DOVER, Del. - Wesley College swept the Capital Athletic Conference women's basketball season series against Gallaudet University with a 79-42 win on Saturday in the state capital of Delaware.

Wesley (14-8, 8-5 CAC) wins its third straight game as the Wolverines solidified their third-place standing position in the conference while Gallaudet (11-10, 6-8 CAC) falls from fourth to sixth with two CAC games left on the schedule. The top six teams advance to the 2010 CAC tournament that begins on February 23.

Junior center Easter Faafiti (Pittsburg, Calif.), the leading scorer in the CAC, led the Bison with 19 points and eight rebounds. Faafiti scored 12 of her points in the second half where she also grabbed six boards. Fellow junior center Nukeitra Hayes (Anderson, Ind.) scored six points in the first half but was held to two points in the second half.

Wesley scored the game's first five points before the combination of Hayes and Faafiti scored three baskets to give Gallaudet the 6-5 lead just three minutes in. Wesley regained the lead before Faafiti converted a three-point play at the 14:34 mark to give Gallaudet the 11-9 lead; it's last of the game. Wesley answered with back-to-back three-pointers from Shavonda Cephas (17 points), who hit four of her five three-pointers off the bench in the first half.

GU cut the Wesley lead to 10 points, 34-24, with four minutes left before halftime when freshman Maddie Morgan (Wilmington, Del.) drained a three-pointer. The Wolverines responded with another back-to-back three-point sequence. This time guard Cory Boyd (12 points, 10 assists, nine rebounds) and senior Michele Mules (eight points) hit the shots from outside. The Wolverines led 42-25 at the break.

Wesley outrebounded Gallaudet 52-35 and scored 20 second chance points. The Wolverines also netted 18 points off 20 Gallaudet turnovers. Wesley hit 13 three-pointers as the team shot 39.7 percent from the field. Gallaudet shot 36.2 percent from the field and was dreadful from the free-throw line where the Bison made a season-low 26.1 percent (6-for-23). GU missed all nine attempts in the second half from the charity stripe. Faafiti finished the game 1-for-12 from the line.

Junior center Angie Owens led the way for the Wolverines with 23 points and 15 rebounds. The starter recorded her 1,000th career point with 1:30 left in the game as the Wolverines led by 34 points.

The Bison lost the first meeting with Wesley, 59-57, on January 20 at the Field House.

Gallaudet will next host York (Pa.) College (9-13, 5-8 CAC) on Monday, February 15, at 4:30 p.m. in the Field House. GU defeated the Spartans 70-44 on the road on December 9. It was the first time Gallaudet had beaten York in 20 games.