Makana Stone is here to destroy any team foolish enough to get in her way. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)
The best one-two combo in the land.
The Whitman College women’s basketball team is destroying anyone and everyone in its path right now, and a heapin’ helpin’ of the abuse is coming from its twin stars.
Senior All-American Casey Poe, and sophomore sensation Makana Stone, she of the Coupeville pedigree, are on fire, and so is their team.
Saturday Whitman rolled into Salem, Oregon to face a strong Willamette squad, then rolled right over the Bearcats.
With Stone throwing down a new college single-game personal-best 23 points, and Poe notching her 1,000th career point, the Blues roared to a 68-49 win.
Having swept two games in Oregon, Whitman, which is ranked #4 in D-III ball, heads back to Walla Walla boasting an 8-0 mark in Northwest Conference play.
The Blues sit at 16-1, with their only loss coming way back in the season opener to non-conference foe Eastern Oregon, when Poe was away on an academic trip.
Whitman’s splendid senior was on the court Saturday, tossing in 15 points to back Stone.
Poe joined the 1,000-point club with a silky running hook shot in the fourth quarter.
Her younger teammate is well on her own way to joining that exclusive fraternity for scorers, having already dropped in 456 points in less than two full seasons.
Stone, who also snagged seven rebounds, saved her best for crunch time against Willamette, dropping in 14 of her 23 points after halftime, spurring a game-busting 34-20 run by the Blues.
She leads Whitman in points (248) and rebounds (111) this season, while also collecting 32 assists, 13 steals and two blocks.
Stone is hitting 59% of her field goals (107-183) and 76% of her free throws (34-45).
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