Coupeville Sports

   Makana Stone (23), seen here perfecting her form as a high school player, is off to a torrid start as a college hoops player. (John Fisken photo)

The Stone Cold Express rolls on.

Spurred on by fab frosh Makana Stone, the Whitman College women’s basketball squad ran away with its third straight victory to open the season.

Stone, a 2016 Coupeville High School grad, went for seven points and five rebounds Saturday, utilizing her 18 minutes of playing time extremely well, as the Blues bounced Mary Hardin-Baylor 67-54 at the Whit Classic in Spokane.

The former Wolf star continued to display a blazing shooting touch, hitting three of her five shots.

Stone has the second-most field-goals on the Whitman squad, despite only taking the sixth-most shots.

She’s hit 66.8% of her shots (12 of 18), putting her way in front of any of her teammates.

Saturday, she banked home a pair of second quarter running lay-ins and topped it off with her first successful college free throw. Stone added another bucket in the fourth.

Whitman blew out to a 20-8 lead after one quarter, then strolled home with the victory.

The Blues got balanced scoring, with Chelsi Brewer hitting for 16 and Mady Burdett popping for 12 to pace the squad.

Through three games Stone has 25 points (#3 on the team), 15 rebounds (#3) and three steals (tied for #4), while coming off the bench.

Whitman puts its 3-0 record on the line next week when the Blues travel to Portland for back-to-back games. They face Multnomah Nov. 22 and Warner Pacific Nov. 23.