Israeli League Round 17 February 4th

February 4, 2019

The second to last round in this phase of the season was played on Monday.  Andrea Riley and Bnei Yehuda were tantalizingly close to their first win, but lost to Hapoel Ironi Rishon Lezion 74-70.  Tiffany Mitchell had a solid debut for Elitzur Ramla as they beat Crystal Bradford and Herzliya 79-66.  Adut Bulgak and Maccabi Ramat Hen sit behind them after a 71-66 win over Maccabi Raanana.  Both sides had their import trios firing as Elitzur Holon won 86-84 behind Alex Bentley, Jordan Hooper, and Shae Kelley, pulling them ahead of Hapoel Petah Tikva in the standings as Monique Reid, Khadijiah Cave, and Alexis Peterson led the visitors.  Victoria Vivians and Danielle Adams continued to be a potent scoring duo as they led Maccabi Ashdod past shorthanded Ramat Hasharon 87-64.

Hapoel Ironi Rishon Lezion vs. Bnei Yehuda 74-70 RIS Fontenette 19 Richardson 14/10r Sless 12 Alleyne 6/17r YEH Riley 23/8r Cooper 19/8r Goodwin 8/11r/8a Silfen 7

Bnot Herzliya vs. Elitzur Ramla 66-79 HER Bradford 26/14r Hannoun 10/6a Zellous 10 Young 7/8r RAM Mitchell 25/11r Diamant 15/10r Cohen 11 Nared 10/11r/6a Hightower 9

Maccabi Ramat Hen vs. Maccabi Raanana 71-66 RAH Bulgak 21/7r Harden 13/8r/6a Levitsky 11/6r Shafir 11 Ruffin-Pratt 10 RAA Goss 15 Orrange 12 Muldrow 10/17r Dayan 6 Rubin 2

Elitzur Holon vs. Maccabi Petah Tikva 86-84 HOL Bentley 30 Hooper 22/15r Kelley 20 Pelleg 5/8a Spector 3 PET Reid 30/7r/7a Cave 23/11r Peterson 19/9r Zimmerman 8 Abboud 0

Ramat Hasharon vs. Maccabi Ashdod 64-87 HAS Edelman 15 Wiese 14/8r Aharanov-Shmueli 12 Rotberg 10 Kedem 10 Thompson 0/7r ASH Vivians 30/6r Adams 21/8r Hopkins 12/6r/7a Baron 10/6a Doron 6 Hattis 5 Snow 3 Rosenthal 0

Standings:

1. Elitzur Ramla 13-4
2. Maccabi Ramat Hen 12-5
3. Maccabi Ashdod 12-5
4. Elitzur Holon 11-6
5. Hapoel Petah Tikva 10-7
6. Hapoel Ironi Rishon Lezion 8-9
7. Bnot Herzliya 8-9
8. Maccabi Raanana 7-10
9. Ramat Hasharon 4-13
10. Bnei Yehuda 0-17