BOX SCORE
PHOTO GALLERY
A goal by
Ryan Kearney with less than a minute left lifted the Bearcats to a 9-8 victory over previously undefeated Christopher Newport University on the SVC turf.
Jake Dick set up Kearney with the game winner, breaking a tie with 49 seconds left on the clock.
The Captains controlled the game throughout the first half, taking a 2-0 lead in the first quarter. SVC appeared to get on the board late in the first after a
Zach Wilfong goal, but the score was waved off, as the referee called Wilfong for a crease violation.
Will DeLanoy had a perfect scoring opportunity as well, but was stopped at point-blank range by CNU's Andy McGregor.
Christopher Newport added another pair of goals in the second quarter, while shutting down the Bearcat offense, taking a 4-0 lead into the break.
The Bearcats finally got on the board in the third, with Kearney scoring a man-up goal just over a minute into play. From there, SVC took over, added four more unanswered goals - one by DeLanoy, two by Wilfong, and another from Kearney - to take a 5-4 lead after three quarters.
However, the Captains came back with three straight goals to start off the fourth quarter, taking a 7-5 lead before Dick scored with 8 minutes left to cut the deficit in half.
With just over two minutes left to play, Kearney tied the game at 7 off an assist from DeLanoy, and less than 10 seconds later, after
Sean Kretovics won the faceoff, Wilfong scored off an
Alex Walsh assist to give the Bearcats an 8-7 lead.
The Captains refused to surrender, scoring just 20 seconds later on a man-up goal to tie the game, but Kearney ended things with his shot in the final minute.
Adam Gunter played well in the net, tallying 9 saves, while Kretovics was strong on faceoffs, winning 10 of 13 on the day against a CNU faceoff squad that was gaining the advantage 80% of the time so far this year.
Kyle Pasta led CNU with three goals, while McGregor posted 12 saves in the net.
With the win, Saint Vincent improves to 4-1 on the season, while CNU drops to 3-1.
