Makana Stone put up her fourth-straight double-double Saturday in England. (Photo property of Loughborough University)
She’s rampaging across Europe.
Coupeville grad Makana Stone continues to show up and show out, dominating play in Britain’s National Basketball League.
Playing in her fourth game for Loughborough University, the former Wolf collected her fourth-straight double-double Saturday, throwing down 18 points and snatching a game-high 11 rebounds.
Paced by their American assassin, the Riders rolled to an 88-71 win over Cardiff Met.
With the victory, Loughborough is 3-2 on the season, 3-1 with Stone in uniform.
And that only loss came after refs fouled out Stone and a fellow starter, which allowed their foes to go on a game-closing 26-2 run.
Saturday’s game against Cardiff Met went much smoother, with Loughborough outscoring the Archers in every quarter to grab a convincing win.
Up just 20-19 at the first break, the Riders stretched the margin out to 43-37 at the half, then 69-60 after three quarters.
Cardiff was led by the hot-shooting Amber Deane, who torched the nets for a game-high 30 points, but Loughborough countered her by getting solid scoring across the roster.
Molly James tossed in 23 to go with Stone’s 18, while Hannah Bird came off the bench to chip in with 15.
Stone, who was a perfect 8-8 at the free throw line Saturday, has rung up 65 points, 61 rebounds, nine assists, 11 steals, and a blocked shot this season.
She and her mates return to action next Saturday, December 12, when they face undefeated Ipswich.
A week later, Loughborough plays Nottingham, which is led by Stone’s running mate during her four years at Whitman College – three-point bomber Mady Burdett.
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