #6 - Grant Brogan, Hope (offense); Charlie Haesler, Olivet (defense) 
Week #7 - Alexander Dziewit, Albion (offense); Seth McCall, Hope (defense)
Week #8 - Chris Ward, Trine (offense); Kyle DeCamp, Albion (defense) 
Week #9 - Zach Hubbell, Albion (offense); Sam Korbel, Alma (defense) 
Week #10 - Gunnar Elder, Hope (offense); Kyle DeCamp, Albion (defense)