Coupeville Sports

Makana Stone drills the bottom out of the net. (Photo property Erik Berglund)

Into every hoops life a little rain must fall.

Sunday in Norway, it was a rain of buckets from league leader Ulriken which created a dark cloud for Coupeville grad Makana Stone and her Ammerud teammates.

Unable to slow down the top team in the Kvinneligaen, the Queens fell 104-35 in a game which got out of hand fast.

The loss drops Ammerud to 3-6 on the season, while Ulriken sits at 8-1.

The host team hit the floor with a vengeance, building a 36-5 lead after one quarter of play, and things went downhill for Ammerud from there.

A 50-10 halftime deficit ballooned out to 77-26 through three on a day when little went right for the Queens.

Stone was held to a season-low four points, but did snatch a game-high 14 rebounds, double any other player on the floor.

The former Wolf added an assist and a steal while also battling foul trouble.

Now in her third season of professional overseas basketball, Stone has racked up 182 points, 108 rebounds, 31 assists, 30 steals, and six blocked shots this season.

Ammerud gets back in action next Saturday, Dec. 16, when it squares off with Ullern. After that the Queens are off until Jan. 6.