Carlisle, Pa. - No. 18 Gettysburg College rallied from a seven-goal deficit in the fourth quarter of Saturday's Centennial Conference men's lacrosse championship game at No. 7 Dickinson College, but the Red Devils prevailed in overtime, 10-9, to claim the league title at a rain-soaked Biddle Field.  
 
With the win, Dickinson (18-0) earned an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament, while the Bullets (12-7) will await word on a potential at-large bid. 
 
Gettysburg trailed 7-0 at halftime of Saturday's championship tilt and faced a daunting 9-2 deficit in the fourth quarter. Determined not to go away quietly, the Bullets score six times in the first 8:44 of the final stanza of regulation, pulling to within one at 9-8 with 6:16 remaining when senior Connor Hume (Elkridge, Md./Loyola Blakesfield) scored off an assist from fellow senior Spencer Knife (Venice, Calif./Winston Churchill).
 
Gettysburg continued to battle for the equalizer and was rewarded when Hume fired home his second goal with just 38 seconds left to tie the score at 9-9.
 
A wild scramble for the ball occurred on the ensuing face-off, with Dickinson ultimately picking up the groundball just before the horn sounded. A slashing penalty was called against the Bullets in the scrum, giving the Red Devils possession and an extra-man opportunity to start overtime.
 
Ethan Gess scored the game-winning just 22 seconds into overtime, with Skyler Schluter assisting on the man-up game-winner.
 
Juniors George Raymond (Darien, Conn./Suffield Academy) and Kyle Howard (Skillman, N.J./Montgomery) recorded three points apiece to lead Gettysburg's attack on the day, with Raymond scoring three goals and Howard adding a goal and two assists.
 
Hume finished with two goals, and Knife added a goal and an assist. Senior Griffin Gallagher (Ardmore, Pa./Shipley School) and sophomore Quinton Mather (Avon, Conn./Avon Old Farm) also scored goals for the Bullets, while senior Kieran Ward (Malvern, Pa./Malvern Prep) and junior Aidan Wykoff (Fairfield, Conn./Fairfield Ludlowe) chipped in with an assist apiece.
 
Senior goalkeeper Scott MacMillan (Berwyn, Pa./Conestoga) (12-7) made eight saves in the loss for Gettysburg.
 
Saturday's game was scoreless for the first 11-plus minutes before Dickinson scored twice in the final 3:05 of the first quarter to hold a 2-0 advantage at the end of the opening period.
 
The Red Devils outscored Gettysburg 5-0 in the second period to open up a seven-goal halftime advantage, but the Bullets scored twice in the first three and a half minutes of the third quarter to pull to within five at 7-2.
 
Dickinson scored twice in the final eight and a half minutes to hold a seemingly comfortable 9-2 advantage entering the last 15 minutes of regulation before Gettysburg launched its furious comeback.
 
Junior Jonathan Moshe (Port Jefferson, N.Y./Earl L Vandermeulen) won nine face-offs for the Bullets while leading the squad with four groundballs.
 
Junior Declan Harrigan (Larchmont, N.Y./Mamaroneck) picked up three groundballs and was one of seven Bullets with a caused turnover in the game. Junior Michael Zima (Basking Ridge, N.J./Ridge) also picked up a trio of groundballs for the visitors.
 
Gettysburg outshot Dickinson 40-27 for the game and claimed a 32-27 advantage in the groundball battle. The Bullets, who committed 15 turnovers on the afternoon, went 20-for-22 on clears and 0-for-2 on extra-man opportunities. 
 
Dickinson held a slight edge on face-off wins, 13-9, while being forced into 22 turnovers by the Bullets. The Red Devils were 23-for-28 on clearing attempts and 1-for-2 with the extra man.
 
Gettysburg was assessed two penalties in the game for 1:30, while Dickinson served 1:00 on two infractions.
 
The NCAA Tournament field is scheduled to be announced at 9 p.m. on Sunday night.