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   Former Wolf Makana Stone heads off to collect her second Northwest Conference Player of the Week honor this season. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

She’s a two-timer.

Coupeville grad Makana Stone was picked Monday as the Northwest Conference women’s basketball Player of the Week, the second time she’s notched the honor during the 2017-2018 season.

This time around the Whitman College sophomore was honored for a spectacular road trip to Oregon Jan. 19-20.

Stone threw down 18 points against Linfield, then topped that with a new single-game college career high of 23 in a battle with Willamette.

The Blues won both games, running their winning streak to 16 games.

Whitman, ranked #4 in the NCAA D-III Women’s Basketball Coaches Association poll, sits at 8-0 in league play, 16-1 overall.

Stone has been a big part of the success, teaming with All-American senior Casey Poe to form the league’s most deadly one-two combo.

The former Wolf leads Whitman in scoring, rebounding and field goal percentage this season.

The Player of the Week honor was Stone’s second, as she was also honored Dec. 11, after claiming MVP honors at the Whitworth Holiday Classic.

Having returned to Walla Walla, Whitman hosts two games this weekend, with the University of Puget Sound swinging by Friday, followed by Pacific Lutheran University a day later.