Makana Stone hangs out with big bro Andre at a game earlier this season. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)
At least it was over quickly.
Facing the weakest team in its league Friday, the Whitman College women’s basketball squad knocked off the rust from a two-week break and rolled to another easy win.
Sparked by Coupeville grad Makana Stone, who tossed in five points while setting team-highs with 10 rebounds and five assists, the Blues crushed visiting Pacific University 75-50.
The victory, coming in Whitman’s first game since Dec. 21, lifts it to 11-1 overall, 3-0 in Northwest Conference play.
The Blues take their 11-game winning streak right back on the court Saturday, when they host Lewis & Clark (7-5, 2-1).
Whitman is opening the second half of the 2017-2018 season with four straight on their home court in Walla Walla, and plays nothing but league games from here on out.
Friday night they got an easy welcome-back-to-the-gym courtesy a Pacific team that is 1-10 on the season.
With Stone hauling down six boards in the first quarter, Whitman inched out in front 15-10, then steadily pulled away from there.
Emily Rommel dropped in 21 to pace the Blues, while Casey Poe rattled the rim for 16 and Mady Burdett banked home 12.
Stone’s sophomore campaign continues to go smoothly, as the former Wolf now sits with 158 points, 73 rebounds, 28 assists and eight steals.
She leads Whitman in scoring, rebounding and field goal percentage, where she’s hitting 64% on 68 of 107 from the floor.
