The Gallaudet Women's basketball team celebrated their return from the holidays with a dominating victory against the Wilson College Lady Phoenix, winning 68-36. Freshman Brittainy Payne paved the way with the most impressive performance of her young collegiate career, pouring in 25 points and pulling down 21 rebounds. The game, which featured two short benches making fatigue a factor for both coaches, opened with the Lady Bison being aggressive with their transition offense which, despite some turnovers, resulted in a sizable 30-16 halftime lead although the Lady Phoenix had clawed their way to within points midway through the half. Their inside dominance continued in the second half as Payne registered 14 rebounds to go with her 17 points. Senior Pia Marie Paulone chipped in with an all-around 17 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists. The Lady Bison outpaced the Lady Phoenix off the boards 56-23, a two to one margin.

The next match for the Lady Bison comes up on the road, Wednesday January 10th against Capital Athletic Conference opponent Goucher College, at 5:30 pm. The men's game follows at 7:30pm.

*game notes provided by Jesse Thomas, Contributing Writer