The women's basketball team of Hapoel Rishon Lezion returned tonight (Sunday) to the top of the Athena Wiener League table for women after a big away win over Maccabi Phoenix Haifa 55:85 thanks to an excellent evening of Eden Tzipel and Jenny Sims who scored 26 points each.
It was Haifa's second loss of the season.
The two losses to Hapoel Rishon LeZion.
In front of about 600 enthusiastic spectators in the hall in Haifa, a very interesting first half took place, which was divided into two different quarters.
Haifa led in most stages of the first quarter of the match when in the seventh minute it was 11:17.
Rishon LeZion's recovery with great tenacity led to a 19:19 tie with the buzzer, a three-point basket by Eden Tzipel.
In the second quarter, Rishon Lezion took control of the game mainly thanks to the attack on the rebounds in the attack that yielded significant points until the break 39:45 to Rishon LeZion.
In the 17th minute of the game, when Haifa was 39:28 behind, it lost its star Chelsea Hopkins, until then with 10 points, which was removed from the game after a technical foul and an unsportsmanlike foul.
The third quarter ended in 47:64 for Rishon LeZion after 13:19 in this quarter with an advantage in rebounds in the attack 10:16.
Scorers for Maccabi Phoenix Haifa:
Bernice Mosby 20, Crystal Won 14, Chelsea Hopkins 10, Ofir Kastan Raz 4, Nur Kiuf 3, Shai Alon and Daniela Magen 2 each.
Scorers for Hapoel Rishon LeZion:
Eden Tzipel (6 from 9 for three) and Jenny Sims (11 rebounds) 26 each, Christy Block 12, Dakia Cohen 9 (12 rebounds), Hila Karsh 6, Dorihan Dahan Suitz 5 Wenga Ettinger 1.
Janice Sims with the ball, Photo: Courtesy of the Women's Basketball Premier League Administration,
The rest of the games tomorrow (Monday):
Elitzur Sigalit Rave Aesthetics Holon - Hapoel Bnei Petah Tikva, Maccabi Ramat Gan - Elitzur Neve David Ramla, Elitzur Virali Tel Aviv - Banot Herzliya, AS Ramat Hasharon - Maccabi Banut Ashdod. : 00.
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