Payne produces double-double for Albion

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HOLLAND, Mich. – Hope College built a double-digit lead five minutes into the contest and it never looked back in scoring an 88-62 victory over Albion College in Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association women's basketball action.

Maura McAfee scored six early points for the Flying Dtrand Brittany Berry and Mandy Traversa added 3-point baskets.

Darian Payne scored a second chance basket for Albion to make the score 12-4, but that was the last time the Britons trailed by single digits. Payne produced 16 points and pulled down 11 rebounds to achieve her fifth double-double of the season.

Sophomore Olivia Savage and first-year players Tori Henning and Catie Neary added eight points apiece for the Britons.

Hope's Traversa led all players with 28 points.

Albion returns home at 3 p.m. Saturday for a MIAA game against Adrian College.