Buffalo, N.Y. - The Ithaca softball team (26-10) split a doubleheader at Buffalo State (14-18) Sunday afternoon at Bengal Field. The Bombers won the first game 6-4 and dropped the second game 3-2.

#28 ITHACA 6, Buffalo State 4 | Box Score

Ithaca did most of its damage in the top of the second inning by scoring five runs. Carianne D'Alessandro (Bridgewater-Raritan/Bound Brook, N.J.) started the rally with a leadoff home run and senior Britt Lillie (Honeoye Falls-Lima/Mendon) capped the rally with a three-run homer. D'Alessandro was 3-for-4 in the game with two doubles in addition to the homer.

The Bombers tacked on another run in the top of the sixth, and it was enough in support of winning pitcher Allison Greaney (John F. Kennedy/Iselin, N.J.). She allowed eight hits over seven innings and struck out two.

Buffalo State 3, #28 ITHACA 2 | Box Score

The Bombers rallied from a two-run deficit to tie the game in the top of the sixth, but Buffalo State scored the winning run in the bottom of the seventh inning. D'Alessandro had an RBI single in the fourth inning to get Ithaca on the board and senior Kait Dolan (Victor/Farmington) had a two-out RBI to bring in sophomore Molly O'Donnell (Niskayuna/Niskayuna) with the tying run in the sixth. Dolan and O'Donnell each had two hits for Ithaca.

Lillie split the pitching duties with freshman Sam Bender (Neshaminy/Levittown, Pa.). Bender took the loss in relief.