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Makana mashes!!

Posted in Basketball, Wolves in college, tagged , , , , , on November 16, 2018| Leave a Comment »

Coupeville grad Makana Stone set a new personal collegiate record Friday, scoring 24 points in a tourney win in Spokane. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

She might already be a lock for the All-Tournament team.

Again.

Coupeville grad Makana Stone went off Friday in the opener of the Whit Classic in Spokane, throwing down 24 points and snatching 10 boards to spark the Whitman College women’s basketball team to a 74-62 win over the University of Texas at Tyler.

The win lifts the Blues to 2-1 headed into a second, and final tourney rumble Saturday, when they play Montana Tech.

Playing in the 60th game of her career at Whitman, Stone broke her personal collegiate scoring record, edging out the 23 she tallied last year as a sophomore in a game versus Willamette.

Maybe it’s the Whitworth Fieldhouse in Spokane she loves, or the Whit Classic itself, since the Whidbey native has now scored 77 points across five games in three of these tourneys.

Stone dropped eight and seven points as a freshman, then was named to the All-Tournament team as a sophomore when she knocked down 20 and 18.

This time around, the junior post player jumped on her Texas counterparts quickly, raining down eight points in the first quarter, then slapping home another 10 in the second frame.

Sparked by Stone’s 18-point first half, and some deadly three-point shooting from her teammates, Whitman cruised into the halftime break up 45-23.

Texas rallied a bit after the break, shaving 10 points off its 22-point deficit, but the Blues were never seriously in trouble.

Stone added another six points in the third quarter, wrapping up a strong shooting performance.

She drilled 10 of 14 from the field, and swished all four of her free-throw attempts, while also tossing two steals, an assist and a blocked shot on the stat pile.

The former Wolf standout is averaging 15 points and nine rebounds a night this season.

Stone’s stellar performance under the bright lights against Texas raised her career totals to 582 points and 412 boards in a just a hair over two seasons.

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Stone cold beat down!!

Posted in Basketball, Wolves in college, tagged , , , , on November 14, 2018| Leave a Comment »

Coupeville grad Makana Stone helped Whitman thrash its cross-town rivals. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Only 3.2 miles separate Whitman College and Walla Walla University.

The difference between the current skill levels of their women’s basketball teams is a much bigger distance, however.

Powered by Coupeville grad Makana Stone, Whitman made that very clear Wednesday night, rampaging to a 107-33 win.

The non-conference victory lifts the NCAA DIII Blues to 1-1 on the season, while the NAIA Wolves fall to 1-5.

Walla Walla actually led for a bit, holding on to a 3-2 lead until Stone slashed through the paint for a layup at the 7:44 mark of the first period.

After that, it was all Whitman, as the former CHS star added a jumper and another layup as the Blues thundered out to a 25-7 lead at the first break.

If the first quarter seemed one-sided, the second frame was a massacre, as Whitman poured in 35 points in just 10 minutes of action.

Up 60-21 at the break, the Blues went heavily to their bench in the second half, coasting home while giving their starters plenty of rest time.

Playing just 19 minutes, Stone finished with 10 points and a team-high 7 rebounds.

She also had three assists, two steals and a blocked shot.

Whitman returns to action this weekend, playing at the Whit Classic in Spokane.

The Blues open Friday against the University of Texas at Tyler, then faces Montana Tech Saturday night.

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Wolf grads sparkle on big stage!!

Posted in Basketball, Football, Wolves in college, tagged , , , , , , on November 10, 2018| Leave a Comment »

Makana Stone had a team-high 11 points and 10 rebounds on opening night Saturday, but Whitman College fell just short of a win. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Three former Wolves, three different states, all united by the experience of college sports.

Coupeville High School grads Kailey Kellner and Makana Stone kicked off new basketball seasons Saturday, in New York and Oregon, respectively.

Meanwhile, Nick Streubel rumbled on the gridiron back in Washington state, as he and his team capped their regular season run.

How things went down:

 

Kailey Kellner:

D’Youville College used a 22-15 third-quarter surge to claim a win on opening night in Aurora, New York.

The Spartans turned a two-point halftime deficit into a five-point advantage, then held on to bounce host Wells 74-69.

Kellner, a sophomore, came off the bench to score four points, snag a rebound and dole out an assist in 11 minutes of action.

 

Makana Stone:

Down by 10 heading into the fourth, Whitman College almost made it all the way back in La Grande, before falling 52-49 to Eastern Oregon.

Stone, a junior, topped the Blues with 11 points, 10 rebounds, three blocked shots and three steals.

She nailed a pair of key fourth-quarter jumpers to spur Whitman on, with the final one cutting the lead all the way down to 48-45.

Unfortunately, that was the last field goal of the night for the Blues, as they could only scrape out four free-throws in the game’s final five minutes.

Eastern Oregon, which went 31-2 a season ago, didn’t do much down the stretch, either, but netted a pair of jumpers to keep the margin at three until the final buzzer.

 

Nick Streubel:

Central Washington University couldn’t hold on to a late lead, surrendering the tying and go-ahead touchdowns in the final six minutes in Ellensburg.

Nabbing a 42-35 win, visiting Azusa Pacific earned a share of the Great Northwest Athletic Conference title.

The squads, which split a pair of games this season, both finished 7-1 in league play, 8-3 overall.

It was the second straight league title for CWU, which went 8-0 last season to claim sole ownership of the title banner.

Now, Streubel, a red-shirt junior, and his teammates await the reveal of the 28-team NCAA DII football playoff bracket. That goes down Sunday afternoon.

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Thriller on the hardwood!!

Posted in Basketball, Wolves in college, tagged , , , , on November 3, 2018| Leave a Comment »

CHS grad Makana Stone snagged a game-high nine rebounds Saturday in a double-overtime women’s basketball thriller. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Exhibition or not, this one was a thriller.

Neither Whitman College or Central Washington University will count Saturday’s women’s basketball rumble in their win/loss record, but both teams fought like it was a playoff game.

By the time the dust had settled, Central Washington, riding a 27-point performance from Taylor Shaw, held off pesky Whitman to snatch a 80-76 victory in double-overtime.

Coupeville grad Makana Stone helped spark the Blues, scoring six points and grabbing a game-high nine rebounds as she and her NCAA DIII team held their own with the DII Wildcats.

Whitman actually led for most of the game, holding a two-point advantage after one quarter before stretching the margin to 10 heading into the fourth.

Central Washington stormed back on its home court in Ellensburg, however, using a 21-11 run in the final quarter to give the fans free basketball.

Once in overtime, the teams exchanged daggers.

With Whitman holding a three-point lead and time running out in regulation, the Wildcats channeled the Golden State Warriors.

Kaelie Flores knocked down a three-ball under heavy pressure with just six ticks to play to knot things ups, while Whitman’s own trey attempt at the buzzer rimmed out.

The first five-minute overtime was all about Shaw, who knocked down nine straight points, including a three-point play the hard way to stake Central to a late two-point lead.

Whitman’s Mady Burdett answered, draining a pair of pressure-packed free throws with 26 seconds to play, tying the game while keeping fans in their seats and the lights on in the gym.

In the second OT, the game was decided in the game’s final minute.

Clinging to a one-point lead, Central hit the front end of a one-and-one opportunity at the free throw line, but bounced the second attempt off the iron.

Snatching the offensive board, the Wildcats missed the put-back, but hauled down a second carom, this time banking a shot to stretch the lead out to where it finished, at four points.

Stone, a junior, added two steals and an assist, while Burdett paced the Blues with 23 points.

After playing two exhibition games, Whitman opens the season, and starts counting wins and losses, next Saturday, Nov. 10, when it plays at Eastern Oregon University.

The Blues, who have made back-to-back NCAA tournament appearances with Stone in the lineup, have a 25-game regular season schedule.

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Back to the hardwood!!

Posted in Basketball, Wolves in college, tagged , , , , , on November 1, 2018| Leave a Comment »

Coupeville grad Makana Stone went for 11 points and 10 rebounds Thursday as she kicked off her junior season at Whitman College. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Year three begins.

Coupeville High School grad Makana Stone returned to the hardwood Thursday, kicking off her junior season at Whitman College by posting a double-double in a women’s basketball exhibition game.

The Blues, moving into a new era after the graduation of All-American Casey Poe, fell 68-58 to Lewis-Clark State College while playing in Lewiston, ID.

Stone played strongly in the loss, however, banking home 11 points and pulling down a game-high 10 rebounds. She added a steal, block and assist, checking all the boxes.

Neither this game, or Whitman’s next, an exhibition road game in Ellensburg against Central Washington University, count in the standings.

The first game which affects the ol’ win/loss record arrives Nov. 10, when the Blues travel to La Grande, OR for a non-conference bout with Eastern Oregon University.

While this was Whitman’s first action of the season, Lewis-Clark already had two games, and two wins, under its belt.

A tall team, with nine of its 12 players measuring 5-foot-10 or taller, the Warriors were led by Jossilyn Blackman, a Washington state transplant (Battle Ground HS) who led all scorers with 21 points.

The game was a back-and-forth affair until the fourth quarter, with Whitman up by a bucket at the half and still clinging to a 39-37 lead late in the third quarter.

Lewis-Clark pulled ahead by one, then used a three-ball from Hannah Burland to exit the third up 46-42.

Stone cut the lead back to a single bucket when she knocked down the first basket of the fourth quarter, but an immediate three-pointer from Abbie Johnson essentially sealed things.

Whitman never got closer than four down the stretch, and Lewis-Clark closed the game effectively.

Mady Burdett scorched the nets for 17 to pace Whitman, while Taylor Chambers came off the bench to bank 10, giving the Blues three players in double-digit scoring.

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