ALUVA: The host Union Christian College regained the Mahatma Gandhi University inter-collegiate men’s hockey title after a two-year break here on Tuesday.

UC College defeated Maharaja’s, last year’s runner-up, 4-1 with P. Jithesh coming up with a two-goal strike. The host finished its engagements with an all-win record in the four-team league.

Maharaja’s was second, while St. Albert’s finished third.

The results (league): UC College (Aluva) 4 (P. Jithesh 8, 39, J. Jijith 14, Najeeb 63) bt Maharaja’s (Ernakulam) 1 (M.A. Shimson 59); UC w/o St. Peter’s (Kolencherry); Maharaja’s 1 (M.A. Shimson 58) bt St. Albert’s (Ernakulam) 0; St. Albert’s w/o St. Peter’s.