The Athena Winner Women's Basketball League reaches the final and most tense stages, with Maccabi Haifa's loss tonight to Ramla lowering it to second place - where it still has to face Maccabi Ashdod, who also lost (in Rishon Lezion) to a home advantage in the playoff semifinals.
Hapoel Rishon LeZion - Maccabi Girls Ashdod 72:79 (34:45)
The two teams that lost last week to Maccabi Phoenix Haifa met tonight to cling to it in first place.
A good first-half opener from the arc offset with 10 points from Kelsey Boone, who did whatever she pleased under the baskets.
19:20 to the locals at the end of the first quarter.
Rishon LeZion started the second quarter better and moved the ball in a way that created good shot opportunities that were mostly used, but even that did not help it open a significant gap - this time because Alison Hightower entered the game great and scored perfectly from the line as well. Jenny Sims arrived early To 15 points, but just when she came down to rest on the bench, Rishon LeZion managed to increase the advantage thanks to an excellent shooting day by Eden Tzipel, who sniped 14 to the half to which the initials went down with a 34:45 advantage.
Ashdod was unable to restore its good inside game in the third quarter and from the outside its mistakes became a running game of Rishon LeZion, and the gap grew to 19 points in favor of Ziv Erez's team. Even at the end of the third quarter And Rishon LeZion took advantage of this to come down to rest with a big 45:65 advantage.
Ashdod had a great start to the last quarter, squeezing a fourth offense from Sims and narrowing the gap to 9 points, with Rishon LeZion's attack failing to reach good throwing situations against Ashdod's vigorous defense. The gap was offset by more than half in five minutes and Ziv Erez called a timeout - Sims's 4 and a half minutes to the end brought some air back to Rishon's cheeks. Her to first place in the table.
Scorers for Rishon LeZion:
Sims 30, Tzipel 20, Cohen 15, Revach 6, Karsh 5, Block 3.
Scorers for Ashdod:
Boone 29, Hightower 25, Presley 10, Crescent 4, Shea 4.
Maccabi Phoenix Haifa - Elitzur Neve David Ramla 80:78 (47:47)
A week after taking responsibility for her team's difficult moments and leading their team to victory over Hapoel Rishon LeZion, tonight Ophir Kastan opened the game against Elitzur Neve David Ramla with five shots from outside the arc, only one of which dived in. In contrast, Kastan's friends enjoyed an offensive game Washed in the first quarter and stopped most of the visiting players, except for Emma Cannon who scored 10 at the end of the first ten minutes 19:24 to Haifa after one quarter.
The second quarter was already full of upheavals and Ramla found the ring in great percentages, mostly off the arc.
Cannon climbed to 17 points until the half, and when the threes of Douglas and Dangerfield also began to dive in, Haifa had a hard time keeping up - despite a great half by Nur Kiuf that ended with 8 points and a 47:47 tie.
Crystal Wen, Photo: Courtesy of the Women's Basketball Premier League Administration
The third quarter was already completely at the defensive pace that Haifa is so fond of forcing in games that it controls.
During eight and a half minutes of play, Ramla scored only 7 points, Canon and Paulina Hressler did not find the ring even once and the percentages outside the arc also dropped greatly.
The gap was already seven for the locals, but points from Dangerfield and Douglas towards the end of the quarter left the tie unchanged and set 61:61 towards the decisive quarter.
The last quarter looks like a complete copy of the previous one.
Haifa started well with a 0: 8 run, Ramla showed determination and composure and returns with a 0:10 run of its own.
But at this stage, two and a half minutes to go, Crystal Wen took over the field on both sides and returned the advantage to Haifa.
Dangerfield's three accurate free throws tied the score at 76:76, 56 seconds to go.
Tyrone Mosby scored just one of her two shots from the line half a minute to go and when Douglas returned with her own field goal, Ramla led 77:78, 12 seconds to go.
Chelsea Hopkins squeezed an offense and scored only once, but instead of forcing overtime she saw Canon Douglas' assist win the game in favor of Ramla five seconds to go.
78:80 To the guests, who can announce: We are here to run for the championship.
Scorers for Haifa:
Mosby 22, Wen 22, Hopkins 11, Kastan 10, Kiuf 8, Alon 5.
Scorers for Ramla:
Cannon 21, Douglas 18, Dangerfield 17, Hressler 12, Baron 9, Geek 3.
Courtney Douglas with the ball, Photo: Courtesy of the Women's Basketball Premier League Administration
Hapoel Bnei Petah Tikva - AS Ramat Hasharon 91:80 (47:41)
Four days after its great offensive game in Ramla ended in a loss at the end of overtime, tonight AS Ramat Hasharon also attacked Hapoel Bnei Petah in the opening of the game and gained a significant advantage thanks to the great shooting ability of Andia Jones (12 points).
The three foreigners of Petah Tikva tried to return fire, but a lame start by Kanisha Bell caused Petah Tikva to come down at the end of the first quarter 25:18 behind.
The second quarter opened as a direct continuation of the first.
The visitors' attack performed excellently and Petah Tikva's players did not find an answer to the pace that Jones and Walker forced. Reduce the gap to just six points and drop to half optimistic than ever, a 47:41 lag is plausible.
The second half continued with a tight defense of Petah Tikva, which stopped Ramat Hasharon by only three points in the first four minutes, completed the turnaround and went up
To 50:52.
And when the color became dense, in Ramat Hasharon they found the points outside the arc (and Torrey and Carlton) and Walker's bursts, giving the team back the advantage - 63:72 at the end of the third quarter.
Petah Tikva failed to produce a threat outside the arc even in the fourth quarter, which allowed Eli Rabi's players to crowd the defense and prevent the hosts from scoring points.
On the other hand, the defense of the Malabuses also weakened, and the gap to the credit of the visitors increased to double digits.
Petah Tikva raised its hands and mutual basket exchanges ended in an 80:91 victory over AS Ramat Hasharon - the team's first since the return of manager Eli Rabbi to the lines as coach.
Scorers for Petah Tikva:
Bel 22, Kiev 22, Hopper 16, Givon 13, Hajjaj 7.
Scorers for Ramat Hasharon:
Walker 31, Jones 22, Carlton 21, Vatori 9, Karsh 4, Schuster 4.
Shaturi Walker, Photo: Courtesy of the Basketball Premier League Administration
Elitzur Virali Tel Aviv - Maccabi Ramat Gan 89:65 (51:29)
Maccabi Ramat Gan is no longer afraid of relegation, Elitzur Virali Tel Aviv must have been optimistic about the victory over Holon on Saturday night, but the opening game between them did not show any of these trends. Their on 13:27 unequivocally.
Elitzur Tel Aviv's short staff (only seven players) could not stand the speed and power of the outgoing doubles player, and the gap only grew in the second quarter. Tal Lev did miss all four of her shots from the point, but scored 4 of 5 from outside Keshet, and together with six other players who were on the board until the break, Ramat Gan established its advantage to 29:51.
Tiana Moldero was the main player in Tel Aviv who did not agree to accept the fate of the game in the half and led her team to victory in the third quarter - even though it was far from enough. 51:70 to Ramat Gan towards the last ten minutes. Them to improve the averages.Kai Games finished as an outstanding and Jordan Gerzon also took the opportunity to return to shooting ability.65: 89 to Ramat Gan at the end.
Scorers for Tel Aviv:
Moldero 21, Angio 19, Zlibansky 12, Lefushnyansky 6, Identity 4, Shkuri 3.
Scorers for Ramat Gan:
James 20, Gerzon 19, Harper 16, Lev 12, Sels 9, Berman 7, Jenkins 6.
Herzliya Girls - Elitzur Sigalit Rave Aesthetics Holon 70:67 (41:35)
The first quarter of the game proved once again how much Elitzur Sigalit Rave Aesthetics Holon is this year Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde of the season. With an advantage of 17:25.
Holon's run intensified at the start of the second quarter and the gap rose to double digits, mainly thanks to the three foreigners Adams, Davis and Jones, who all finished the half in double digits.
From the other side it was Britney Brown who sniped 13 points and brought Herzliya down to the break with a minimum lag of 41:35.
Herzliya continued to reduce the deficit in the third quarter, mainly thanks to points from Kristin Simon, but Holon managed to withstand the pressure and go up to the last ten minutes with a 52:56 advantage.
Holon had a hard time stopping Brown in the last quarter but did manage to stop everyone around her and enjoyed 19 points from her three foreigners and a particularly important victory in the battle for survival - 67:70 over the Herzliya girls.
Scorers for Herzliya:
Brown 27, Simon 17, Forbis 9, Day 6, Fleischer 6, Azouri 2.
Scorers for Holon:
Davis 19, Jones 19, Adams 19, Zambrota 7, Dagan 3, Kabda 3.
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