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Straight to the top, not gonna stop!!

Posted in Basketball, Wolves in college, tagged , , , , , on February 2, 2018| Leave a Comment »

   Coupeville grad Makana Stone is the #1 rebounder and #2 scorer on the #2 team in NCAA D-III women’s basketball. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Let the beat-downs continue.

Mere days after jumping to #2 in the national polls, Coupeville grad Makana Stone and the Whitman College women’s basketball squad delivered a message.

Blowing open a close game with a tough foe late in the third quarter Friday, the Blues savaged host Lewis & Clark College 75-54 for their 19th straight win.

Whitman, which jumped from #4 to #2 in the most-recent NCAA D-III coach’s poll, sits at 11-0 in Northwest Conference play, 19-1 overall.

The Blues are a game up on George Fox (10-1, 17-3) with five to play, including a meeting with their closest rival Feb. 10 in Newberg, OR, as they chase a conference title.

Having knocked off Lewis & Clark (10-10, 5-6), Whitman heads to Forest Grove, OR Saturday to face Pacific University (3-16, 2-9).

Friday’s rumble with the Pioneers was a fairly close one until the final two minutes of the third quarter.

Clinging to a 53-48 lead at the time, Whitman delivered the KO punch by closing the third with an 11-0 run to thoroughly deflate the home crowd.

Just to make sure they got the point, Taylor Chambers drilled the bottom of the net with a three-ball coming out of the break, stretching the Blues lead to 67-48.

Whitman had three players land in double digits scoring, with All-American senior Casey Poe leading the way with 16. Mady Burdett added 15, while Emily Rommel knocked down 12.

Stone racked up eight points, seven boards, a steal and a blocked shot in her 50th game as a college player.

After playing in 30 of 31 games as a freshman, with Whitman going 26-5 and making a run to the Elite Eight, Stone has appeared in every game this year, starting 19 of them.

She sits with 275 points, 129 rebounds, 34 assists, three blocks and 14 steals and is #1 on the Blues in rebounding and #2 in scoring.

Stone, who is just 17 points from cracking 500 at the collegiate level, is shooting 58% from the floor (117-203) and 77% from the free throw line (41-53) this season.

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She’s one bad mamba jamba!!

Posted in Basketball, Wolves in college, tagged , , , , , on January 26, 2018| Leave a Comment »

   Makana Stone, seen with parents Josh and Eileen, leads a 17-1 Whitman College basketball squad in scoring and rebounding. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Center stage is hers.

Coupeville grad Makana Stone is playing alongside an All-American in Casey Poe, but lately it’s the former Wolf who’s been the woman on fire.

Throwing down a team-high 15 points Friday, while snagging six rebounds, Stone sparked the Whitman College women’s basketball squad to an 83-62 rout of the University of Puget Sound.

The home victory runs the Blues winning streak to 17 games and leaves them atop the Northwest Conference at 9-0.

Now 17-1 on the season, Whitman, ranked #4 in NCAA D-III ball, jumps right back into things Saturday with another home game, welcoming Pacific Lutheran to Walla Walla.

Friday’s match-up pitted Whitman against their arch-nemesis from a season ago, and while UPS isn’t the powerhouse it was last year, the Loggers still put up a stiff fight.

Down just six at the half, UPS was finally subdued in the third quarter.

With Stone dropping in seven of her points coming out of the break, Whitman used a 22-14 surge to stretch its lead out to double digits and never looked back.

The Blues spread their scoring around, with six players going off for 10 or better. Maegan Martin and Mady Burdett each rattled home 12 in support of Stone.

Coupeville’s finest leads Whitman in scoring (263 points) and rebounding (117 boards), while also recording 32 assists, 13 steals and two blocks.

Stone, who has scored double digits in 14 of 18 games, is shooting a torrid 59% from the field (112 of 191) and 76% (39 of 51) from the free-throw line.

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Bow before your queen!!

Posted in Basketball, Wolves in college, tagged , , , , , on January 19, 2018| Leave a Comment »

   Makana Stone went off for a team-high 18 points Friday, leading Whitman to its 15th straight win. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

She used every second they gave her.

Limited to just 17 minutes by foul trouble Friday, Coupeville grad Makana Stone still threw down a team-high 18 points, spurring Whitman College to its 15th straight win.

With Stone and All-American Casey Poe combining for 35 points, the Blues held off pesky Linfield 69-62 on the road, lifting their record to 7-0 in Northwest Conference play, 15-1 overall.

Whitman wraps up a two-game trip to Oregon Saturday with a big-time showdown at Willamette University, where the Bearcats will enter boasting a 6-1, 10-6 record and their own six-game winning streak.

Friday night Stone picked up four fouls (probably due to blind refs), but exploded in the second half.

The third quarter belonged to the sophomore sensation, as she went for nine points, draining jumper after jumper.

With the game close down the stretch, Whitman turned to its big two, and the duo answered the call.

Stone hit a shot to lift the Blues to a late four-point lead, then she and Poe combined to make seven free throws down the stretch to ice the win.

Through 16 games, Stone has scored 225 points (passing the 208 she scored as a freshman) while piling up 104 rebounds, 31 assists and 13 steals.

She’s shooting 58% from the field (97-166) and 76% from the line (31-41).

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Can’t stop the express train!!

Posted in Basketball, Wolves in college, tagged , , , , , , on January 9, 2018| Leave a Comment »

   Wolf grad Makana Stone and mom Eileen goof around after a Whitman College basketball game earlier this season. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

The appetizer went well. Now on to the entree.

Taking care of business Tuesday, the red-hot Whitman College women’s basketball squad crushed visiting Whitworth 101-68, claiming its 13th straight win.

With the victory, the Blues and their super sophomore, Coupeville grad Makana Stone, are 13-1 overall and sit alone atop the Northwest Conference at 5-0.

Now it’s on to the big brawl, with George Fox (11-2, 4-0) coming to Walla Walla Friday for a first-place showdown.

It’ll be a clash of titans, with the visitors on a hot streak of their own, having won nine straight.

Facing a Whitworth squad hovering around .500 on the season, Whitman unleashed its two-headed beast, with Stone and All-American Casey Poe each going off for 21 points.

Stone added nine rebounds and two assists, while the 21 points was a college career-best, topping the 20 she scored against LaVerne earlier this season.

Whitman crept out to a 27-20 lead after one quarter, then turned up the heat in the second, using a 24-12 surge to put the game away.

For the season, Stone has 187 points, 88 rebounds, 31 assists and nine steals, and leads the Blues in both scoring and rebounding.

She’s also shooting an electric 60% from the field on 82 of 136.

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Stone sparks red hot Blues!!

Posted in Basketball, Wolves in college, tagged , , , , on January 5, 2018| Leave a Comment »

   Makana Stone hangs out with big bro Andre at a game earlier this season. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

At least it was over quickly.

Facing the weakest team in its league Friday, the Whitman College women’s basketball squad knocked off the rust from a two-week break and rolled to another easy win.

Sparked by Coupeville grad Makana Stone, who tossed in five points while setting team-highs with 10 rebounds and five assists, the Blues crushed visiting Pacific University 75-50.

The victory, coming in Whitman’s first game since Dec. 21, lifts it to 11-1 overall, 3-0 in Northwest Conference play.

The Blues take their 11-game winning streak right back on the court Saturday, when they host Lewis & Clark (7-5, 2-1).

Whitman is opening the second half of the 2017-2018 season with four straight on their home court in Walla Walla, and plays nothing but league games from here on out.

Friday night they got an easy welcome-back-to-the-gym courtesy a Pacific team that is 1-10 on the season.

With Stone hauling down six boards in the first quarter, Whitman inched out in front 15-10, then steadily pulled away from there.

Emily Rommel dropped in 21 to pace the Blues, while Casey Poe rattled the rim for 16 and Mady Burdett banked home 12.

Stone’s sophomore campaign continues to go smoothly, as the former Wolf now sits with 158 points, 73 rebounds, 28 assists and eight steals.

She leads Whitman in scoring, rebounding and field goal percentage, where she’s hitting 64% on 68 of 107 from the floor.

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