Makana Stone opened a new year with back-to-back double-doubles for Whitman, earning Athlete of the Week honors from the Northwest Conference. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)
Makana Stone kicked off a new year in style.
The Coupeville High School grad was honored Monday by the Northwest Conference as its Women’s Basketball Student/Athlete of the Week.
Stone, a senior at Whitman College, was honored for the second time this season, having already been picked December 9.
She shares honors for week eight of the season with men’s basketball player Ben College (really his last name) of Whitworth and Linfield swimmers Molli Hartzell and Noah Cutting.
Returning from a three-week winter break, Stone threw down back-to-back double-doubles this past weekend, leading Whitman to a sweep over the University of Puget Sound and Pacific Lutheran University.
The Blues are 2-0 in league play, 10-1 overall, and ranked #13 in NCAA D-III.
Stone collected 12 points and 12 rebounds against UPS, then went off for 14 and 11 against PLU.
On the season, the former Wolf standout is averaging 14.8 points and 8.4 boards a night, both of which tops the Blues stat sheet.
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