Makana Stone gets medieval. (Photo property Erik Berglund)
Things took a turn for the worse.
A day after romping to a big win, Makana Stone and her Norwegian professional women’s basketball squad fell in a match-up with the league’s best team.
Despite getting a double-double from their Coupeville grad, Ammerud wasn’t able to keep up with Ulriken, falling 88-60
The loss gives Stone and Co. a weekend split and leaves them sitting at 3-5 in the Kvinneligaen.
The former Wolf ace finished with 21 points, a game-high 13 rebounds, three assists, and four steals, while teammates Julia Heiden and Josephine Traberg added 12 and 11 points, respectively.
Ulriken gunner Stine Austgulen led all scorers with 32.
Sunday’s match-up was a close one for a quarter, with the top squad in the six-team Kvinneligaen holding on to a 24-22 lead at the first break.
Ulriken, now 6-1 on the season, busted the game open in the second frame, romping to a 23-9 advantage as it carried a 47-31 lead into the locker room.
From there Ammerud’s deficit ballooned out to 69-47 after three quarters of play.
The Queens get a chance at revenge next weekend, when they get a rematch with Ulriken on Sunday, Dec. 10.
Stone, in her third season of overseas pro ball, has racked up 178 points, 94 rebounds, 30 assists, 29 steals, and six blocks through the first eight games.
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