Complete Results and All-Tournament Team (.pdf)

Box Score vs. Richard Stockton
Box Score vs. Elizabethtown
Box Score vs. Eastern

GETTYSBURG, Pa. – Katie Heffner (Easton, PA/Easton) tallied a team-high 47 kills and hit .406 to help Gettysburg finish second at the Battlefield Classic on Saturday.

 The Bullets reached the championship match with wins over Richard Stockton (3-1) and Elizabethtown (3-0) before dropping a hard-fought 3-2 decision to Eastern. In the finals, the Eagles erased a 2-1 deficit to win their third Classic title in the past four years.

 Erica Rau (Oakland Park, FL/Pine Crest) hit .329 with 34 kills on Saturday while Hillary Prutzman (Bethlehem, PA/Liberty) added 27 kills. Rau and Prutzman led Gettysburg (5-4) with 12 and 10 total blocks, respectively.

 Shannan Smith (Milmont Park, PA/Ridley) led the team with 113 assists in the three matches to earn a spot on the all-tournament team. Steph Vial (Hanover, PA/Delone Catholic) posted team highs with 40 digs and nine service aces.

 The Bullets used 19 kills and a .515 hitting performance from Heffner to open the day with a 30-27, 28-30, 30-24, 30-26 win over Richard Stockton. Prutzman hit .476 with 12 kills, helping Gettysburg convert its attacks at a .313 clip.

 Heffner put down 10 more kills in the Bullets' 30-16, 30-22, 30-27 sweep of Elizabethtown while Prutzman killed 9 of 12 attacks with only one error (.667).

 In the finals, Gettysburg rallied from a 29-24 deficit to win game two 31-29 and took a 2-1 lead against Eastern with a decisive 30-16 game three. The Bullets led the fourth game 21-15, but two kills apiece from four different players keyed a 15-3 Eagles' run that tied the match at 2.

 Back-to-back kills started a 5-0 run that snapped a 4-all tie and put Eastern ahead to stay. Jacey Bray sealed the 15-11 game-five victory and the championship with a kill down the middle.

 Heffner and Rau collected 18 kills apiece for Gettysburg while Smith put up 47 assists in the loss.

 Following an 11-day hiatus, the Bullets return to action and open Centennial Conference play on Wednesday, Sept. 21 at McDaniel. Match time is 7 p.m.

Gettysburg d. Richard Stockton, 3-1 (30-27, 28-30, 30-24, 30-26)

Gettysburg Leaders
Kills: Katie Heffner 19, Hillary Prutzman 12, Lauren Thul 9
Digs: Steph Vial 12, Shannan Smith 10, Margaret Hallahan 10
Assists: Smith 38
Blocks: Prutzman 6, Erica Rau 3, Thul 3
Service Aces: Hallahan 4

Gettysburg d. Elizabethtown, 3-0 (30-16, 30-22, 30-27)

Gettysburg Leaders
Kills: Heffner 10, Prutzman 9, Rau 8
Digs: Smith 9, Hallahan 8
Assists: Smith 28
Blocks: Rau 5
Service Aces: Vial 4, Heffner 4

Eastern d. Gettysburg, 3-2 (30-19, 29-31, 16-30, 30-24, 15-11)

Gettysburg Leaders
Kills: Heffner 18, Rau 18
Digs: Vial 22, Thul 15, Hallahan 12
Assists: Smith 47
Blocks: Rau 4
Service Aces: Vial 4, Hallahan 3