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San Antonio sweep for Stone!!

Posted in Basketball, Wolves in college, tagged , , , , , , on December 21, 2017| Leave a Comment »

   Coupeville grad Makana Stone and Whitman College won for the 10th straight time, bouncing a ranked team Thursday in San Antonio. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

The only thing that can cool them off is an enforced winter break.

Coupeville grad Makana Stone and the Whitman College women’s basketball team drilled a ranked foe Thursday, completing a clean sweep at the Trinity University Classic in San Antonio.

The 82-59 victory over the tourney hosts lifts the Blues, ranked #8 in NCAA D-III hoops, to 10-1.

With two wins by rout in as many days, Whitman heads home for the break riding a 10-game winning streak.

Stone and Co. are now off until Jan. 5, when they kick off a four-game home stand in Walla Walla.

The foe that night will be Pacific, and the game will start the heart of the Northwest Conference season for Whitman.

Currently sitting at 2-0 in league play, and in a first-place tie with George Fox, the Blues play their final 14 regular season games against conference opponents.

Thursday afternoon pitted Whitman against the #13 team in the nation, but it wasn’t as close a match-up as might have been expected.

The Blues led 16-13 after one quarter, stretched the margin to 41-33 at the break, then steadily pulled away after halftime.

The second half was when Stone did much of her damage, as she scored all eight of her points after the break.

The sophomore sensation added six rebounds, two assists and two steals, while All-American Casey Poe paced the Blues with 22 points.

For the season, Stone leads Whitman with 153 points on 58-90 (64%) shooting from the floor and 21-28 (75%) from the free throw line.

She also has 63 rebounds, 23 assists and eight steals.

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Sizzlin’ in San Antonio!!

Posted in Basketball, Wolves in college, tagged , , , , , on December 20, 2017| Leave a Comment »

   CHS grad Makana Stone (center) scored 16 points Wednesday as Whitman romped to its ninth-straight win. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

They may never lose again.

Fueled by another breakout performance from sophomore sensation, and Coupeville grad, Makana Stone, the Whitman College women’s basketball squad roared to its ninth-straight win.

The Blues, ranked #8 in NCAA D-III, scorched Schreiner University 93-47 Wednesday in the opening game of the Trinity University Classic in San Antonio.

Now 9-1 on the season, Whitman returns to the floor Thursday to face the tourney hosts.

That should provide a tougher challenge, as Trinity is ranked #19 in the nation.

Wednesday it was all about putting a whuppin’ on the Mountaineers, as Whitman exploded out to a 26-14 lead after one quarter and never slowed down.

Stone went off for 16 points in just 18 minutes, on sweet 8-11 shooting from the floor, while snatching five rebounds and dealing out two assists.

She was one of the sparks which lit Whitman’s fire, tossing in eight of her points in the opening quarter.

The Blues had three gunners crack double-digits scoring, with All-American Casey Poe (18) and Emily Rommel (10) joining Stone.

With the game getting out of hand early, Whitman went to its bench liberally, with none of the Blues starters logging more than 22 minutes.

Through 10 games, Stone leads Whitman with 145 points, while adding 57 rebounds, 21 assists, six steals and a blocked shot.

She is pacing the Blues in field goal percentage at 66%, hitting 63 of 95 shots, while also knocking down 73% (19-26) at the free-throw stripe.

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Seven straight – so sweet!!

Posted in Basketball, Wolves in college, tagged , , , , on December 8, 2017| Leave a Comment »

   Makana Stone, seen here in action last weekend, scored a game-high 15 Friday as Whitman won its seventh straight. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Everything is clicking.

Sparked by Coupeville grad Makana Stone, who threw down a game-high 15 points Friday, the Whitman College women’s basketball squad rolled to its seventh straight win.

The Blues held off a late challenge from Carroll College of Montana to win 59-55 in a game played in Spokane.

It was the opener of the 2017 Holiday Classic presented by Red Lion River Inn, and the victory lifts Whitman to 7-1.

Stone and Co. will go for a clean sweep at the tourney Saturday when they play Colorado College.

Friday night, the Blues faced a Fighting Saints squad which entered the night at 5-2. Just as expected, it was a close one.

But Whitman had the biggest weapon in Stone, the sophomore sensation who leads her team in scoring this season.

She was a threat all night, dropping the game’s first bucket and scoring in all four quarters.

A pair of layups in the first got things going, then Stone added five in the second, two in the third and four in the final quarter.

She also snagged three rebounds and dealt out four assists, while Maegan Martin matched her with 15 points.

Through eight games, Stone has 115 points, 48 rebounds, 15 assists, five steals and a blocked shot.

She’s shooting a team-best 65% from the floor, hitting 48 of 74 shots, and 76% on 19-25 from the free throw line.

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Can’t hold her down!!

Posted in Basketball, Wolves in college, tagged , , , , , on November 25, 2017| Leave a Comment »

Refs played foul with Makana Stone Saturday, but she used her few minutes of playing time strongly to help Whitman win its fourth-straight. (Eileen Stone photo)

Not even the refs could stop Whitman.

The Blues played major chunks of game time Saturday without their leading scorer, Coupeville grad Makana Stone, who was saddled with foul trouble, but still rolled to their fourth-straight win.

Breaking open a one-point game with a strong second-half effort, Whitman cruised past Evergreen State College 89-76 in the finale of the Kim Evanger Raney Memorial Classic.

The win lifts the Blues to 4-1.

Stone came into the game averaging 16 points a night, and started with a bang.

The sophomore sensation hit a pair of jumpers to open things, then fed freshman Kaelan Shamseldin for a three-ball.

But back-to-back fouls derailed her night less than three minutes into the opening quarter, and she stayed on the bench for much of the first half.

When she was on the court in the second half, Stone was her usual explosive self, picking up four more points, four boards and another assist.

Two more fouls severely limited her floor time, however. She entered the night averaging 22 minutes a game, but only played nine against Evergreen.

Stone finished Saturday with eight points, on efficient 4-6 shooting from the floor.

She leads Whitman in field goal percentage (66% on 27-41 shooting) and free throw percentage (86% on 18-21).

With several other key players plagued by foul trouble — Sierra McGarity fouled out, while Maegan Martin (4) and Emily Rommel (3) were hobbled — Whitman turned to its guards for much of its offense.

Preseason All-American Casey Poe rattled home a team-high 26 in her second game of the season, while Shamseldin bounced back from a scoreless game the night before to net 16.

Through the first five games, Stone remains Whitman’s #1 scorer, with 72 points, and #2 rebounder (trailing Rommel 37-34).

The Blues return to action next weekend, when they take a two-game road trip to Tacoma to face their first Northwest Conference foes.

Whitman plays at Pacific Lutheran University Friday, then revives its rivalry with the University of Puget Sound Saturday.

Last season, the Blues and Loggers split four games, with UPS taking two regular-season games in overtime, before Whitman rebounded to win a pair of playoff contests.

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Total domination, total perfection!!

Posted in Basketball, Wolves in college, tagged , , , , , , on November 24, 2017| Leave a Comment »

   Makana Stone volunteers to go kick some fanny and take names. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Welcome to beat down city.

With preseason All-American Casey Poe back in the lineup, and Coupeville grad Makana Stone playing near flawless ball, the Whitman College women’s basketball squad was unstoppable Friday afternoon.

Kicking off the Kim Evanger Raney Memorial Classic, the Blues crushed previously-unbeaten Walla Walla College 81-42 in a game which was over as soon as Stone knocked down the first basket.

The win lifts Whitman to 3-1 heading into another tourney game Saturday against Evergreen State College.

The Blues played the first three games of the season minus Poe, who was working on an academic project, and, with her out, Stone has emerged as a go-to scorer.

That continued Friday, as the former Wolf banged home three lay-ups in the first quarter, then iced four straight jumpers.

Stone, who didn’t miss a shot until midway through the fourth quarter, finished with 16 points on 8-9 shooting.

Poe, who went off for 12 in the third quarter, had a game-high 21. Emily Rommel and Maegan Martin chipped in with 12 apiece.

Whitman put the game away early, cruising in with a 25-9 lead at the end of the first, then stretching it to 46-14 at the half.

From there, the Blues steadily pushed the margin, which reached as high as 42 right before Walla Walla hit a game-closing three-ball.

Through the first four games of her sophomore season, Stone is averaging 16 points and 7.5 rebounds a night.

She leads Whitman in points (64) rebounds (30), field goal percentage (66% on 23-35) and free throw percentage (86% on 18-21), while also having five assists, three steals and one blocked shot.

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