Box Score

The Albright College men's lacrosse team came back yet again vs. Lebanon Valley, advancing to the ECAC Mid-Atlantic championship game with a 13-9 win in Shirk Stadium.

Sophomore T.J. Holston had three goals and three assists, while classmate Philip Potter added two goals and a trio of helpers. Mike Southwick scored four times.

Defensively, goalie Jordan DiZenzo made 15 big saves, and Sean Cunningham caused three turnovers.

Albright trailed 1-0 after just 46 seconds, but tied it up when Southwick's pass attempt floated into the goal. Southwick hit the post in the final minute of the first quarter, before Potter's solo move gave the Lions a 4-2 lead after one period.

The Dutchmen led 5-4 with 10:32 remaining in the second, after two goals in 70 seconds by Alex Beard. DiZenzo made a point-blank save on Klayton Garman late in the quarter, but Garman then assisted on a goal for a 7-6 LVC halftime lead.

Albright pulled ahead with a 4-0 third quarter. Holston scored to make it 9-7, and then assisted Potter for a three-goal advantage.

Lebanon Valley celebrated their graduation this morning, with several players including usual starter Ian Schmidt and faceoff man Scott Sutton sprinting into the complex after the opening draw.

The Lions were playing their fourth playoff game in just their second varsity season. All four games have come at home, and Albright has now seen conference rivals Widener University and Lebanon Valley College each year.

It was in one sense the third time the two sides met this year, as their regular season meeting was halted at halftime due to lightning and resumed 12 days later.

Albright is 4-0 all-time against LVC, but the games have always been close. The Lions rallied from a two-goal fourth quarter deficit to win 12-11 in the 2012 regular season, and again trailed by two in the second half of a conference playoff win. LVC led by one goal with 11 minutes to play in this year's meeting before the Red and White stormed back yet again for a 10-7 win.

Albright has broken out 4-0 second half runs in three of those four victories over the Dutchmen.

Albright improves to 14-4, and will host Frostburg State at 1 p.m. tomorrow in the ECAC Mid-Atlantic championship game. Frostburg won a shootout with Centenary in the other semifinal, taking a 24-15 decision.