LEAVENWORTH, Kan. – Ottawa's Dean McBride scored the game-winner with 1:08 left in overtime, sending the Braves to a dramatic 14-13 win over St. Gregory's Friday in the semifinals of the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference Tournament at Charles J. Berkel Memorial Stadium.

Ottawa (9-4) advances to Saturday's championship game against top-seeded Missouri Valley. The Cavaliers conclude their season at 14-5.

McBride's score ended a back-and-forth affair that featured four fourth-quarter ties. After SGU's Tanner Reese made a save and attempted to clear it with time winding down in the extra period, he lost possession of the ball after taking what appeared to be a check to his head area. McBride was there to scoop and score the loose ball.

That dramatic finish was preceded by another frantic score to end regulation. Down 13-12, the Cavs tied it with seven seconds remaining when Brandon Brackett found Sean McCollough for a score to force the first overtime period in program history for SGU.

McCollough's timely goal was the first for the Cavs in nearly 10 minutes, as the pace slowed considerably down the stretch.

Despite the loss, SGU's Chandler Peterson had a career offensive day. He tallied a game-high six goals. James Smith totaled four – his 16th hat trick of the season. Brackett had a pair of assists.

Matthew Hyde finished 20-for-26 in face-off opportunities to go along with a goal and an assist. Reese totaled 16 saves in goal. St. Gregory's had a 57-41 advantage in total shots.

The Cavs jumped on top quickly out of the gates. Peterson scored two of his goals in the first 3:45, and Smith's conversion from Hyde made it 3-2 SGU with 11:07 remaining in the first quarter.

But the Braves went on the defensive from there, allowing only one Cavalier score over the final 26 minutes of the half. That led to a 5-1 run and a 7-4 Ottawa lead at intermission.

SGU ended its scoreless drought in a big way in the third. Smith capped a 5-1 spurt for the Cavs in the period with consecutive goals – one from Hyde and the other from Jake Henderson to put the designated home team up 9-8 entering the final frame.

Ottawa, however, responded with the equalizer just 29 seconds into the fourth, and neither team enjoyed more than a one-score advantage as time wound down.