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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