Fellow CHS track supernova Sylvia Hurlburt (top) was there to support Makana Stone on the day she signed to play basketball at Whitman. (John Fisken photo)
Nothing is slowing them down. Nothing.
Coming off of a nine-day gap between games, and a 2,797-mile road trip (that’s one way), the Whitman College women’s basketball team stormed into the Hoops in Hawaii Classic Monday and got right back to drop-kicking rival teams.
The Blues kicked off the two-day, six-team tourney in Honolulu by waxing California’s Occidental College 67-49, running their flawless record to 10-0 this season.
Whitman plays the University of Redlands Tuesday, a squad which bounced Wisconsin Lutheran 61-51.
North Central College tipped Chapman University 93-84 in the other first-round match-up.
Playing in the 9:00 PM nightcap on day one, the Blues didn’t waste any time, putting together a savage 24-9 first-quarter run to put the game away early.
Coupeville High School grad Makana Stone was the first woman off the bench for high-flying Whitman, and finished with four points, three boards, an assist and a steal in 13 minutes of floor time.
Chelsi Brewer knocked down 16 points to lead four Blues into double digit scoring.
Through her first 10 college games, Stone is averaging 6.0 points and 5.3 rebounds a night.
The freshman is third on the squad in rebounding, and is #1 in field goal percentage, having hit 54% of her shots (27-50).
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