GROVE CITY, Pa. -- Senior attack Stewart McClain (Lancaster, Pa./Lampeter Strasburg) scored a man-up goal 42 seconds into overtime to give the Grove City College men's lacrosse team a 14-13 home victory Saturday afternoon over No. 19 Ohio Wesleyan (0-1) at Robert E. Thorn Field. 

Grove City (1-1) trailed 13-12 with 2:41 left in regulation but senior attack Rigdon Greene (Marietta, Ga./Pope) scored his third goal of the afternoon to forge the fifth tie of the game. In overtime, Grove City went up a man after a pushing penalty and 25 seconds into the penalty, Greene assisted McClain's game-winning goal.

Greene finished with three assists while McClain scored three times. Junior attack Sawyer Strong (Westfield, Ind./Westfield) and sophomore midfielder Ethan Binns (Saint Johns, Fla./The Bolles School) both scored twice. The Wolverines also received goals from senior defender Sam Stevenson (Greenwood, Ind./Center Grove), junior attack Davis Schneider (Winfield, Ill./Wheaton Academy), freshman midfielder Zach Moravec (West Chicago, Ill./Wheaton Academy) and freshman midfielder Caden Ryan (Reading, Pa./Schuykill Valley). 

Ryan and Schneider both had two assists while Binns added an assist. Junior midfielder Breck Peacock (Wayne, Ill./Wheaton Academy), sophomore attack Tyler Blazek (Las Vegas, Nev./Bishop Gorman) and freshman midfielder Mason Lyons (Lancaster, Pa./Manheim Township) also recorded assists. 

Greene's first two goals, Ryan's tally and man-up goals from Binns and Strong gave Grove City a 5-1 lead. Ohio Wesleyan tied the game with four straight goals in the second quarter. McClain scored with 66 seconds left in the half to put Grove City up at halftime, 6-5. 

The Battling Bishops charged out to a 9-6 lead with another four-goal flurry in the third quarter. Ohio Wesleyan led 10-8 entering the fourth quarter. Goals from Stevenson and McClain pulled Grove City even, 12-12, with seven minutes remaining.

Grove City held a 47-44 edge in shots. Ohio Wesleyan had 28 shots on goal while Grove City had 24. Senior goalie Tyler Gladstone (Marriottsville, Md./Marriotts Ridge) earned the win by making 15 saves. 

OWU turned over possession 27 times and Grove City committed 19 turnovers. Stevenson and senior defender Andrew Glasgow (Wooster, Ohio/Wooster) both caused three turnovers. 

Junior midfielder Logan Fox (Charlotte, N.C./Charlotte Christian) led Grove City with six ground balls. Stevenson and senior faceoff specialist Colton Lehberg (Rancho Santa Fe, Calif./Santa Fe Christian) each had four ground balls. 

This is Grove City's first overtime victory since an 18-17 overtime win May 13, 2023 over Swarthmore in the second round of the NCAA Division III Championship Tournament. All-time, the Wolverines are now 4-4 in overtime. 

Grove City will host Franciscan at 5 p.m. Tuesday in the Presidents' Athletic Conference opener at Thorn Field.