Tyler Mensch scored a second-half hat trick to lead the Misericordia University men's soccer team to a thrilling 4-3 overtime win at Wilkes, Thursday.

The Cougars rallied from a 3-0 deficit over the final 30 minutes to improve to 14-2-1 overall and 6-0-1 in the Freedom Conference and clinch the top seed for the post-season.

Max Campbell got the Cougars on the board with a penalty kick and assisted on Mensch' first goal to make it 3-2.

Mensch tied things up with an assist from Dan Pinto at the 87:00 minute mark.

He tallied the game-winner in the 107th minute off an assist from Cody Hack.

Andrew Loyd made six saves in goal for the Cougars.

MU held a 4-2 advantage in corners and had a 17-11 edge in shots.

The Cougars will host Eastern in their regular season finale, Saturday at 3:30 at Mangelsdorf Field.