The Athens Women’s League continued tonight (Thursday) with five great games, postponed due to the Corona in the ninth round. Maccabi Ashdod girls scored a dramatic 96: 102 over Elitzur Ramla. In addition, the Herzliya girls recorded 59:64 against Maccabi Urbani Ramat Gan away. Elitzur Holon also defeated Maccabi Raanana 76:86 and Hapoel Petah Tikva was defeated 71:64 by Maccabi Haifa. Hapoel Rishon LeZion defeated AS Ramat Hasharon 72:78.
Maccabi Ashdod – Elitzur Ramla 96: 102
Maccabi Ashdod girls inflicted a second league loss to Elitzur Ramla, after beating them at the end of two 96: 102 overtimes. Daniel Adams, in a tremendous evening in which she scored 45 points and picked up 17 rebounds, led her team to the prestigious victory. This coming Monday, the two teams will meet again, in the semifinals of the Women’s National Cup, which will be held in the basketball hall in Yavne.
After an even first quarter that ended at 20:23 for Ramla, Ashdod managed to finish the second quarter with 14:28 and lead in the half 37:48 with 24 points by Daniel Adams, of which 5 3-pointers. Tiffany Mitchell, the star of Ramla, finished the first half with only 7 points. Ramla won the next two quarters of the second half with 17:20 and 17:25, but in overtime, Ashdod stood out with 14:20 on the way to victory.
Scorers for Ashdod: Daniel Adams 45 (17 rebounds), Alexis Peterson 28, Kadija Kiev 17 (22 rebounds), Mai Dayan 8, Leah Forbis and Yaara Yitzhaki 2 each.
Scorers for Ramla: Laney Benija 23, Tiffany Mitchell 17, Naama Shafir 14, Alison Hightower and Alex Cohen 13 each, Alyssa Baron 12, Drew Edelman 4.
Maccabi Urban Ramat Gan – Herzliya girls 64:59
An 8:23 run by the Herzliya girls in the last quarter gave them a 59:64 victory in an away game over Maccabi Urbani Ramat Gan, which played without abandonment Heidman. Kayla Hillsman and Alex Harden led Ramat Gan to a 25:32 lead at the end of the first half with 28 points in common, plus 4 points from Eden Rotberg. Ramat Gan finished the third quarter with a double-digit advantage of 41:51. The third quarter ended 16:19 to Ramat Gan, but as mentioned, the finish was all of Herzliya.
Scorers for Ramat Gan: Kayla Hillsman 22, Eden Rotberg 15, Alex Harden 14, Tal Lev 6, Madison She2.
Scorers for Herzliya: Victoria McCauley 22, Marina Maibri 15, Pollard Najai 11, Nofar Shalon and Lihi Azouri 6 each, Tia Presley and Hadar Hadad 2 each.
Elitzur Holon – Maccabi Raanana 76:86
Four days before the semi-final of the State Cup against Maccabi Urbani Ramat Gan, Elitzur Holon recorded an important victory over Maccabi Raanana. Jordan Gerzon’s great first half with 21 points and 6 rebounds led Raanana to a 40:47 advantage. In contrast, Sequoia Holmes, from Holon, issued 17 points in the first half. In the third quarter, Holon recovered and finished with 13:26, which gave it a 60:66 advantage with the opening of the last quarter. In the last 10 minutes, the quality advantage and the superior staff of Holon were enough for the victory.
Scorers for Holon: Sequoia Holmes 30, Shay Kelly 18, Shay Doron 15, Chelsea Hopkins 11, Daniel Reber and Ami Rinat 6 each.
Scorers for Raanana: Jordan Gerzon 30, Kayla Davis and Joiner Holmes 15 each, Noa Givon and Rotem Schuster 5 each, Amit Cohen 4, Noa Sharvit 2.
Hapoel Petah Tikva – Maccabi Haifa 71:64
Maccabi Haifa managed to stop Petlin Tikva’s scorer Jocelyn Willobi by only 7 points and that was enough for her to achieve a 64:71 victory in an away game. The visitors managed to stop Hapoel Petah Tikva with 16 points in the first quarter and 11 points in the second quarter, which gave them a 40:47 advantage at the end of the first half. 11 rebounds in the first two quarters The third quarter ended with 45:61 for Haifa. The revival of Petah Tikva in the last quarter was not enough.
Scorers for Petah Tikva: Kayla Charles 20, Kristin Simon 19, Jocelyn Willobi and Shira Hajaj 7 each, Nitzan Amar 5, Daniel Hajaj 4, Moran Sapir 2.
Scorers for Haifa: Fionda Fitzgerald 19, Nia Kofi 18, Tiana Moldro 12, Courtney Douglas 13, Tamar Singer 7, Ofir Kastan 2.
Hapoel Rishon LeZion – AS Ramat Hasharon 72:78
Chelsea Nelson’s 25 points made the difference this time. After a first half that ended with a 42:43 advantage for Rishon Lezion, with 17 points by Chelsea Nelson against 16 by Jenny Sims, the teams advanced to the second half. The third quarter ended at 11:11 and the last at 19:24 for coach Ziv Erez’s team.
Scorers for Rishon LeZion: Chelsea Nelson 25, Sydney Wise 20, Eden Tzipel 16, May Revach 11, Hila Karsh 4, Aisha Sutherland 2.
Scorers for Ramat Hasharon: Jenny Sims 29, Crystal Bradford 17, Eliana Coates, 15, Miriam Hanun 8, Gaia Cells 3.
