WASHINGTON, D.C. - Junior center Easter Faafiti (Pittsburg, Calif.) controlled the tempo and outcome of Saturday's women's basketball game for Gallaudet University as she recorded a triple-double to lead the Bison to a 54-37 victory over The City College of New York at the Field House.

Faafiti, the Capital Athletic Conference Player of the Week, was all over the court in the non-conference game as she played strong defense, hustled to the loose balls and scored in the paint for the Buff and Blue. She finished the game with game-high totals for points (17) and steals (12) and grabbed 11 rebounds to earn her first triple-double with GU.

The Bison (5-3) played an inspired game for their coach Kevin Cook en route to their third straight win. CCNY (2-6) led for the first four minutes but Gallaudet took the lead and never looked back. The Bison used a 20-6 run to take a 23-12 lead midway through the first half and later went into intermission up 31-18. Gallaudet capitalized on CCNY turnovers as the Bison scored 18 points off 20 first half turnovers.

Gallaudet left little doubt in the game as the teams began the second half. GU was sent to the free-throw line 27 times as the Bison made 14 chances for the game. The Bison started the half on the line and later extended their lead to the largest amount of the game 22, 47-25, when freshman Shaquana McDonough (Pembroke, Mass.) made a lay-up with six minutes to play.

McDonough finished the game with 10 points and five steals while junior Nukeitra Hayes (Anderson, Ind.) added 16 points and four rebounds and steals. Senior Brittainy Payne (Pine Hill, N.J.) made a game-high 12 rebounds.

The Beavers outrebounded the Bison by four, 44-40, as CCNY made 35 defensive rebounds. Both teams shot 30 percent from the field. CCNY turned the ball over 40 times while Gallaudet made a game-high 23 steals. The Beavers made seven blocks while Hayes made three of Gallaudet's five blocks. CCNY was paced by Rynae Rasley who scored 15 points, 41 percent of the Beavers' offense.

GU is undefeated in December (3-0) and will look to finish out the month with another win when the Bison host Medgar Evers on Saturday, December 19, at 2 p.m. in the Field House. This will be the last game for the Bison before the Winter Break.