January 4, 2018
All teams were back in action again on Thursday. Maccabi Ramat Hen has been one of the good stories of the season, but Maccabi Ramat Hen beat them 86-61 to create some space between the probably title contenders and the group of teams in the middle. Hapoel Ironi Rishon Lezion got another excellent game from Atonye Nyingifa, but Elitzur Holon got all thee foreign players firing on all cylinders as Crystal Bradford, Saniya Chong, and Danielle Adams led them to the 84-69 win. Breanna Richardson and Matee Ajavon teamed up to help Herzliya edge Shae Kelley and Ramat Hasharon 75-73. Jennie Simms had her best game since joining Hapoel Petah Tikva as they kept Bnei Yehuda in last place 83-62. Elitzur Ramla debuted two new players, which might be their formula for the postseason as Alexis Jones had a strong debut alongside holdover Adut Bulgak, but Tiffany Jackson-Jones and Maccabi Ashdod maintained their lead in the league with a 73-72 win.
Maccabi Ramat Hen vs. Maccabi Raanana 86-61 GAN Kedem 17 Diamant 16/9r Montgomery 14 Coffey 12 Graves 11/14r Baron 11 RAA Penn 17/15r Edwards 16/7r Goss 12
Elitzur Holon vs. Hapoel Ironi Rishon Lezion 84-69 HOL Bradford 26/15r/7a Chong 26/7r Adams 23 Pelleg 2/11a RIS Nyingifa 30/12r Colson 16/10a Jarosz 10/9r
Ramat Hasharon vs. Bnot Herzliya 73-75 HAS Kelley 20 Harden 19/11r Ervin 16/8r HER Richardson 23 Ajavon 21/10r/9a Greene 12/10r Suez-Karni 3 Hanoun 0
Bnei Yehuda vs. Hapoel Petah Tikva 62-83 YEH Holmes 16/11r Levi 11 Manuel 11 Dayan 4 Knox 2 PET Simms 20 Leary 15/19r Abboud 14 Vaturi 13 Peterson 11/9r Zimmerman 5
Elitzur Ramla vs. Maccabi Ashdod 72-73 RAM Bulgak 25/10r Jones 24 Ibekwe 8/9r Shafir 6 Cohen 2 ASH Jackson-Jones 20/9r Hopkins 15/12r/7a Hayes 13/6a Doron 12/6r Levitsky 10/6r Hattis 0
Standings:
- Maccabi Ashdod 12-3
- Elitzur Holon 11-4
- Maccabi Ramat Hen 10-5
- Maccabi Raanana 8-7
- Hapoel Petah Tikva 8-7
- Elitzur Ramla 8-7
- Bnot Herzliya 7-8
- Ramat Hasharon 7-8
- Hapoel Ironi Rishon Lezion 2-13
- Bnei Yehuda 2-13