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Stone sublime, team tripped up

Posted in Basketball, tagged , , , , on November 12, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Makana Stone plays keep away with the basketball. (Photo property of Erik Berglund)

The American was red-hot, but she could have used a little more help from the locals.

Despite filling up the stat sheet Sunday in Norway, Coupeville grad Makana Stone wasn’t quite able to carry her pro basketball team to a win against her former franchise.

Baerum rode a 27-10 first-quarter explosion to a 67-55 victory over host Ammerud, dropping the Queens to 2-3 on the young season.

The loss came despite Stone throwing down a game-high 25 points, snatching a team-best 14 rebounds, and adding four assists, five steals and a blocked shot to her superb all-around performance.

This was the second time the former Wolf ace squared off with the franchise she played for last season, though she and Ammerud came out on top in that first meeting.

Not quite the same result in the rematch, as Baerum controlled the game from start to finish.

That 27-10 lead after one quarter of play blossomed into a 45-23 margin by the half.

And while Ammerud was able to trim down things a bit in the second half, the Queens struggled from the field, with only Stone and 36-year-old teammate Alexandra Polishchuk topping three points on the day.

Coupeville’s dynamo, now in her third season of pro hoops, has racked up 95 points, 61 rebounds, 21 assists, 14 steals, and six blocks through the first five games.

Ammerud returns to action next Sunday, Nov. 19 when it squares off with Asker (3-3).

After that, Stone and Co. get the holidays off, not playing again until early December.

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Stone singes the net in early-season loss

Posted in Basketball, tagged , , , , , on November 5, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Makana Stone, scorin’ buckets and takin’ names in Norway. (Photo property of Erik Berglund)

The American Assassin filled up the stat sheet.

But while Coupeville grad Makana Stone was electric Sunday in Norway, her teammates struggled through a rough day en route to a loss.

Swamped early by undefeated Ullern, the early front-runner in the six-team Kvinneligaen, Ammerud fell 66-40.

The loss drops the Queens to 2-2 on the still-young season, while Ullern sits at 4-0.

Stone was the lone Ammerud player to hit double-digits in scoring, dropping in a team-high 15 points.

The former Wolf ace added nine rebounds, five assists, three steals, and two blocked shots.

It wasn’t enough to stop Ullern, however, as the league’s top team jumped out to a 17-5 lead by the end of the first quarter.

The powerhouse unit, which had three players score between 12 and 16 points, pushed the margin to 37-13 at the half, then 54-25 through three frames.

Ammerud has a chance to get back into the winning rhythm next Saturday, Nov. 11, when it faces off with Baerum (2-4), who it has already thumped once this year.

Stone, playing in her third season of professional basketball, tops the Queens with 70 points, 47 rebounds, 17 assists, nine steals, and five blocked shots.

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Stone blitzes former team

Posted in Basketball, tagged , , , , , , on October 22, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Pay the woman.

She’s back, and still can’t be stopped.

Coupeville grad Makana Stone, now suiting up for Ammerud in her third season of pro basketball, faced off with her former franchise Sunday and got the best of it.

Pouring in 20 points and snatching 13 rebounds — both game-high marks — the former Wolf ace powered her new squad to a 78-47 victory at Baerum.

The win lifts Ammerud to 2-1 on the season, heading into a two-week break.

The Queens return to action Nov. 5 with a match-up with Ullern, which is currently 2-0.

After opening her pro career in Britain, Stone moved to Norway and was a hardwood sensation for Baerum last season.

She helped that franchise go 20-7 and finish runners-up in the Kvinneligaen, averaging 18 points and 11 rebounds while playing in 26 games.

With Ammerud reviving its hoop dreams this season, Stone jumped squads and hasn’t missed a beat.

She added four assists and a steal Sunday to her stat line, as the Queens led from start to finish.

Ammerud jumped out to a 17-11 advantage after one quarter of play, stretched the margin to 29-19 by halftime, then blew things wide open after the break.

A 25-15 third-quarter surge sealed the win, with the Queens putting five different players into double-digit scoring by the end of the game.

Through her first three games in Ammerud, Stone has racked up 55 points, 38 rebounds, 12 assists, six steals, and three blocked shots.

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Stone scorches, number crunchers quake

Posted in Basketball, tagged , , , , , on October 16, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Coupeville grad Makana Stone flicks a pass in the direction of a Norwegian hoops teammate. (Photo property of Erik Berglund)

Makana Stone is so dominant on the floor, even the stat keepers have trouble keeping up with her.

The Coupeville grad poured in a team-high 20 points and snatched 11 rebounds Saturday in her second game with Ammerud women’s basketball, though it took the official number crunchers an extra day-plus to fully document her accomplishments.

But now the stats are tweaked, and she isn’t scoring four points in 94 minutes of floor time, as originally stated online, so number nerds such as myself can sleep better at night.

Stone’s performance, which also included two assists and three steals, with her 20 points including a flawless 7-of-7 performance from the free throw line, wasn’t quite enough to save her new Norwegian pro hoops squad.

Despite jumping out to a 23-10 lead after one quarter, Ammerud failed to hold its early advantage, falling 66-56 to Asker.

The loss evens the Queens early-season record at 1-1 heading into an Oct. 22 clash with Baerum, which will pit Stone against her former team.

While the former Wolf ace was electric Saturday, also draining a three-ball, Ammerud as a team hit just 28.6% of its shots.

That allowed Asker to chip, chip, chip away at the lead, then slide past for the win.

Ammerud’s 13-point first-quarter lead was cut to 34-30 at the half, with Asker bouncing ahead 51-46 by the end of the third quarter.

Stone, who is in her second season in the Kvinneligaen, has racked up 35 points, 25 rebounds, eight assists, five steals, and three blocks through her first two games reppin’ the Queens.

Eileen and Josh’s favorite daughter is in her third year of pro basketball, after playing a single season each for Leicester and Baerum.

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New team, same explosive game

Posted in Basketball, tagged , , , , , , , on October 8, 2023| Leave a Comment »

New uniform, same country, as Makana Stone (center) tears up Norwegian basketball courts. (Photo property of Erik Berglund)

Back with a vengeance.

Coupeville grad Makana Stone kicked off her third season of professional basketball, and second in Norway, with a bang.

Having made the jump from Baerum to Ammerud, the former Wolf ripped off a double-double in her season debut, pouring in 15 points and snatching 14 rebounds.

Powered by Stone, who also added six assists, three blocks, and two steals, Ammerud crunched Bergen 70-48.

The Queens also got 20 points apiece from Julia Heiden and Alexandra Polishchuk in the season opener.

Ammerud, like Baerum, plays in the Kvinneligaen, which is a six-team league this year.

Stone and her new teammates hit the floor on fire, jumping to a 22-10 lead after one quarter of play, then coasting in for the win.

A 40-26 halftime advantage blossomed into a 58-35 bulge by the end of the third quarter.

Coupeville’s progeny played four stellar seasons for Whitman College in Walla Walla, then went overseas and wowed the locals at Loughborough University in England.

Stone began her pro career with Leicester, moved to Norway to play with Baerum last season, and joined Ammerud this off-season.

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