The Bearcats came back from a 10-4 deficit at the start of the fourth quarter to post a thrilling 12-11 win over Wheeling Jesuit University at home.

Wheeling came back strong in the second, scoring three straight goals to take a 4-2 lead.  Johnson then got one back for SVC off an assist from Jason Powell, making it 4-3, but Wheeling added two more goals to make it 6-3 at the half.

Things didn’t start much better for the Bearcats in the second half, as the Cardinals increased the lead to 8-3 before Johnson’s third goal of the day made it 8-4.  Still, the Bearcats couldn’t stop Wheeling, as they added a pair of goals to take a 6-goal lead into the fourth quarter.

Just 51 seconds into the fourth, Pat Bursch scored a man-up goal off an assist from Gavin Bates to make it 10-5.

Three minutes later, Luke Swerdlow tallied his first goal of the game, cutting the margin to four goals.

After Wheeling answered with a goal, the Bearcats scored again, as Swerdlow fed Zach Wilfong for a goal with just under 8 minutes remaining.

A minute and a half later, Johnson scored again, making it 11-8.

After a  Wheeling penalty, Pat Bursch scored his second man-up goal of the quarter, making it a 2-goal game at the 4:44 mark.

Less than a minute later, it became a one-goal game when Ryan Kerney scored off a Wilfong assist.

As time wound down, the Bearcats needed a big play, and got one from Zach Wilfong, whose hit jarred the ball loose from the Wheeling defender.  Just a few seconds later, Powell found the net, assisted by Swerdlow, to tie the game with just one minute and 12 seconds remaining in regulation.

Overtime looked like a strong possibility, but Jarrid Johnson scored with just 53 seconds left in regulation to give the Bearcats the 12-11 lead.  The team held on for the hard-earned, come-from-behind victory, outscoring Wheeling Jesuit 8-1 in the final quarter.