LEXINGTON, Va. -- It may have taken an extra 171 seconds, but the Grove City College men's lacrosse team probably did not mind the wait.

Senior midfielder Brett Gladstone (Marriottsville, Md./Marriotts Ridge) fired in a man-up goal 2:51 into overtime Saturday afternoon to lift the Wolverines to an 18-17 victory over No. 14 Swarthmore in the second round of the NCAA Division III Championship Tournament, held at Washington & Lee University's Wilson Field. 

It is Grove City's first-ever NCAA Tournament victory in men's lacrosse. The win also sends Grove City (11-8) into Sunday's third round, where the Wolverines will face host Washington & Lee. W&L topped Centre in Saturday's lidlifter, 21-10.

Gladstone's overtime game-winner capped a frantic fourth quarter comeback for Grove City, which trailed 17-14 with 2:24 remaining in regulation. 

Freshman attack Kobi Bui (Harleysville, Pa./Souderton) began the comeback when he scored an unassisted man-up goal with 2:24 left. Sixty-eight seconds later, Gladstone scored an unassisted goal that cut the Garnet's lead to 17-16. 

Grove City won only 10 of 39 faceoffs in the game but freshman Sean Mahoney (Fort Myers, Fla./Canterbury) kept the Wolverines' hopes alive by winning the subsequent faceoff. Junior midfielder Luke Jayne (Vero Beach, Fla./Saint Andrew's) tied the game with one minute left by scoring an unassisted goal. Jayne's goal, his second of the day, capped a seven-goal fourth quarter for Grove City.

Mahoney also won the next faceoff, giving the Wolverines a chance to win in regulation. However, Gladstone's potential game-winner hit the post with one second left, sending the teams to the four-minute, sudden death overtime.

Swarthmore had the first possession in overtime but senior goalie Jack Petit (Pensacola, Fla./West Florida High School of Advanced Technology) stopped a shot from Swarthmore's Nolan Ohrman. 

Jayne hit the post on a shot but Grove City maintained possession, leading to a slashing penalty that gave the Wolverines a man-up opportunity. Fifteen seconds after the penalty, junior midfielder Griffen Agawa (San Ramon, Calif./California) assisted Gladstone, who scored his fourth goal of the game.

Sophomore attack Matt Blythe (Mendon, N.Y./Honeoye Falls-Lima) paced Grove City with five goals. Bui scored twice. Agawa, senior midfielder David Kraus (Sewickley, Pa./Quaker Valley), sophomore midfielder Alec Jones (Chesterfield, N.J./Notre Dame), sophomore midfielder Trey Zabroski (Mountain Top, Pa./Danville) and freshman attack Mac Faircloth (Greensboro, N.C./Page) all added goals.

Grove City trailed 5-3 after one quarter but surged ahead by scoring six straight goals in the second quarter. Faircloth, Gladstone, Jones and Zabroski all scored to put the Wolverines ahead 7-5 while Blythe's back-to-back goals pushed the lead to 9-5.

Swarthmore's Von Mabbs scored with 19 seconds left in the half, trimming Grove City's lead to 9-6 at halftime. Swarthmore (14-4) then outscored Grove City 6-1 in the third quarter to take a 12-10 lead after 45 minutes.

Rex Mabbs scored to give the Garnet a 17-14 lead with 3:47 left in the game.

Sophomore attack Zachary Hougan (Springboro, Ohio/Springboro) assisted a team-leading four goals for Grove City. Jayne had three assists while Agawa, Zabroski and freshman attack Rigdon Greene (Marietta, Ga./Pope) all had one assist.

Blythe, Bui, Mahoney, Gladstone and Petit all had a team-leading three ground balls. Senior long stick midfielder Addison Bennett (Haddonfield, N.J./Haddonfield) caused two turnovers. 

Swarthmore finished the game with 16 turnovers while Grove City had only 13 turnovers, the Wolverines' second-lowest total of the season. 

Swarthmore outshot Grove City, 57-49. Petit made a career-high 18 saves to earn the win.

Four years ago, Grove City fell to S.U.N.Y.-Maritime in the first round of the NCAA Tournament in overtime, 14-13. Last year, Grove City fell to Denison in the second round of the NCAA Tournament, 14-13. 

The Wolverines will now play No. 9 Washington & Lee for the second time this season. W&L won at Grove City, 20-10, April 21 in non-conference play. Sunday's third round game will start at 3 p.m.