Coupeville Sports

   Makana Stone has jumped from high school to college, yet she’s still soaring on a nightly basis. (John Fisken photo)

Now that’s a beat-down.

With five different players hitting for double digit scoring Saturday, the Whitman College women’s basketball squad thrashed host Linfield 97-48.

Freshman Makana Stone, starting for the Blues on the same night her former Coupeville High School teammates capped a third-straight unbeaten league season, went for six points and six rebounds.

Whitman is 19-2 overall, 10-2 in Northwest Conference play and 5-0 with Stone in the starting lineup.

Things get really serious next week, when the Blues head to Tacoma Friday, Feb. 10 to seek revenge on league-leading Puget Sound.

The Loggers, who nipped Whitman 73-71 on overtime the first time the schools met, sits at 20-1, 12-0.

Saturday night the Blues jumped on Linfield quickly, turning an eight-point lead after one quarter into a 22-point bulge at the half.

Chelsi Brewer knocked down a team-high 15, while three of her teammates went for 13 apiece.

Stone has scored 119 points (5.7 a night) and snatched 118 rebounds (5.6) through 21 games.

She’s #2 on the team in rebounding and #3 in field goal percentage (49.1% on 52 of 106) among players who’ve shot the ball more than 10 times.