BUFFALO, N.Y.— Eimile O'Brien (Marietta/Marcellus) finished with a team-high 11 kills but it was not enough as Oneonta rallied from an early deficit to escape with a 3-2 victory over the host Bengals in tonight's SUNYAC contest in the Sports Arena.
 
MATCH BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Oneonta def. Buffalo State, 3-2 (25-11, 21-25, 23-25, 25-15, 15-5)
LOCATION: Sports Arena – Buffalo, N.Y.
RECORDS: Oneonta (14-3/2-0), Buffalo State (5-9/0-2)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Kayla Wolinski (Lancaster/Lancaster) finished with five kills and two block assists, while Bryanna Fisher (Brooklyn/Midwood) and Alena McKelvey (Buffalo/City Honors) chipped in four kills each.
• Brooke Federko (Jamestown/Jamestown) added a team-high 25 assists.
• Oneonta stormed out of the gates with a 25-11 win in the first set.
• Buffalo State responded with a pair of five-point runs to give the Bengals a 21-18 lead late in the second set.
• After the Red Dragons tallied the next two points, the Bengals rattled off four of the next five points to claim the set, 25-21. Darion Jonathan (Akron/Akron) tallied two service aces during this span.
• Buffalo State opened the third set with a 10-6 lead, but could not maintain its momentum as Oneonta slowly chipped away to push the lead to 22-22.
• The Bengals used a kill and a service ace from O'Brien to claim the frame, 25-23.
• The Red Dragons regrouped to win the fourth set, 25-15, and completed its rally with a 15-5 set win in the fifth and final set.
• Oneonta finished with a 66-30 advantage in kills, while Buffalo State finished with a game-high 10 aces.

 
FOR THE FOES

• Adriana Losier led the Red Dragons with 20 kills, while Clara Culeton and Gillian Stieglitz added 16 and 11 kills respectively.

 
UP NEXT
Buffalo State hosts New Paltz in another SUNYAC contest tomorrow at 1 p.m.