Senior Mark Riggio's 3-yard touchdown run in overtime proved to be the winning score as the Muhlenberg football team toppled Susquehanna, 24-17, in a thrilling game between nationally ranked Centennial Conference teams.
 
The Mules (3-0, 2-0) came in ranked No. 8 by D3football.com, while the River Hawks (2-1, 1-1) entered the poll at No. 25 after a 28-27 win at then-No. 7 Johns Hopkins last week.
 
As it did in that game, Susquehanna scored a last-minute touchdown against Muhlenberg, connecting on a 36-yard touchdown pass to knot the game at 17 with 33.4 seconds left.
 
The Mules took a knee after receiving the ensuing kickoff, sending the two teams into overtime for the second consecutive year.
 
Muhlenberg had the first possession and needed only four plays to score, with a 19-yard scramble by junior quarterback Michael Hnatkowsky - the longest run of the game by either team - on third-and-7 setting up Riggio's score.
 
Susquehanna got one first down on its possession, but on third-and-4 from the 8, senior Dante Lonardo recorded a sack. The River Hawk quarterback was forced out of the pocket on fourth down and tackled two yards short of the line to gain by sophomore Jay McGill and junior Daymon Fleming.
 
Despite being outgained 344-248, the Mules never trailed in the game. The first of two blocked punts by senior Frankie Feaster set up the game's opening score, a 2-yard run by senior tight end Ryan Curtiss, who ran out of the wildcat formation for the first time.
 
The River Hawks scored their first points on a second-quarter field goal, sending the teams into the locker room at 7-3.
 
Muhlenberg opened the second half with a 13-play, 72-yard scoring drive, capped by a 17-yard pass from Hnatkowsky to Curtiss, to make it 14-3. Susquehanna responded with a touchdown on its next drive.

Senior Todd Spirt booted a 35-yard field goal with 9:30 left in the fourth quarter to extend the lead to 17-10.

The Mule defense notched six sacks to keep in check a Susquehanna offense that averaged 35.0 points and almost 500 yards in its first two games. In addition to his two blocked punts, Feaster recorded 2½ sacks, putting him a half-sack away from the program's career mark of 24½. Junior Nick Sirico had two tackles for loss to go along with his seventh career interception.
 
McGill recorded his first career interception in the first quarter, stopping a River Hawk drive in the end zone. Senior Joseph O'Hagan led the defense with nine tackles and broke up a pass.

The Mules have won their last four overtime games, but this was the first time they beat the same time in overtime in consecutive years.