Upper Group:
The round after the national team break started on Sunday as Adut Bulgak and Elitzur Ramla beat Hapoel Petah Tikva 73-54. The picture at the top of the standings continues to be unclear as Maccabi Ramat Hen went to Holon and won 62-57 to sit atop a three-way tie. Shay Kelley and Yael Aharonov-Shmueli had good games for Ramat Hasharon, but the hosts had to face a Maccabi Ashdod team that finally had its entire roster at its disposal with Tiffany Jackson-Jones leading the visitors to the 79-63 win.
February 18, 2018
Hapoel Petah Tikva vs. Elitzur Ramla 54-73 PET Peterson 19 Simms 11 Leary 6/18r Abboud 5 Zimmerman 0 RAM Bulgak 21/11r Jones 16 Shafir 13/6a Ibekwe 10/12r Cohen 7/8r Feder 4
February 19, 2018
Elitzur Holon vs. Maccabi Ramat Hen 57-62 HOL Bradford 18/16r Adams 15/7r Chong 14 Pelleg 2 GAN Montgomery 18/9a Coffey 14/10r Baron 12 Diamant 9/11r Graves 6/14r Kedem 3
Ramat Hasharon vs. Maccabi Ashdod 63-79 HAS Kelley 21/13r Aharanov-Shmueli 20 Harden 4 ASH Jackson-Jones 26/9r Doron 16 Ben Nun 11 Hayes 10/9r/6a Hopkins 10/8r Hattis 4 Levitsky 2 Presley 0
Standings:
- Maccabi Ramat Hen 15-5
- Elitzur Holon 15-5
- Maccabi Ashdod 15-5
- Elitzur Ramla 11-9
- Ramat Hasharon 9-11
- Hapoel Petah Tikva 8-12
Lower Group:
Both games in this group were on Monday, starting with Hapoel Ironi Rishon Lezion’s 83-74 win over Bnei Yehuda. Sydney Colson took on a bigger scoring role than usual for the hosts, helping offset big games from Taylor Manuel and Sequoia Holmes. Herzliya used strong contributions from its domestic players to beat Bria Goss and Maccabi Raanana 74-68.
February 19, 2018
Hapoel Ironi Rishon Lezion vs. Bnei Yehuda 83-74 RIS Colson 23/6r/8a Jarosz 19/9r Nyingifa 13/20r Lux 13 Asaf 3 YEH Manuel 27/11r Holmes 20/7r Lev 15/7r Knox 8 Dayan 2
Maccabi Raanana vs. Bnot Herzliya 68-74 RAA Goss 23 Penn 14/13r Edwards 9/8r HER Pelc 18 Banet 15/6r Richardson 10 Suez-Karni 9 Ajavon 8 Greene 6/7r Hanoun 3
Standings:
- Maccabi Raanana 9-11
- Bnot Herzliya 9-11
- Hapoel Ironi Rishon Lezion 5-15
- Bnei Yehuda 4-16