Allentown, PA (3/19/05) - Freshman Kyle Farris scored with 2:19 left in overtime to give the Muhlenberg men?s lacrosse team a thrilling 12-11 win over Montclair State.

JAMES KOLE had three goals for Montclair State (1-4), which dropped its third straight and second consecutive one-goal decision.

Freshman Tim Martin won the opening faceoff of overtime cleanly, allowing the Mules (4-1) to quickly move into the offensive zone. Muhlenberg spent just under three minutes passing the ball around, waiting for its best opportunity for a shot on goal until Farris connected for the game-winner, his third goal of the game.

Muhlenberg would have never gotten to overtime if not for some drama in the fourth period. The Mules led 10-8 in the fourth before the Red Hawks scored three consecutive goals in 1:33, the last of which gave MSU an 11-10 edge with only 7:40 left.

The Mules desperately tried to get the equalizer. With under a minute remaining, Montclair State had possession on the Mules' side of the field trying to run out the clock. Senior Bradley Lutzer forced a turnover and picked up the ground ball, quickly running past midfield. He passed it off to sophomore Cliff Burwell, who found junior James Robinson open in front of the Montclair State goal for the tying score with only 26 seconds left.

Early on, it looked like the Mules would not need any late-game heroics. Two goals by junior John Westendorf and another by sophomore Sean Toohill gave the Mules a 3-0 advantage less than five minutes in. Muhlenberg was held to only one more goal in the opening half, however, while Montclair State rattled off six goals to take a 6-4 lead at halftime.

For the fourth time in five games, the Mules played an outstanding third period. Muhlenberg scored the first five goals of the frame before the Red Hawks answered with two in the closing minutes of the period to set the stage for the fantastic finish.

JOHN DELLA PESCA and BRIAN FISCHER each had two goals for the Red Hawks, who were outshot, 38-33 in the game. EVAN WEHMEYER and KEVIN GONDRES combined for two goals and two assists while TIM CONDRON stopped 15 shots.