BETHLEHEM, Pa. - Despite trailing by as many as 16 in the second half, Catholic (16-3, 11-1) fought back for an overtime victory at Moravian (12-7, 7-5) on Saturday. 

Trailing 61-52 with 6:45 remaining, Googie Seidman started the Catholic run, knocking down his fifth three of the night to pull Catholic within six at the 6:18 mark. With 5:22 to play, Dan Buckley found Sean Neylon who connected from three to make it a one-possession game for ther first time since the 4:57 mark of the first half. 

Chad Kratzer responded for Moravian, pushing the lead back to five with 5:03 to play, but a Buckley free throw at the 4:49 mark and another Neylon three with 3:58 to play pulled the Cardinals within one. Catholic tied the contest on a Brian Herbert free throw with 2:56 remaining, but a Marquis Ratcliff free throw put Moravian back ahead with 2:30 remaining. 

With 2:13 left in regulation, Buckley connected from distance and Catholic led for the first time since 7-6. Kratzer nailed a pair of free throws with 1:09 to play, tying the game at 66-66. Catholic had two looks at it and Moravian had one prior to the buzzer, but none fell and the contest headed to an extra period. 

The Cardinals would outscore the Greyhounds 12-8 in the extra five minutes, scoring the first six points as Buckley, Herbert, and Neylon all contributed to give Catholic a 72-66 lead. Moravian pulled within two, but Charley Hepting slammed home a feed from Herbert to push the lead back to four with 1:17 left. Leading by three, Hepting stepped to the line for a pair of free throws with nine seconds left, knocking them both in to make it 76-71. Kelly Porter drained a three with five seconds left to pull it back to a two-point game, but Neylon slammed home the finishing touches as time was ready to expire. 

QUICK HITTERS

• Seidman set a new career-high with 21 points, knocking down five threes along the way. It was just the second game of his career with double digit points and the second game of his career with five three-point makes. 
• Neylon added 19 points and hit three triples, giving him 70 makes from three in 19 games so far this season. Both Neylon and Buckley played 41 minutes in the contest. 
• Hepting was crucial down the stretch, especially in overtime, as he finished with six points and eight rebounds in 24 minutes. 
• Catholic has won 10 straight against the Moravian Greyhounds, dating back to February 2020. The Cardinals are 26-10 against Moravian since the start of the Landmark Conference. 

Catholic will host Elizabethtown on Wednesday evening in the DuFour Center.