SELINSGROVE, Pa. - Thanks to a career-high 20 points from senior guard Dan Buckley, Catholic (15-3, 10-1) held on for a 70-65 road victory at Susquehanna (10-8, 7-4) on Wednesday night. 

Buckley scored 14 of his 20 points in the second half as the Cardinals fended off a late charge from the River Hawks. 

The Cardinals retook the lead at 34-33 on a Buckley jumper with 17:56 to play after a four-point swing to open the second half put Susquehanna ahead by one. The Cardinals never relinquished the lead, growing it as high as 12 before a River Hawk surge in the late minutes of the contest. 

Catholic led 51-39 with 9:43 to play, but Susquehanna had it within five after a Jackson Van Wagener three with 5:35 remaining. Despite pushing the lead back to 10 less than 30 seconds later, Susquehanna quickly ripped off a 7-0 run and trimmed the deficit to 58-55 with 3:46 to play. 

A Brian Herbert jumper with 2:09 on the clock had Catholic ahead 62-57 before two Buckley free throws bumped the lead up to seven with 1:21 remaining. Buckley added two more free throws following a Cooper Haberern three-pointer and the Catholic lead was six with 62 seconds on the clock. 

Susquehanna would pull within one as Isaac Washington drained two free throws and Haberern was fouled shooting a three after a Sean Neylon turnover. Three free throws later, Catholic led just 66-65 with 35 seconds remaining. 

CJ Ruoff would make three free throws over the next 18 seconds, putting Catholic ahead 69-65 with 17 ticks on the second half clock. Van Wagener's three wouldn't fall and Googie Seidman added the final free throw for Catholic, taking a 70-65 lead with 10 seconds left. Susquehanna's final shot with four seconds remaining didn't drop and the Cardinals hung on for a five-point road win. 

BY THE NUMBERS

• The nation's longest road winning streak grows to 18 with the victory, eight more than any other men's Division III program. Division I Saint Mary's has the second-longest streak in NCAA men's basketball with 14 straight wins. 
• Neylon continued his red-hot pace from deep, hitting four triples, to get to 67 three-point makes on the season. Neylon scored all 14 of his points in the first half as Catholic built a 32-29 lead. 
• Jamie Ntiamoah contributed 13 points and 12 rebounds for the Cardinals prior to fouling out. That's the third double-double of the season for the junior in the midst of a breakout campaign. Thrust into a starting role in the frontcourt, Ntiamoah is averaging 10.7 points and 6.6 rebounds per contest. 
• Despite taking just seven shots, Herbert contributed his second double-double of the season, scoring 10 points and grabbing a season-best 13 rebounds. His 13 boards is a new career-high, surpassing 12 in a 95-53 win at Goucher in January of 2024. 
• Buckley's previous career-high was 16 points, set in the season-opening victory over Mary Washington in 2023. The senior was a perfect six-for-six at the free throw line. 
• The win over Susquehanna is the fourth straight over the River Hawks for Aaron Kelly after losing six straight from 2020-2023. Catholic is now 7-11 on the road in the Landmark Conference era against Susquehanna. 

Catholic travels to Bethlehem, Pa. on Saturday for a 4 p.m. tip against Moravian.