Makana Stone lines up a shot. (Photo property Marianne Maja Stenerud)
Revenge, delivered with cold precision.
Earning some payback for a loss in the regular-season finale, Coupeville’s Makana Stone and her Norwegian pro basketball teammates rolled to a big playoff win Saturday.
Baerum, the #2 seed from the Kvinneligaen, bounced #3 Asker 84-68 in the semifinals of the eight-team, double-elimination postseason tourney.
That sends Stone and Co. to the championship game Sunday, where they will face top-seeded Ulriken.
Baerum sits at 20-6 heading into the finale, while their foes are 24-1, with their only loss coming in the regular season’s next-to-last game.
The team which beat Ulriken that day?
The one which wears light blue uniforms and features the #3 scorer in Coupeville High School hoops history.
Baerum, powered by a game-high 31 points from Abbey Hoff, jumped on Asker quickly, roaring out to a 25-7 advantage by the first break.
From there, Stone and her associates kept the lead at 45-30 at the half, then stretched it out to 65-46 heading into the final frame.
The former Wolf, who leads Baerum in scoring this season, battled through foul trouble Saturday while still putting together a solid stat line in limited minutes.
Stone finished with seven points, seven rebounds, six assists, and two steals against Asker.
On the season she has racked up 454 points, 281 rebounds, 63 assists, 63 steals, and 11 blocked shots.
Coupeville Sports 
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