Elitzur Ramla tonight (Monday) defeated the trophy holder, Maccabi Urbani Ramat Gan, with 68:77 in an away game, as part of the 17th round of the Athena Winner Women’s Basketball League. In other games held tonight, Maccabi Ashdod defeated AS Ramat Hasharon 58:97, and Hapoel Rishon LeZion defeated Maccabi Raanana 65:84.
Maccabi Urban Ramat Gan – Elitzur Ramla 77:68 (39:27)
Ramla achieved the victory mainly thanks to an excellent second quarter for them that ended at 10:25. Shkwandia Wallace, who replaced Natisha Heidemann in Ramat Gan, finished her debut game with 16 points. In Naja Laney led the visitors with a tremendous evening that ended with 21 points, 9 rebounds and 9 assists. Kayla Hillsman excelled in the Ramat Gan ranks with 16 points and 13 rebounds.
Scorers for Ramat Gan: Shkwandia Waltz, Tal Lev and Kayla Hillsman 16 each, Alex Harden 12, Eden Rotberg 6, Tamar on foot 2. Scorers for Ramla: Benija Laney 21, Alyssa Baron 18, Alison Hightower 12, Naama Shapir and Alex Cohen 10 21, Alex Gitchenko 4, Drew Edelman 2.
Maccabi Girls Ashdod – AS Ramat Hasharon 58:97 (23:51)
Gilad Katz’s team took revenge after losing 80:73 to Ramat Hasharon in the previous round. After two effective quarters of Ashdod, which ended at 23:51, the quality gap between the teams was maintained thanks in no small part to the control of Daniel Adams and Kadija Kiev. Crystal Bradford, The Ramat Hasharon star finished a weak evening with only 13 points.
Scorers for Ashdod: Daniel Adams 21 (16 rebounds), Kadija Kiev 18 (11 rebounds), Mai Dayan 16, Alexis Peterson 13, Yaara Yitzhaki 10, Leah Forbis and Yarden Danan 6 each, Noa Zlibansky 4, Tamar Koplievitz 3. Scorers for Ramat Hasharon: Crystal Bradford 13, Jenny Sims and Gaia Cells 11 each, Shelly Sirkis 10, Eliana Coates 6, Ofir Lavie 3, Miriam Hanun and Daniel Karsh 2 each.
Hapoel Rishon LeZion – Maccabi Raanana 65:84 (30:40)
Ziv Erez’s team continued on its winning track. The first quarter ended at 20:20 and the last quarter at 15:15, but in the second and third quarters Rishon LeZion won 10:20 and 20:29 respectively and that was enough for them. Aisha Sutherland led the hosts with 17 points, but Sydney Wise Missed a triple-double with 16 points, 9 rebounds and 13 assists.
Scorers for Rishon LeZion: Aisha Sutherland 17 (12 rebounds), Sydney Wise (9 rebounds, 13 assists) and Chelsea Nelson 16 each, May Revach 12, Eden Tzipel 11, Gili Eisner 8, Hila Karsh 3, Amit Turner 1 Scorers for Raanana: Kayla Davis 23 (12 rebounds), Kennedy Carter 13, Joiner Holmes 12, Jordan Gerzon and Rotem Schuster 6 each, Noa Givon 3, Noa Sharvit 2.