The Misericordia University football team suffered its third straight defeat with a tough 20-10 loss to Albright, Saturday at Mangelsdorf Field.
 
Albright jumped out to a 20-0 lead midway through the second quarter and held off MU's comeback attempt.
 
Michael Gawlik scored Misericordia's lone touchdown and Matt Dinnocenti added a 24-yard field goal.
 
Gawlik ran for 73 yards on 10 carries and Brady Williams added 54 yards on 11 carries.
 
Isaiah Williams had a team-high 69 yards receiving on seven catches.
 
Tavion Rogers had 10 tackles and Nick Yeager added nine stops.
 
The Cougars forced a punt on the opening possession and took over on their own 44-yard line after the kick hit an Albright lineman.
 
Misericordia moved into Albright territory, but the drive stalled at the Lions 40.
 
Albright went on an 80-yard scoring drive to take a 6-0 lead with 3:00 left in the first quarter.
 
Eric Jeffries returned the ensuing kickoff nine yards to the MU 44-yard line and Williams picked up 10 yards on a quarterback draw on first down.
 
Isaiah Williams caught a short pass near the right sideline and sidestepped a defender for a 19-yard gain to the Albright 27-yard line.
 
After a completion for no gain, the Cougars had three straight incomplete passes and turned the ball over on downs.
 
Albright marched 73 yards for a scored and made the two-point conversion to take a 14-0 lead early in the second quarter.
 
Yeager returned the ensuing kick-off 28 yards and two penalties on the Lions moved the ball into Albright territory.
 
Williams went around right end for seven yards and picked up a first down off left tackle on the next play.
 
The drive stalled and Albright followed with a 69-yard drive to a take a 20-0 lead with 5:45 left in the first half.
 
After a short run by Gawlik, Williams hit Dwayne Sharpe out of the backfield for eight yards and a first down at the MU 37-yard line.
 
Gawlik went off left for nine yards and powered up the middle for a first down near midfield.
 
On third-and-4, Williams hit Isaiah Williams in the right flank for a first down at the Albright 41-yard line.
 
A personal foul on Albright moved the ball to the 29-yard line and Gawlik broke free around the right end for a touchdown with 1:39 to go in the first half.
The Cougars opened the second half with another impressive scoring drive.
 
B. Williams connected with I. Williams on the left sideline where he spun out of a tackle for a 15-yard gain to the MU 42-yard line.
 
Gawlik broke multiple tackles for a 12-yad pick-up across midfield and Williams found Gillison along the right sideline for 17 yards to the 29-yard line.
 
Gawlik picked up 15 yards on two carries and an Albright penalty eventually set-up first-and-goal at the five-yard line.
 
The Cougars settled for a 24-yard field goal after consuming nearly 7:00 minutes off the clock.
 
Albright moved deep into MU territory, but Jake Nagle's sack gave the Cougars the ball with 3:21 remaining.
 
Facing fourth-and-10, Williams scrambled to his left for 15 yards to the 40-yard line.
 
Receptions by Gillison and I. Williams moved the ball to the Albright 27, but the drive stalled when a fourth-down pass into the end zone was batted down.
 
The Cougars are 4-4 overall and 4-3 in the MAC and can clinch a postseason berth with a win at Alvernia in the season finale.