GETTYSBURG, Pa. - The Gallaudet University volleyball season got underway last weekend as the Bison participated in the Battlefield Classic hosted by Gettysburg College. Freshman outside hitter Ann Whited led the way for the Buff and Blue as she recorded a team-high 28 kills and was second best in digs with 36. For her efforts in the four matches GU played she was named to the Battlefield Classic All-Tournament team.

Gallaudet (0-4) lost all four of its matches during the two-day tournament as the Bison are without four of their top players who are participating in the 2009 Deaflympics in Taipei.

The Bison lost both matches on Friday with back-to-back 3-0 shutouts against Carnegie Mellon University and St. John Fisher College. Things went better on Saturday as the Bison won one match against both Geneva College and Richard Stockton but ended up with a 3-1 loss against both opponents.

Whited recorded a career best 14 digs against St. John Fisher and 11 kills against Richard Stockton. Senior defensive specialist Melissa Miller made a team-high 37 digs while freshman setter Lauren Benedict made a team-high 47 assists followed by freshman setter Rosie Goodman's 23 assists.

Gallaudet is off this week but will return to the court on Saturday, September 19, when the Bison participate in the Lynchburg-Sweet Briar Tri-Meet in Lynchburg, Va. GU will face Roanoke College, Lynchburg, Sweet Briar and Randolph College in the two-day tournament.