Coupeville Sports

   Makana Stone and the quiet satisfaction of being 13-0 as a college basketball player. (John Fisken photo)

Makana Stone may never lose a college basketball game at this rate.

The Coupeville High School grad and her Whitman College women’s hoops squad rolled past the halfway point of the regular season Saturday night and they did it in style, bouncing visiting Pacific University 75-58.

The win lifts the Blues to 13-0 overall, 4-0 in Northwest Conference play.

Whitman, currently ranked #16 in the nation in NCAA D-3 play, actually fell behind in the early going, a rarity this season.

Trailing their Oregon foes 23-22 after one quarter of play, the Blues rebounded to take the lead for good in the second quarter.

Stone came off the bench to tally a bucket and snatch four rebounds during the surge, giving Whitman bang for its buck.

Chelsi Brewer knocked down 15 and Casey Poe tickled the twines for 14 as five different Blues players ended the game in double figures.

Midway through her freshman campaign Stone is averaging 5.1 points and 4.6 rebounds a game. She’s also second on the team in field goal percentage at 51.9% (29 of 57).

Whitman returns to action next weekend, when it hosts Pacific Lutheran University Friday and the University of Puget Sound Saturday.

While PLU is 1-12 and would appear to be easy pickings, UPS is 12-1 and sits in a first-place tie with Whitman at 4-0 in league play.