Box Score ITHACA, N.Y. – The Ithaca College volleyball team dropped a five-set match to visiting Oneonta by scores of 25-16, 22-25, 20-25, 25-23, 15-13 on Tuesday night at Ben Light Gymnasium. It was the second time this season that Ithaca faced the Red Dragons and Oneonta has won both matches in five sets.
 
After Oneonta won the first set, Ithaca stormed back to win the second and third sets. The Bombers were 25-22 winners in the second set. Ithaca trailed 18-15 but scored three straight points. The set was tied 18-18, 19-19, and 20-20 before Ithaca closed by winning five of the last seven points and wrapped things up on a kill by Joelle Goldstein. In the third set, Ithaca broke away with three service points from Kayla Gromen and four from Marlee Wierda to build a 21-13 lead and went on to the win.
 
Oneonta won by the minimum margins in the final two sets that were very evenly played. In the fifth set, Ithaca rallied from a deficit to tie the score at 13-13. Oneonta won the final two points and clinched the victory. The Red Dragons are 15-12 on the year and Ithaca is 20-7.
 
Goldstein led Ithaca with 14 kills, and Gromen had 39 assists. Gromen also served four aces and had 15 digs. Caroline Gerulskis had two solo blocks and one block assist to go with 12 kills, and Maggie Mutschler led Ithaca with 16 digs.
 
Ithaca takes the court for the second night in a row, with a home match against Wells at 6 p.m. at Ben Light Gymnasium.