OWINGS MILLS, Md. – Junior Mike Risser (Chester Springs, Pa./Downingtown East) scored the game-winning goal with 2:52 left in overtime and the sixth-ranked Gettysburg College men's lacrosse team rallied for another dramatic victory, winning 7-6 at No. 15 Stevenson Saturday evening.
 
The Bullets (4-0) overcame a three-goal second-half deficit for the second game in a row after rallying past then-No. 1 Salisbury 11-10 in double overtime last Saturday.
 
Risser accepted a pass in front of the goal and turned to see an opening between two defenders. He quickly deposited a shot into the left side of the cage, setting off another Gettysburg celebration on the field.
 
After scoring the game-winning goal versus Salisbury, junior Jack Harvey (New Providence, N.J./New Providence) came up big in the clutch once again for Gettysburg. He scored the game-tying goal with 10 seconds left in regulation before setting up Risser's game-winner.
 
The Gettysburg defense was tremendous down the stretch, shutting out the Mustangs over the final 21:23. Senior Tim Brady (Charlotte, N.C./Providence) made four of his season-high 13 saves over the final 10:40 of regulation, including a crucial stop with 34 seconds left that led to Harvey's equalizer. Brady's win was the 44th of his career, moving him into sole possession of fourth on Gettysburg's all-time list.
 
Sophomore Brian Kolen (Bridgewater, N.J./Bridgewater-Raritan) scored three goals for the Bullets while Harvey posted two goals and two assists. Risser finished with two goals while senior Geoff Fulgione (North Andover, Mass./Brooks School) went 8-for-15 on face-offs. Sophomore defenseman Mitch Wykoff (Fairfield, Conn./Fairfield Ludlowe) picked up a season-high six ground balls.
 
Sam Ross also had a big game in goal for Stevenson (0-2), finishing with 14 saves, while JT Thelen and Ethan Christensen scored two goals apiece for the Mustangs.
 
Gettysburg played a very clean game, making just six turnovers and finishing a perfect 22-for22 on clears.
 
The Bullets won back-to-back overtime games for the second time in three years. They also captured consecutive OT decisions in the 2016 NCAA Division III tournament.
 
Christensen scored twice in six seconds to hand Stevenson a 6-3 lead with 4:15 left in the third quarter, capping a 4-0 Stevenson run. But that's when the Bullets dug in defensively, starting with a big save from Brady during a Mustang fast break with 3:43 left in the period.
 
Harvey snapped Stevenson's run when he scored a man-up goal with 54 seconds left in the quarter, finishing off a feed from freshman Jack Fletcher (Charlotte, N.C./Providence Day School) at the right doorstep to make it 6-4 heading into the final quarter.
 
Gettysburg pulled to within 6-5 with 13:18 left on a fast-break goal from Kolen, who accepted a pass from junior defensive midfielder Jackson Mumford (Ocean City, Md./Stephen Decatur) before burying a quick shot in front of the net. Mumford picked up his first collegiate point with the assist.
 
Defense controlled the game at both ends over the remainder of regulation. In addition to Brady's four late saves, Ross made three stops in the fourth quarter for the Mustangs.
 
Gettysburg held possession late, but turned it over with 3:23 to go. Stevenson called timeout with 2:51 remaining and looked to run out the clock the rest of the way. The Mustangs were called for a shot-clock warning with 1:53 left, but Brady would make his next-to-last save 19 seconds later. The Bullets then killed off a 30-second penalty before Brady scooped up a bounce shot from Christensen with 34 ticks showing. At the other end of the field, Harvey slashed down the lane before drilling a left-handed shot across his body and into the lower-right corner of the net to send the game to overtime.
 
Fulgione won the OT face-off, with sophomore long-stick midfielder Eric Carr (Huntingdon Valley, Pa./Academy of the New Church) picking up a loose ball near midfield. He passed the ball to Brady, who directed a successful Gettysburg clear that led to Risser's game-winner.
 
The Bullets struck first when Risser scored a minute and a half into the game. But the Mustangs answered with a goal off the ensuing face-off, then took the lead when they scored a man-up tally with 7:58 showing in the first quarter. Neither side would score over the remainder of the period, and Stevenson led 2-1 heading into the second quarter.
 
Gettysburg tied it when Kolen buried a man-up, empty-net goal during a failed Mustang clear with 11:05 left in the opening half. He scored again with 6:52 showing, dodging several defenders before depositing a low shot into the bottom left corner of the net to put the Bullets up 3-2.
 
Stevenson came back with the final two goals of the half to take the lead, kicking off its 4-0 spurt. Jacob Tatum flipped in an improbable back-handed shot on a scramble in front of the cage with 4:30 left before Thelen cashed in with 2:09 showing to put the hosts up 4-3 at the half.
 
The Mustangs held a slight 20-19 shot advantage in the first half. Ross made seven of his saves in the opening 30 minutes, when Brady collected five stops.
 
Stevenson continued its run in the third quarter with Christenen's two quick goals before the Bullets embarked on their comeback.
 
Gettysburg also trailed 8-5 with 19 seconds left in the third quarter in their victory over Salisbury.
 
The Mustangs outshot the Bullets 40-36 while Gettysburg held a 31-30 ground-ball advantage.  
 
The Orange and Blue pick up their schedule on Wednesday, when they visit No. 5 York at 7 p.m.