GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - Calvin's seven-game win streak was snapped by Albion Wednesday night at Zuidema Field as the visiting Britons upended the nationally-ranked Knights 1-0.

Calvin remains on top of the MIAA standings, holding a two-point lead over Hope. The Knights will host Kalamazoo Saturday night at 7 p.m. and then travel to Olivet on October 25 for their regular season finale.

Albion's victory also snapped Calvin's 32-game MIAA regular season win streak and marked Calvin's first regular season MIAA defeat since a 1-0 loss at Adrian on October 8, 2016.

Calvin outshot Albion 20-4 on Wednesday night but the only goal of the game came in the 29^th minute as an Albion attacker sent a ball into the Calvin six-yard box and deflected off a defender's leg and into the back of the net for an own goal.

A stubborn Briton defense held Calvin scoreless the rest of the way with goalkeeper Anton Favre collecting six saves for Albion in the shutout win.

Calvin (12-2-2 overall, 4-1-0 MIAA) had a handful of strong scoring opportunities with one of the best chances coming in the opening minutes of the second half with junior Oliver Akintade (Lake Forest, Il./Lake Forest HS) breaking free through the left side of the box. Favre came rushing off his line and with Akintade whipping a shot at goal, Favre was able to deflect the shot near the top of the 18-yard box wide of the near post.

Just over 10 minutes later, Calvin senior Chris Schau (Grand Rapids, Mich./Grand Rapids Christian HS) closed in on an attempted clearance by Favre and deflected the clearing attempt back over the head of of Favre. Schau raced behind the fallen goalkeeper to guide the deflection in, but the ball skipped just wide of the near post and over the end line before Schau could tap the ball into an empty net.

Calvin pressed numbers forward inside the final 20 minutes and came close on a half-volley chance by senior Seamus Killgallon (Plainfield, Il./Wheaton Academy) that skipped past Favre but clanged off the far post. Junior Evan Nieuwenhuis (Hudsonville, Mich./Unity Christian HS) nearly knotted the score in the closing seconds but his shot off a ball punched back into the box flew just high over the crossbar.

Calvin outshot Albion 8-0 in the second half. Senior Daniel Wunder (Grand Rapids, Mich./Grand Rapids Christian HS) had two saves in nets for the Knights.

COACHES COMMENT: "It's a tough loss and a disappointing result but credit Albion for being better than us during key moments of the game," said Calvin head men's soccer coach Ryan Souders. "Their defense was resolute, and we were unable to put the ball in the back of the net. We don't have any time to feel sorry for ourselves. We have a tough opponent in Kalamazoo coming here Saturday night. We are still in control for first place in the league standings. We have a lot to play for over our next two games so finding a way to regroup will be crucial."

NEXT UP: Calvin will host Kalamazoo Saturday night at 7 p.m. at Zuidema Field with the Knights honoring their senior class during halftime of Saturday's match.