Coupeville grad Makana Stone and the Whitman College women’s basketball squad is 12-0 after a big win Friday night. (Eileen Stone photo)
Taking a break did not slow them down at all.
Facing off with a foe for the first time in 17 days, the Whitman College women’s basketball squad blasted visiting Linfield 74-37 Friday night.
The win lifts the red-hot Blues, who feature Coupeville High School grad Makana Stone prominently on their roster, to 12-0 overall, 3-0 in Northwest Conference play.
Whitman, which hadn’t played since a holiday tournament in Hawaii Dec. 19-20, exploded out of the gate Friday, grabbing a 22-6 lead after one quarter of play.
The biggest play in that run, at least for people back on Whidbey, was Stone delivering her third blocked shot of the season.
The former Wolf sensation taught Linfield’s Annalise Beshears a lesson Coupeville’s rivals learned many times over — don’t try and shoot anywhere near Stone’s long, deadly arms.
Playing on the same night her former high school squad rolled Chimacum, Stone collected four points, three rebounds, an assist and the aforementioned block in 11 minutes of floor time.
Four Blues players ended up in double digits, led by Chelsi Brewer and Emily Rommel, who knocked down 13 apiece.
For the season, Stone is averaging 5.3 points and 4.7 boards a game off the bench.
She has 64 points, 56 rebounds, 10 steals, eight assists and three blocks, while leading Whitman in field goal percentage at 51% (28 of 55).
Whitman will have a quick turn-around, hosting Pacific University Saturday afternoon, the second in a stretch of four straight home games in Walla Walla for the Blues.
