Makana Stone, defensive dynamo. (Photo property Marianne Maja Stenerud)
She went down swinging, and shooting.
Coupeville grad Makana Stone singed the nets for 29 points Sunday in Norway, filling up the stat sheet as she and Baerum pushed undefeated Ulriken hard before falling 70-61.
The loss drops Baerum to 10-5, while Ulriken remains spotless at 14-0.
It wasn’t just points for Stone, as she also snagged 15 rebounds, pilfered five steals, and doled out three assists.
The former Wolf ace topped everyone on the floor in rebounds and steals, while her 29 points was one off the game-high 30 put up by Ulriken’s Stine Austgulen.
The undefeated league leaders opened the game with a 19-12 lead after one quarter, before Baerum trimmed things down to 35-29 at the half.
The third quarter proved deadly, however, as Ulriken went on a 19-8 surge, before Stone and Co. closed the game with a 24-16 tear in the fourth quarter.
Through 15 games in the Kvinneligaen, Coupeville’s progeny has racked up 287 points, 184 rebounds, 32 assists, 42 steals, and 10 blocks.
After two games in as many days this weekend, Stone and her Norwegian compatriots now have a two-week break, not returning to action until Sunday, Feb. 5 when they play Storm Ungdom.
Coupeville Sports 
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