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Run! Hide! Just get out of her way!!

Posted in Basketball, Wolves in college, tagged , , , , on January 21, 2018| Leave a Comment »

   Makana Stone is here to destroy any team foolish enough to get in her way. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

The best one-two combo in the land.

The Whitman College women’s basketball team is destroying anyone and everyone in its path right now, and a heapin’ helpin’ of the abuse is coming from its twin stars.

Senior All-American Casey Poe, and sophomore sensation Makana Stone, she of the Coupeville pedigree, are on fire, and so is their team.

Saturday Whitman rolled into Salem, Oregon to face a strong Willamette squad, then rolled right over the Bearcats.

With Stone throwing down a new college single-game personal-best 23 points, and Poe notching her 1,000th career point, the Blues roared to a 68-49 win.

Having swept two games in Oregon, Whitman, which is ranked #4 in D-III ball, heads back to Walla Walla boasting an 8-0 mark in Northwest Conference play.

The Blues sit at 16-1, with their only loss coming way back in the season opener to non-conference foe Eastern Oregon, when Poe was away on an academic trip.

Whitman’s splendid senior was on the court Saturday, tossing in 15 points to back Stone.

Poe joined the 1,000-point club with a silky running hook shot in the fourth quarter.

Her younger teammate is well on her own way to joining that exclusive fraternity for scorers, having already dropped in 456 points in less than two full seasons.

Stone, who also snagged seven rebounds, saved her best for crunch time against Willamette, dropping in 14 of her 23 points after halftime, spurring a game-busting 34-20 run by the Blues.

She leads Whitman in points (248) and rebounds (111) this season, while also collecting 32 assists, 13 steals and two blocks.

Stone is hitting 59% of her field goals (107-183) and 76% of her free throws (34-45).

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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 her! No way, no how!!

Posted in Basketball, Wolves in college, tagged , , , , , on January 12, 2018| Leave a Comment »

   Wolf grad Makana Stone tossed in 20 points and hauled down 10 boards Friday in a crucial win for Whitman. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

If the season comes down to one rebound, start writing thank you notes to Makana Stone.

The Coupeville grad pulled in her tenth and final board Friday with just 15 seconds to play, sealing a nail-biter win for Whitman College in a game with sole possession of first-place in the Northwest Conference on the line.

Stone’s rebound came with the Blues clinging to a two-point lead, and four free throws from Casey Poe later, Whitman had bounced visiting George Fox 77-71.

With their 14th straight win in hand, the Blues rise to 6-0 in league play, 14-1 overall, while George Fox slips to 4-1, 11-3.

Whitman took the battle for league supremacy in large part because it had the two most dangerous players on the court in Poe and Stone.

The All-American senior netted a game-high 29, including two free throws with 10 seconds to play, and then two more freebies with a single tick on the clock.

Poe added five assists, five steals and four blocks as she controlled every aspect of the floor.

Right on her tail came the sophomore sensation from Cow Town, as Stone rattled the rim for 20 points to go with her 10 rebounds. She also made off with a pair of steals.

Whitman, ranked #4 in D-III basketball, led from start to finish, but couldn’t quite pull away from the #25 Bruins.

With Poe (11) and Stone (6) combining for 17 first-quarter points, the Blues stormed out to a 21-12 lead at the first break, only to see George Fox trim it back to five at the half.

The lead hovered in the 7-9 point range through much of the second half, until a late fourth-quarter comeback roused the visitor’s hopes.

Kaitlin Jamieson slashed to the hoop for a layup with 2:33 to play, cutting Whitman’s lead to 72-71, and the home fans went pale in the face.

But never fear, as the Blues defense proved to be the real MVP, holding the Bruins scoreless the rest of the way.

Helping matters was four consecutive missed free throws by George Fox, a surprise since the visitors were a fairly-hot 24-31 at the charity stripe up to that point.

Whitman was on point at the line, hitting 28-34. Poe (13-14) and Stone (6-7) led the way there, as well.

Clinging to the one-point lead, the Blues got a big rebound from Stone, then a solitary free throw from Emily Rommel to push the margin to 73-71.

That set up the pressure-packed final 20 seconds.

The Blues went for the dagger, but sharp-shooting frosh Kaelan Shamseldin clanked a three-ball.

At which point Stone out-jumped the world for the rebound, then promptly fed Poe, who held on to the ball, absorbed the abuse of the quickly-arriving foul and did what she does best — ice games.

Whitman is now off for six days, returning to action next weekend when it travels to Oregon to play at Linfield Friday and Willamette Saturday.

After a strong freshman season in which she quickly became a starter for a team which went all the way to the Elite Eight, Stone has taken her game to another level as a sophomore.

She has 207 points, 98 rebounds, 31 assists and 11 steals, and is shooting 58% from the field (89-153) and 76% from the line (29-38).

Stone tops the team in rebounding and field goal percentage, while trailing Poe by just eight points in the team scoring race.

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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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Wolf grads cruise on college courts!!

Posted in Basketball, Wolves in college, tagged , , , , , on January 6, 2018| Leave a Comment »

   Former Wolves Makana Stone (second from left) and Kailey Kellner (far right) are now college hoops stars. (Amy King photo)

It was a fairly flawless night for Wolf alumni.

Two CHS grads played college ball Saturday, and both helped their teams come away with big league wins.

Makana Stone was in Walla Walla with Whitman College, which ripped visiting Lewis & Clark 77-65, while Kailey Kellner took the court in Ohio as D’Youville College routed host Franciscan 68-50.

Stone soars:

With their sophomore sensation collecting eight points, six rebounds, an assist and a steal, Whitman rolled to its 12th straight win.

Now 12-1 overall, 4-0 in league play, the Blues, ranked #7 in D-II basketball, sit tied with George Fox atop the Northwest Conference standings.

Whitman jumped out to an early 21-12 lead after one quarter, stretched the margin to 19 at the half, then weathered a bit of a comeback by their three-ball happy foes.

The Blues spread their scoring out, with Taylor Chambers leading four players in double digits with 12.

Casey Poe, Mady Burdett and Maegan Martin each chipped in with 10, while Emily Rommel helped Stone on the boards, snaring eight.

Stone leads Whitman in scoring (166 points), rebounding (79) and field goal percentage (62.6% on 72-115 from the floor).

Kellner kills:

D’Youville improved to 3-1 in the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference with its road win, and now sits at 4-7 overall.

Kellner, a freshman, swished a second-quarter jumper and pilfered a steal for the Spartans, who led from start to finish.

A 26-15 first-quarter run broke the game wide open, with D’Youville adding to its lead at a steady pace from there.

The Spartans sit in third-place in the 10-team league, trailing just Mt. Aloysius (6-0) and Hilbert (5-1).

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