Payne helped Trevecca to a pair of wins as it opened GSC conference-play for the first time last week. The junior middle was defensive force at the net tallying 24 blocks, 2.18 per set. She opened the week with an impressive 13 blocks–five solos, eight assisted–in a four-set win over Union. Payne followed up with a six-block effort in a win over Montevallo, before posting five blocks in a loss to conference-leading UAH. Her weekly ledger also included 31 kills and .358 hitting.