BUFFALO, NY – The Buffalo State volleyball won the first two sets on Saturday, then completed the victory with an incredible comeback in a marathon fourth set to defeat Oneonta on Saturday afternoon at the Sports Arena. 

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Buffalo State – 3, Oneonta – 1 (25-18, 25-20, 23-25, 31-29)
LOCATION:  Sports Arena – Buffalo, NY
RECORDS:  Buffalo State (8-9, 3-4 SUNYAC), Oneonta (3-14, 2-3 SUNYAC)

INSIDE THE BENGAL BOX SCORE

• Alena McKelvey (Buffalo, NY/City Honors) led the Bengals with a 14 kill, 10 dig double-double.
• Eden Harrison (Eldersburg, MD/Century) added nine kills, and Liz Schultheis (Holley, NY/Brockport) added eight kills and had eight blocks, three solo and five block assists.
• Jenna Hugenschmidt (Clarence Center, NY/Clarence) recorded a game-high 18 digs. She also had five of the 11 service aces in the match for the Bengals. 
• Riley Domin (Getzville, NY/Williamsville South) handed out 29 assists, and contributed 11 digs in the victory.  

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Oneonta jumped out to a 17-13 lead in the first set, but the Bengals quickly erased the deficit thanks to a seven-point serving run by Hugenschmidt and a four-point serving run by Abby Verner (Ransomville, NY/Trinity).The Bengals won 12 of the final 13 points in the set for a 25-18 victory.
• Buffalo State jumped out to a 7-1 lead in the second set, but Oneonta fought back to within one at 18-17. Consecutive kills by Harrison and McKelvey, and two tandem blocks by the duo helped Buffalo State build a 23-17 lead as the Bengals closed out the second set 25-20.
• The Bengals had a 14-9 lead in the third set but were unable to close out the match as Oneonta stayed alive with a 25-23 victory.
• With the Bengals trailing 24-20 in the fourth set, the match seemed destined to go to a fifth set, but Buffalo State had other ideas. After two Red Dragon attack errors, kills by Angelina Scichilone (Holtsville, NY/Sachem East) and Harrison tied the score at 24-24. Buffalo State fought off two more set points at 25-24 and 26-25, and eventually closed out the match 31-29 after a service ace by Destinee Norman (Lewiston, NY/Lewiston Porter).
• The fourth set was the longest set that the Bengals have played this season.  

 FOR THE FOES 

• Caitlin Christie tallied 15 kills in the losing effort for the Red Dragons.

UP NEXT
Buffalo State closes out SUNYAC conference play next weekend when they travel to Brockport and Geneseo on Friday night and Saturday afternoon. The Bengals will look to secure one of the six playoff spots