FREDERICKSBURG, VA (1/13/07)—The Lady Bison continue on their quest for the “click”—that moment where everything flows perfectly; nothing seems impossible, a dynamic that is desired by many sportsters, achieved by a few. Brittainy Payne got the Bison on the scoreboard after Mary Washington had gone on a 15-0 run. Over the course of the game, the Bison struggled to find their groove as they lost to the Eagles, 77-26.
            Coach Kylan Loney set a game plan where the Bison would play “aggressive and strong defense” despite the height deficit.  The Eagles sported a lineup that featured four starters between 6'0 and 6'3.  Starting out, “our defense was good, but the [size] caught up to us. We need to keep working on our conditioning,” the newcomer coach added.
            “However, I was impressed with our girls; they remained positive, showing strong team spirit, and I'm very happy about that.” Brittainy Payne finished with a team-high 8 points, while senior Jessica Salisbury posted 6 points.  Salisbury also had notches in almost every category, with 3 rebounds, 1 assist, and a block.  Freshman Keyonna Murrell led the rebounding charge with five, while Stacy Jones had 3 rebounds and 2 steals.
            Senior guard Pia Marie Paulone, who put in 6 points continued the optimism by adding that “we have a team to look up to—we will learn to play better.”  Loney finished with an emphatic “bouncing back, playing again, and learning is what the goal is here.  That's what [we] want to see.  It will be interesting to see how the team responds to this kind of situation.”  
            Monday, January 15th brings the 12th game of the season as the Lady Bison (2-9, 0-4 CAC) travel to McDaniel College for a non-conference game.  The ball goes up at 7:30 p.m.