April 8, 2019

Maccabi Ashdod tried to extend the series at home on Monday.  As always, they relied on the scoring of Danielle Adams with Chelsea Hopkins once again doing everything with a triple-double.  Elitzur Ramla matched them with big games from Tiffany Mitchell and Jaime Nared, leading for most of the game but fending off the hosts on several occasions after they tied the score, eventually hanging on to an 81-80 win.  The visitors were the strongest team team early in the season and were able to win their championship.  Maccabi Ashdod was struck by injuries all season long, but had found a great lineup that pushed them to the top seed in the playoffs, but they were ultimately unable to defend their crown after too many injures piled up when it was too late to make changes.

Maccabi Ashdod vs. Elitzur Ramla 80-81 ASH Adams 34/9r Hopkins 20/17r/11a Doron 10/6a Snow 6 Rosenthal 4 RAM Mitchell 31/8r/7a Nared 20/12r Hightower 17 Cohen 9 Diamant 0

Elitzur Ramla wins series 3-0

April 4, 2019

The series continued on Thursday with Elitzur Ramla looking to build a commanding lead at home.  Maccabi Ashdod lost yet another key player, but Chelsea Hopkins took on a bigger scoring role alongside Danielle Adams to keep them in the game.  In the end, Jaime Nared helped the hosts win it late again this time 78-73 to give themselves the possibility of winning the championship on the road on Monday.

Elitzur Ramla vs. Maccabi Ashdod 78-73 RAM Nared 22/9r Mitchell 15/6r Hightower 13/8r/6a Cohen 13 Diamant 9/7r ASH Adams 28/9r Hopkins 27/7r/6a Doron 10 Rosenthal 6 Snow 0

Elitzur Ramla leads series 2-0

April 1, 2019

The two sweeps in the semifinals allowed the finals to start early, which was a problem for shorthanded Maccabi Ashdod even with the homecourt advantage.  Danielle Adams and company kept the first game close on Monday, but Tiffany Mitchell and Elitzur Ramla were able to seize control in the second half to win 77-56.  Having flipped the homecourt back in their favor, the leaders after the first phase of the season will now look to build a commanding lead at home on Thursday.

Maccabi Ashdod vs. Elitzur Ramla 56-77 ASH Adams 23/8r Doron 11 Hopkins 8/10r/10a Baron 5 Snow 3 Rosenthal 0 RAM Mitchell 24/7r Nared 17 Hightower 11/9r/10a Cohen 9 Diamant 6/7r

March 28, 2019

Both series continued on Thursday with teams looking for sweeps.  Shae Kelley tried to extend the season for Elitzur Holon, but Tiffany Mitchell and Allison Hightower helped Elitzur Ramla escape with a 71-69 win.  Danielle Adams made sure that Maccabi Ashdod also advanced even down a player, taking care of business against Alex Harden and Maccabi Ramat Hen 87-76.

Elitzur Holon vs. Elitzur Ramla 69-71 HOL Kelley 20/8r/8a Spector 18 Bentley 16/6r Hooper 6/14r Pelleg 6 RAM Mitchell 27 Hightower 20 Nared 11/13r Diamant 9/9r Cohen 2

Elitzur Ramla wins series 3-0

Maccabi Ashdod vs. Maccabi Ramat Hen 87-76 ASH Adams 36/10r Hopkins 14/13r/8s/6a Doron 13 Baron 6 Snow 8 Rosenthal 0 RAH Harden 20/7a Bulgak 16/10r Levitsky 13 Shafir 10/6r Ruffin-Pratt 5

Maccabi Ashdod wins series 3-0

March 25, 2019

Both series continued on Monday with the teams swapping venues.  Danielle Adams proved to be the difference again for Maccabi Ashdod as they went on the road and beat Maccabi Ramat Hen 72-57.  Tiffany Mitchell and Elitzur Ramla also build their lead, beating Shae Kelley and Elitzur Holon 66-58.  The next games will be played on Thursday with two teams trying to complete sweeps and the other two teams trying to extend their seasons.

Maccabi Ramat Hen vs. Maccabi Ashdod 57-72 RAH Bulgak 15/18r Shafir 14 Harden 12/8r Ruffin-Pratt 6 ASH Adams 25/13r Doron 13 Baron 12 Hopkins 11/7r Snow 6 Vivians 5 Rosenthal 0

Maccabi Ashdod leads series 2-0

Elitzur Ramla vs. Elitzur Holon 66-58 RAM Mitchell 22/8r/6s Nared 19/7r Hightower 16/6r Diamant 3/6r Cohen 2 HOL Kelley 20/10r Bentley 17/7a Hooper 8/10r Spector 6 Pelleg 3

Elitzur Ramla leads series 2-0

March 21, 2019

Both semifinals series started on Thursday.  The two teams that have had classic playoff encounters in recent seasons started the day and Adut Bulgak and Maccabi Ramat Hen built a lead heading into halftime, but Maccabi Ashdod roared back at home to win 75-73.  Elitzur Holon had helped push Elitzur Ramla down the standings to gain homecourt advantage for this series, but the visitors got their revenge in the first game, leaning on Tiffany Mitchell and Allison Hightower to win 68-49.  The teams will alternate venues for each game of the series with the next games on Monday.

Maccabi Ashdod vs. Maccabi Ramat Hen 75-73 ASH Adams 19/6r Vivians 16/9r Hopkins 13/12r/6a Baron 12 Doron 7 Snow 1 RAH Bulgak 20/12r Ruffin-Pratt 13 Harden 11/8r Shafir 11 Lev 11 Levitsky 7/6r

Elitzur Holon vs. Elitzur Ramla 49-68 HOL Kelley 18/12r Bentley 13 Pelleg 6 Hooper 6 Spector 0 RAM Mitchell 26/9r Hightower 20 Cohen 9/7r Nared 6/15r Diamant 2/8r

March 14, 2019

Upper Group:

The group ended play with simultaneous tipoffs on Thursday.  Hapoel Petah Tikva beat Jaime Nared and shorthanded Elitzur Ramla 76-72, which ended up having important playoff seeding implications.  Danielle Adams led Maccabi Ashdod in scoring and Chelsea Hopkins had a triple-double as they locked up the top seed with a 90-77 win over Adut Bulgak and Maccabi Ramat Hen.  Shae Kelley, Alex Bentley, and Jordan Hooper matched Herzliya’s scoring output between them as Elitzur Holon jumped up to second place with an 84-66 win.

Hapoel Petah Tikva vs. Elitzur Ramla 76-72 PET Peterson 18/12r Cave 18/7r Vaturi 18 Reid 11/10r/9a Zimmerman 6 Abboud 5 RAM Nared 27/13r Cohen 17/9r Mitchell 12 Diamant 4

Maccabi Ashdod vs. Maccabi Ramat Hen 90-77 ASH Adams 23/8r Doron 18 Hopkins 15/12r/11a Vivians 15/7r Baron 11 Rosenthal 4 Snow 0 RAH Bulgak 22/9r Harden 17 Ruffin-Pratt 17 Levitsky 10 Shafir 5

Elitzur Holon vs. Bnot Herzliya 84-66 HOL Kelley 27/14r/8a Bentley 20/9a Hooper 19/11r Spector 10 Pelleg 3 HER Bradford 16/22r Zellous 16 Young 11/18r Hannoun 8

Standings:

1. Maccabi Ashdod 17-6
2. Elitzur Holon 16-7
3. Elitzur Ramla 16-7
4. Maccabi Ramat Hen 14-9
5. Hapoel Petah Tikva 13-10
6. Bnot Herzliya 9-14

Lower Group:

This group also finished play on Thursday.  Ramat Hasharon let their domestic players, led by Nof Kedem, shine in an 81-79 win over Bria Goss and Maccabi Raanana.  The long nightmare ended for Bnei Yehuda as they did not pick up a win, instead letting Jillian Alleyne dominate them in Hapoel Ironi Rishon Lezion’s 93-52 win.

Ramat Hasharon vs. Maccabi Raanana 81-79 HAS Kedem 26 Aharonov-Shmueli 13/11a Edelman 10 Jones 7 Thompson 7 Wiese 3/7r RAA Goss 23/9r Muldrow 18/10r Dayan 16 Orrange 10 Rubin 0

Hapoel Ironi Rishon Lezion vs. Bnei Yehuda 93-52 RIS Alleyne 32/26r Lux 19/7r Richardson 18/10r Fontenette 11/11r Karsh 10/7r YEH Goodwin 13 Zelivanski 10 Ganor 10 Cooper 6/9r Riley 0

Standings:

1. Hapoel Ironi Rishon Lezion 12-12
2. Maccabi Raanana 11-13
3. Ramat Hasharon 9-15
4. Bnei Yehuda 0-24

Upper Group:

All games in this group were on Monday.  Shae Kelly had a triple-double in Elitzur Holon’s 65-57 win over Maccabi Ramat Hen as both teams battled for playoff positioning.  Maccabi Ashdod’s duo of Victoria Vivians and Danielle Adams lifted them to the top of the standings after a 92-73 win over Elitzur Ramla.  In Herzliya, Tamera Young and Crystal Bradford had good games for the hosts, but Khadijiah Cave was excellent and a triple-double from Monique Reid got Hapoel Petah Tikva the 90-77 win.

March 11, 2019

Maccabi Ramat Hen vs. Elitzur Holon 57-65 RAH Bulgak 17/14r Harden 11 Shafir 9 Levitsky 6 Ruffin-Pratt 2 HOL Hooper 17/8r Bentley 17 Kelley 12/16r/10a Shalom 10 Pelleg 9 Spector 0

Elitzur Ramla vs. Maccabi Ashdod 73-92 RAM Mitchell 18/7r Nared 16/6r Hightower 13 Cohen 6/6r Diamant 6 ASH Vivians 28/6r Adams 25/8r Baron 17 Hopkins 14/7r/10a Doron 5 Snow 0 Rosenthal 0

Bnot Herzliya vs. Hapoel Petah Tikva 77-90 HER Young 31 Bradford 23/17r Zellous 8 Hannoun 2 PET Cave 30/16r Reid 20/11r/10a Peterson 17/7r/6a Vaturi 12 Zimmerman 6 Abboud 5

Standings:

1. Maccabi Ashdod 16-6
2. Elitzur Ramla 16-6
3. Elitzur Holon 15-7
4. Maccabi Ramat Hen 14-8
5. Hapoel Petah Tikva 12-10
6. Bnot Herzliya 9-13

Lower Group:

With neither team involved in cup games, one game was moved up to Wednesday as Bnei Yehuda was still looking for a win, but Shayla Cooper and Loryn Goodwin could not do it after missing some help as Alexis Jones led Ramat Hasharon to a 95-71 win.  The other game was on Monday with Hapoel Ironi Rishon Lezion moving into a tie with Maccabi Raanana after an 88-59 win.

March 6, 2019

Bnei Yehuda vs. Ramat Hasharon 71-95 YEH Cooper 20/13r Goodwin 20/7r/6a Zelivanski 11/6r Ganor 10 Riley 0 Silfen 0 HAS Jones 32 Wiese 16/13r Rotberg 15 Edelman 14/11r Thompson 6/6r Kedem 3

March 11, 2019

Maccabi Raanana vs. Hapoel Ironi Rishon Lezion 59-88 RAA Goss 19 Orrange 15 Muldrow 9/7r Dayan 2 Rubin 0 RIS Fontenette 18/8r/9a Richardson 18/8r Alleyne 16/13r Karsh 11/6r/7a Lux 11 Sless 11

Standings:

1. Maccabi Raanana 11-12
2. Hapoel Ironi Rishon Lezion 11-12
3. Ramat Hasharon 8-15
4. Bnei Yehuda 0-24