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Coupeville’s Makana Stone collected 12 points and eight rebounds in limited minutes Saturday, as she and her team rolled to a big win. (Photo property Loughborough University)

She came. She saw. She conquered. She sat.

Coupeville’s Makana Stone dominated play in the first half Saturday, then she and her fellow Loughborough University basketball starters watched their backups do the same down the stretch during a 76-42 rout of winless BA London.

The Riders did just about everything right, scoring inside and outside at will, eventually building a 44-point lead before the visitors shaved a few points off at the end.

With the win, Loughborough, second in the National Basketball League standings, improves to 9-3 overall, 9-1 with Stone in the lineup.

Limited to just 22 minutes of action when she normally plays 38-39 a game, the former Wolf saw her double-double streak end at nine games.

Still, Stone’s 12 points was one off the game-high, her eight rebounds was a game-high, and she added four assists and three steals before being prematurely plucked from the game.

BA London could do little to stop Coupeville’s progeny, as she slapped home eight points in the first quarter, nearly equaling her foes as Loughborough bolted out to a 21-9 lead.

Stone’s buckets came on a variety of moves, highlighting all the weapons in her arsenal.

She banked home a bucket, put an offensive rebound back up and in, knocked down a breakaway layup, then split a pair of defenders, slicing to the hoop and tossing the ball high off the glass.

Stone capped a super-efficient 6-8 shooting performance with a pair of quick baskets in the second quarter.

After that, she spent the rest of her time on the floor making John Stockton-style passes and scaring any BA London player foolhardy enough to momentarily think about invading the paint.

Loughborough, which is now off until April 10, had an incredibly well-balanced stat ledger.

Robyn Ainge tossed in 13 points, Stone and Erin Hikin added 12 apiece, and 11 Riders made it into the scoring column, with six notching eight points or more.

Through 10 games, Stone sits with 168 points, 155 rebounds, 24 assists, 34 steals, and five blocks.