Along with playing professional basketball in Norway, Makana Stone also coaches the next generation of hoops stars.
She continues to fire on all cylinders, even if her team does not.
Coupeville grad Makana Stone filled up the stat sheet in a big way Sunday in Norway, but her pro hoops team stumbled in the second half.
The former Wolf ace went off for a game-high 32 points and 13 rebounds, while also pilfering four steals, but Ammerud fell 78-55 to host Asker.
The loss, the third straight for Stone and her associates, drops them to 2-4 on the season.
Ammerud, which returned to action this season after several years of inactivity, sits in fifth place in the six-team Kvinneligaen.
The Queens are off now for the holidays, returning with back-to-back games Dec. 2-3 against Bergen (0-6) and Ulriken (4-1).
Sunday’s clash with Asker was a barn burner during the first half, with the teams going to the break tied 27-27.
Down 18-16 after one quarter of play, Ammerud used an 11-9 surge in the second frame to knot things up.
After the break, though, Asker made its move.
A 24-9 run in the third quarter pushed the lead to 15 points, before the hosts closed things with a 27-19 advantage across the final 10 minutes.
Stone put up a fierce fight, hitting her high in an Ammerud uniform and scoring from every angle.
She knocked down nine regular baskets, drilled the bottom out of the net on a trio of three-balls and went 5-7 at the free throw line.
But the rest of the Ammerud lineup was 9-39 from the floor in the game, with no one else topping seven points.
Stone, who is in her third year of pro ball, has racked up 127 points, 74 rebounds, 21 assists, 18 steals, and six blocks this season.
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