WATERBURY, Conn. - 17 seconds. That was the time on the clock for both the equalizer in regulation and the game-winner in overtime as the HFU Men's Lacrosse Team picked up its first postseason win in program history, 18-17 at Post, in the First Round of the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Tournament on Saturday evening.   
 
The Tigers scored twice in the last 1:32 of regulation to send the contest to overtime, with Jake Feeney (Voorhees, N.J./Eastern) cutting the deficit to one. 
 
Jonah Corkhill (Absecon, N.J./Holy Spirit) then forced a turnover, setting the stage for James Bienia (East Moriches, N.Y./Westhampton Beach) to equalize. 
 
Both teams had two potential game-winners saved in the opening 3:13 of the extra period, with Adam Wickel (Louisville, Ky./Trinity) making multiple stops, before Frank Britsch's (Feasterville, Pa./Holy Ghost Preparatory School (Moravian)) caused turnover and Jackson Brown's (Cape May, N.J./Lower Cape May) ground ball led to Bienia finding Noah Simpson (Oshawa, Ontario/Henry Street) for the game-winner.
 
Up Next
Holy Family will travel to top seed Wilmington for a semifinal on Wednesday at 3:30 p.m.  
 
Individual Highlights

• Feeney led all players with eight points and five assists as he was one of four Tigers to net a hat trick
• Bienia, Simpson and Xander Kelly (Shohola, Pa./Delaware Valley) did as well, with the first two adding four and three assists, respectively
• Britisch led Holy Family with 17 faceoff wins and nine ground balls
• Brown was second on HFU with five ground balls and was one of six Tigers with multiple caused turnovers, joining Simpson, Britsch, Bradley Smith (Egg Harbor Township, N.J./Egg Harbor Township), John Henson (Chalfont, Pa./Central Bucks South) and Aedan Donnelly (Doylestown, Pa./Central Bucks West)
• Matt Goff (Mays Landing, N.J./Holy Spirit) had three points on two goals and an assist, while Nick Gargan (Egg Harbor Township, N.J./Egg Harbor Township) also netted a brace and Jayden Williams (Mays Landing, N.J./Atlantic County Institute of Technology) had multiple points too
• Wickel made nine saves to earn the win in net 

 
Inside the Box Score

• Holy Family outshot Post 56-39 and also held edges in ground balls (37-35) and caused turnovers (17-13)

 
How it Happened

• The entirety of the first half was played within a single goal, but back-to-back scores by Post would give the Eagles a match-high 10-13 cushion with 8:27 left in the third quarter
• Holy Family netted three of the final four goals of the third to cut the deficit to one entering the fourth
• The two teams alternated the first six scores of the fourth, before the Tigers were finally able to equalize with 17 seconds on the clock