CORTLAND, N.Y. -- The Ithaca College softball team split a pair of games in a doubleheader Tuesday afternoon at Cortland (11-11) and each game ended in dramatic fashion. The Bombers won a 6-5 game in nine innings in the first contest, then dropped a 1-0 game with the lone run coming in the bottom of the last inning of game two. The Bombers (13-7) return to conference play this weekend hosting doubleheaders against Nazareth on Saturday and St. John Fisher on Sunday.

Ithaca 6, Cortland 5 (9 inn.) | Box Score and Play-by-Play

The Bombers trailed 3-1 going to the last inning, but scored four runs in the top of the seventh to take the lead. Carianne D'Alessandro delivered a two-run double to tie the score, and the Bombers added runs on RBI hits by Jennifer Biondi and Sydney Folk. The Red Dragons tied the score with two runs in the bottom of the seventh.

Ithaca took the lead in the top of the ninth when Biondi ripped a line drive off of the third baseman's glove down the left field line to bring home Jenna Tambasco.

Laura Quicker earned the victory in the circle in relief of Ithaca starter Sam Bender. Quicker pitched the final two innings, allowing two hits with one strikeout and improved to 1-1 on the year. Bender scattered 14 hits over seven innings with one strikeout. Biondi was 3-for-4 with two RBIs in the game. Rachel Dell'Orto and Jenna Tambasco each scored two runs.

Cortland 1, Ithaca 0 | Box Score and Play-by-Play

A pitcher's duel in the second game saw the teams combine for just eight hits over seven innings. Cortland scored the decisive run in the bottom of the seventh following a leadoff double followed by a single later in the inning.

Julianne Vincent had two hits for Ithaca, Biondi had a double and Casey Gavin had a base hit for Ithaca. Allison Macari pitched very well with three strikeouts and no walks in 6.1 innings.