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She’s just a Stone-cold winner

Posted in Basketball, Wolves in college, tagged , , , , , on September 26, 2021| Leave a Comment »

Makana Stone snagged 10 rebounds Sunday as she and her team rolled to a big win in Wales. (Photo property of Leicester Riders)

Two games, two wins.

Playing in her second professional basketball contest in as many days, Coupeville’s Makana Stone went for six points, 10 rebounds, and two assists Sunday as the Leicester Riders bounced Gloucester City 81-46.

The Women’s British Basketball League is kicking off the season with the WBBL Cup, and Sunday’s victory, coming in Wales, lifts the Riders to 2-0 in pool play.

Leicester returns to action Wednesday, Sept. 29 against Cardiff Met, which is also 2-0. The winner takes Group C and advances to the semifinals of the 13-team tourney.

Sunday, the Riders jumped on Gloucester City from the start and never relented.

Up 15-7 after one quarter of play, Leicester stretched the lead to 35-14 at the half, and 55-27 headed into the fourth.

Stone came off the bench to play a team-high 27.5 minutes, and seven of her 10 rebounds came on the offensive glass.

Leicester dominated on the boards, winning the battle to a crisp 65-42 tune, while holding Gloucester City to an ice-cold 23% shooting percentage from the field.

Through two games as a paid player, the former Wolf has racked up 12 points, 15 rebounds, and three assists.

Leicester put four players into double-digit scoring Sunday, with Louise Rouse leading the way with 14 points.

Katie Januszewska (12), Anna Lappenkuper (12), and Oceana Hamilton (11) also filled up the stat sheet for the Riders.

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She’ll play all day (and night)

Posted in Volleyball, Wolves in college, tagged , , , , , on September 25, 2021| Leave a Comment »

Coupeville grad Chelsea Prescott played in her first five-set college volleyball match Saturday. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Another milestone.

After opening her college volleyball career with 10 straight three-set matches, Coupeville grad Chelsea Prescott got to play Saturday in a five-set thriller.

And it was a doozy.

Prescott and her Medaille College teammates had match point in the fourth set, thanks to a thunderous kill by the former Wolf, but couldn’t hang on, falling to host Wells College.

The 19-25, 25-20, 22-25, 32-30, 15-11 loss drops the Mavericks to 3-8 on the season.

Up two sets to one, Medaille claimed a 30-29 lead in the fourth frame after Prescott swatted a winner, only to see Wells escape by scoring the final three points of the set.

Forget about sets and just count the points, and it was still an amazingly close match, with Wells edging Medaille 113-111.

Prescott finished with nine kills, three assists, and 11 digs on the day, while Maverick teammates Halle Bogas (17 kills) and Haley Kennedy (38 assists) also filled up the stat sheet.

During her freshman season of NCAA D-III volleyball, Prescott has played in all 35 sets, racking up 53 kills, 83 digs, seven service aces, seven assists, a solo block, and six block assists.

Medaille returns to action Oct. 2, when it travels to Penn State-Altoona to open Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference play.

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Stone makes pro debut

Posted in Basketball, Wolves in college, tagged , , , , on September 25, 2021| Leave a Comment »

Coupeville’s Makana Stone continues to light up the European basketball scene. (Photo property Leicester Riders)

She’s bonafide.

Makana Stone became Coupeville’s first professional athlete in decades (maybe ever?) Saturday, making her debut with the Leicester Riders of the Women’s British Basketball League.

And she got a win to put the cherry on top.

With Stone coming off the bench to pop for six points, haul in five rebounds, and dish out an assist, the Riders bounced the Oaklands Wolves 57-48 in Wales.

The game was the first of at least three games Leicester will play in the 13-team WBBL Cup.

The Riders clash with Gloucester City Sunday, then play Cardiff Met Sept. 29.

If Stone and Co. finish atop Group C, they advance to the semifinals of the tourney.

The regular season kicks off Oct. 3.

Saturday’s game marked a bit of a twist for Stone, as she came off the bench for the Riders after being a starter for almost every game while playing four years of high school ball and five college seasons across two countries.

She ended up playing almost 17 minutes, second-most of any bench player, and finished with a +/- rating of 12, best of any Leicester player, starter or bench.

Stone poured in all six of her points in the fourth quarter, as the Riders stretched a three-point lead after three frames out to nine by the end of the game.

A jump shot which tickled the twines at the 7:43 mark was her first official professional points, then was quickly followed by a layup, and a pair of pressure-packed free throws.

Anna Lappenkuper and Hannah Robb paced Leicester with 14 and 11 points, respectively.

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Prescott a college volleyball veteran

Posted in Volleyball, Wolves in college, tagged , , , , on September 21, 2021| Leave a Comment »

Coupeville grad Chelsea Prescott played in her tenth college volleyball match Tuesday. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Another night, another milestone.

Coupeville grad Chelsea Prescott hit double-digits Tuesday, playing in her tenth college volleyball match.

While she and her Medaille College teammates fell in straight sets in a road match against Buffalo State, the former Wolf continues to fill up the stat sheet.

Prescott finished the night with six digs, two block assists, and a kill as the Mavericks lost 25-15, 25-13, 25-16.

Medaille, now 3-7 on the season, returns to action this Saturday, Sept. 25, when it travels to Wells College.

Tuesday, the Mavericks spread out their stats, with Chase Luebeck (seven kills), Olivia Anderson (eight digs), and Haley Kennedy (19 assists) having solid efforts.

During her freshman season of NCAA D-III volleyball, Prescott has played in all 30 sets, racking up 44 kills, 72 digs, seven service aces, four assists, a solo block, and six block assists.

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She’s still a shining star

Posted in Volleyball, Wolves in college, tagged , , , , on September 18, 2021| Leave a Comment »

Chelsea Prescott thumps the ball during her senior season at Coupeville High School. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Even in defeat, Chelsea Prescott fills up the stat sheet.

The Coupeville High School grad played strongly Saturday, as she and her Medaille College teammates closed out the Buffalo State Women’s Volleyball Bengal Challenge.

The Mavericks fell in straights sets to Houghton College (25-18, 25-15, 25-16) and Alfred University (25-19, 25-22, 25-17), finishing 1-2 in the tourney.

Medaille is 3-6 on the season and returns to action Tuesday, Sept. 21 when it travels back to Buffalo State for a match with the Bengals.

Prescott and Co. are on the road for their next four matches, not playing on their own home court again until Oct. 6.

Saturday, the former Wolf picked up four kills and 11 digs against Houghton, then racked up a team-high five kills, a block assist and five more digs against Alfred.

During her freshman season of NCAA D-III volleyball, Prescott has played in all 27 sets, racking up 43 kills, 66 digs, seven service aces, four assists, a solo block, and four block assists.

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