MARYLAND HEIGHTS, Mo.--Top-seeded Lawrence Tech scored three unanswered goals in the second period on the way to its first American Collegiate Hockey Association Division 3 national championship after a 4-2 victory over No. 3 Grand Valley State in USA Arena at the Centene Community Ice Center on Tuesday evening. BOXSCORE

The Blue Devils capture their first ACHA Tournament crown in program history, and finish with a school-record 29-5-2 record. It marks the third national title for LTU Athletics in the last 10 months as Women's Lacrosse and Men's Bowling won NAIA championships last May and March, respectively.

Trailing 1-0 after the first period, LTU erased that deficit in the second to forge ahead 3-1 on goals by junior Gavin Holmes, freshman Tommy Walsh and  sophomore Benjamin De Haas 10 minutes and 9 seconds apart. Holmes tied it 1-1 on the power play when he scored off on a rebound shot by senior Zachary Rais at the 3:54 mark. Then just 34 seconds later, Walsh scored the go-ahead goal on another broken play when he capitalized on the rebound from freshman Josh Pedersen's shot. De Haas was credited with the game-winning goal at 14:03 on a wrister over the goalie's right shoulder.

Lawrence Tech junior goaltender Timothy Young made 28 saves to move his record to 9-1-2. Graduate student Blayne Young scored an insurance goal with an empty-net with 38 seconds to preserve the victory.

Freshman Will Jentz led LTU's presence on the ACHA All-Tournament Team as he was named the Division 3 Most Outstanding Player, followed by freshman Logan Barnes, sophomore Luke Radu and goalie Young. Jentz led the Division 3 tournament with seven assists and 10 points, while Radu tied for the goal-scoring lead with four.

Grand Valley had taken a 1-0 lead on a power-play goal with 1:51 left in the first period. Jacob Jansen beat Young to the far post from the right face-off circle with assists from Mitchel Skamiera and Noah Foucha. The Lakers cut the deficit to 3-2 near the midpoint of the third period on another goal with the man-advantage by Jacob Lewis assisted by Braden Nielsen.

Goalie Bobby Masters kept the Lakers (29-5-1) in the game with 25 stops. He was pulled twice in favor of an extra attacker, including the last 50 seconds as GVSU tried to get the equalizer to force overtime. But the LTU defense and Young were up to the task by making stopping blocked shots, clearing the defensive zone and making timely saves.

Lawrence Tech dominated the first 10 minutes after the opening face-off, outshooting GVSU 13-2 at one point. But the Lakers got the 1-0 and had the last 11 shots to end the first period. In fact, Young made a fantastic blocker save on a wide-open Jack Myers in the slot to keep it scoreless at the 4:21 mark.

In the second period, GVSU was denied a goal after the referee whistled the play dead. If the goal had been allowed, it would have tied it 2-2 at the time.

Young stood tall throughout the tournament, including a tough save on Justin Chevalier with 3:53 left in the second period and then a mini-breakaway when a GVSU skater snaked his way through the LTU defense to get a clean shot on Young who steered it away. The latter opportunity came at 17:40 of the third period that kept LTU's lead to 3-1 at that junction.