January 20, 2022

After the last round of games was postponed in its entirety, there was one game on Thursday even with most of the league still on pause.  Bernice Mosby helped Maccabi Haifa bounce back from a tough loss in their last game with an 88-62 win over Maccabi Ramat Hen.

Maccabi Haifa vs. Maccabi Ramat Hen 88-62 HAI Mosby 28/10r Bradford 18/8r Hopkins 17/8r/6a RAH Jenkins 21/11r /6s Garzon 12 James 10/10r Harper 9/9r

On the schedule, these are the matchups from Round 14 and it started Sunday with the two teams at the top of the standings.  Bernice Mosby and Maccabi Haifa kept it even in the first quarter, but it was all Hapoel Rishon Lezion led by Jennie Simms and Eden Zipel for an 85-55 win.  That ended up being the only game played to completion as virus concerns wiped out all four games on Monday in dramatic fashion.  Confirmed postponement was quite late for three of the games while the key game at the bottom of the standings between Elitzur Tel Aviv and Herzliya started, but was abandoned when the hosts committed enough fouls to be left with not enough players to proceed.

January 9, 2022

Maccabi Haifa vs. Hapoel Rishon Lezion 55-85 HAI Mosby 20/6r Vaughn 14/8r Hopkins 10/6r RIS Simms 26/11r/6a Zipel 26/7r Bellock 12/7r Cohen 9/12r/6a

January 4, 2022

Tuesday was the day for the games listed as Round 13 in schedules to be played.  The first game saw Maccabi Ashdod use balance to defeat Danielle Adams and Elitzur Holon 67-61.  Kristen Simon and Herzliya got a win that could help them stay clear of the danger zone taking advantage of a shorthanded Ramat Hasharon team led by Shatori Walker-Kimbrough 76-66.  A fun game with duos facing off saw Dekeyia Cohen and Jennie Simms help Hapoel Rishon Lezion edge Kai James, Alisia Jenkins, and Maccabi Ramat Hen 82-77.  Khadijiah Cave and Kenisha Bell looked to help Hapoel Petah Tikva spring an upset, but Bernice Mosby and Krystal Vaughn along with a triple-double from Chelsea Hopkins helped Maccabi Haifa recover for an 83-76 win to keep their lead.  Elitzur Tel Aviv was looking to avoid being stranded at the bottom and faced an Elitzur Ramla team down an import, but lost 69-56.

Maccabi Ashdod vs. Elitzur Holon 67-61 ASH Vivians 14/7r Hightower 14/8a Cohen 11/6r Bone 10 Presley 8 Dayan 8 Sahar 2 Shea 0 HOL Adams 25/11r Jones 14/6a Danan 7 Ruffin-Pratt 5

Bnot Herzliya vs. Ramat Hasharon 76-66 HER Simon 23/9r Brown 18/13r/8a Penn 14/9r Purvis 3 Fleishcer 0 HAS Walker-Kimbrough 26 Vaturi 11 Karsh 11 Carleton 10 Rosenblum 4

Hapoel Rishon Lezion vs. Maccabi Ramat Hen 82-77 RIS Cohen 28 Simms 25/11r/7a Bellock 10/9r RAH James 26/12r Jenkins 25/8r Harper 14

Hapoel Petah Tikva vs. Maccabi Haifa 76-83 PET Cave 24/11r Bell 22/7r Hooper 17/8r HAI Mosby 31/9r Vaughn 23 Hopkins 15/14r/11a

Elitzur Ramla vs. Elitzur Tel Aviv 69-56 RAM Baron 19/7r Williams 17/9r Hersler 12/10r Shalom 11 Hannoun 2 Douglass 0 TEL Carrington 19/12r Leslie 16/8r/6a Muldrow 6/7r Peleg Pelc 2

Standings:

1. Maccabi Haifa 11-1
2. Hapoel Rishon Lezion 10-2
3. Maccabi Ashdod 8-4
4. Elitzur Ramla 7-5
5. Ramat Hasharon 7-5
6. Maccabi Ramat Hen 5-7
7. Hapoel Petah Tikva 4-8
8. Elitzur Holon 3-9
9. Bnot Herzliya 3-9
10. Elitzur Tel Aviv 2-10

On the schedule, this is technically Round 12, but it started with three games on Thursday.  Elitzur Holon took the lead heading into the final frame, but Bernice Mosby and Maccabi had the better of the last period for a 78-72 win.  Hapoel Petah Tikva had a little bit more depth to draw on and that helped them have the better second half as Kenisha Bell and Khadijiah Cave led them past Alisia Jenkins, Kai James, and Maccabi Ramat Hen 91-81.  Ramat Hasharon was down an import so good games from Shatori Walker-Kimbrough and Bridget Carleton were not enough in their 85-78 loss to Emma Cannon, Courtney Williams, and Elitzur Ramla.  On Friday afternoon, DiJonai Carrington and Kiara Leslie were back to having their import teammate spot filled, but Elitzur Tel Aviv lost 102-74 to Hapoel Rishon Lezion 102-74 as the visitors were led by Jennie Simms, Kristi Bellock, and Eden Zipel and have strengthened further in their chase for championship.  Import shifting was also a part of the other game as Karisma Penn immediately faced her former team in her debut for Herzliya with Victoria Vivians leading Maccabi Ashdod, which was able to field their new player, 74-71.

December 30, 2021

Elitzur Holon vs. Maccabi Haifa 72-78 HOL Adams 19/9r Ruffin-Pratt 14/6r/6a Hagag 14 Jones 9 Danan 8 HAI Mosby 24/14r Hopkins 15/6a Vaughn 14/7r

Maccabi Ramat Hen vs. Hapoel Petah Tikva 81-91 RAH Jenkins 25/12r/6a James 25/7r Harper 19/7a PET Bell 27/6r/9a Cave 21/12r Hooper 17/9r Hadad 13 Roth 11

Ramat Hasharon vs. Elitzur Ramla 78-85 HAS Walker-Kimbrough 29 Carleton 21/11r/6a Rosenblum 4 RAM Cannon 30/18r Williams 23/11r Hersler 14 Baron 12/8a Hannoun 0 Douglass 0

December 31, 2021

Elitzur Tel Aviv vs. Hapoel Rishon Lezion 74-102 TEL Carrington 31/9r Leslie 21/10r Zelivanski 10 Muldrow 7/7r Peleg Pelc 0 RIS Simms 27/11r/6a Bellock 24 Zipel 20 Cohen 17/17r Barbee 5

Maccabi Ashdod vs. Bnot Herzliya 74-71 ASH Vivians 24/11r Sahar 14 Cohen 13 Hightower 11 Bone 6/8r Dayan 4 Shea 2 Presley 0 HER Simon 17/6r Purvis 16 Brown 14/14r/9a/8s Penn 13 Fleishcer 1

Standings:

1. Maccabi Haifa 10-1
2. Hapoel Rishon Lezion 9-2
3. Ramat Hasharon 7-4
4. Maccabi Ashdod 7-4
5. Elitzur Ramla 6-5
6. Maccabi Ramat Hen 5-6
7. Hapoel Petah Tikva 4-7
8. Elitzur Holon 3-8
9. Bnot Herzliya 2-9
10. Elitzur Tel Aviv 2-9

Most of this round was played on Sunday, starting with another great game from Shatori Walker-Kimbrough in Ramat Hasharon’s 80-57 win over Hapoel Petah Tikva.  Linnae Harper and Alisia Jenkins helped Maccabi Ramat Hen grind out a 65-53 win over Alexis Jones and Elitzur Holon.  DiJonai Carrington and Elitzur Tel Aviv continued to battle from a tough position, but ran out of steam late and fell to Krystal Vaughn, Bernice Mosby, and Maccabi Haifa 79-68.  Elitzur Ramla left Herzliya with a 74-71 win over Leah Purvis and the shorthanded hosts.  The last game was on Tuesday with Victoria Vivians leading a Maccabi Ashdod team in the middle of an import change winning 84-76 over Jennie Simms and Hapoel Rishon Lezion.

December 26, 2021

Ramat Hasharon vs. Hapoel Petah Tikva 80-57 HAS Walker-Kimbrough 31 Vaturi 14 Monroe 12/9r Carleton 6/8r Rosenblum 2 PET Cave 21/15r Bell 16/8r/6a Hooper 10

Elitzur Holon vs. Maccabi Ramat Hen 53-65 HOL Jones 22/7a Raber 13/11r Ruffin-Pratt 6 Adams 4/9r Peleg Pelc 4 RAH Harper 24/10r/6a Jenkins 20/14r James 5/8r

Elitzur Tel Aviv vs. Maccabi Haifa 68-79 TEL Carrington 20/13r Neta 16/6r Leslie 13/10r/7a Danan 3 HAI Vaughn 22/13r Mosby 22/9r/6a Hopkins 19/6r/8a Singer 10

Bnot Herzliya vs, Elitzur Ramla 71-74 HER Purvis 22/6r Simon 15/7r Brown 12/8r/6s Fleishcer 5/6r RAM Baron 19 Hersler 8 Cannon 16/17r Williams 10/6r Hannoun 3 Douglass 2

December 28, 2021

Maccabi Ashdod vs. Hapoel Rishon Lezion 84-76 ASH Vivians 30/10r Dayan 17 Hightower 14/9a Sahar 5 Cohen 2/6r Presley 0/6r Shea 0 RIS Simms 29/11r Cohen 15 Bellock 13

Standings:

1. Maccabi Haifa 9-1
2. Hapoel Rishon Lezion 8-2
3. Ramat Hasharon 7-3
4. Maccabi Ashdod 6-4
5. Maccabi Ramat Hen 5-5
6. Elitzur Ramla 5-5
7. Elitzur Holon 3-7
8. Hapoel Petah Tikva 3-7
9. Bnot Herzliya 2-8
10. Elitzur Tel Aviv 2-8

Sunday’s game saw Emma Cannon and Elitzur Ramla be the more settled side in an 88-57 win as Daniel Raber led an Elitzur Holon group that made another import switch.  On Monday, Jennie Simms continued to be unstoppable for Hapoel Rishon Lezion as they won 86-72 over a Herzliya team still down an import as Brittany Brown and Leah Purvis tried to pick up the slack.  Victoria Vivians led Maccabi Ashdod past Hapoel Petah Tikva 79-67.  Maccabi Haifa filled their import spot, but it was Chelsea Hopkins and Bernice Mosby that paced them in a 95-85 win over Jacinta Monroe and Ramat Hasharon.  DiJonai Carrington and Elitzur Tel Aviv had been battling and were able to pick up another win 77-71 over Alisia Jenkins and Maccabi Ramat Hen.

December 19, 2021

Elitzur Ramla vs. Elitzur Holon 88-57 RAM Cannon 23/13r Williams 17 Douglass 15 Hersler 11 Hannoun 7 Baron 7 HOL Raber 20/7r/6s Adams 18/11r Jones 9 Ruffin-Pratt 5/6r Peleg Pelc 5

December 20, 2021

Bnot Herzliya vs. Hapoel Rishon Lezion 72-86 HER Brown 22/6a/8s Purvis 20 Simon 16/11r Fleishcer 14/13r RIS Simms 37/9r/15a Bellock 18/12r Terner 11

Maccabi Ashdod vs. Hapoel Petah Tikva 79-67 ASH Vivians 22/7r Hightower 19 Penn 13/7r/6a/6s Cohen 9 Dayan 9 Sahar 3 Shea 2 Presley 2 PET Cave 15/13r Hooper 14/12r Bell 13/10r

Ramat Hasharon vs. Maccabi Haifa 85-95 HAS Monroe 28/10r Vaturi 17/6r Carleton 15/9r Walker-Kimbrough 14/6r/8a Rosenblum 0 HAI Hopkins 32/6r/9a Mosby 29/16r Vaughn 16/8r

Elitzur Tel Aviv vs. Maccabi Ramat Hen 77-71 TEL Carrington 24/14r Leslie 19/8r Danan 14/6 Zelivanski 13 Smith 7/12r RAH Jenkins 20/14r James 19/10r Harper 18 Lev 12

Standings:

1. Hapoel Rishon Lezion 9-1
2. Maccabi Haifa 8-1
3. Ramat Hasharon 6-3
4. Maccabi Ashdod 5-4
5. Maccabi Ramat Hen 4-5
6. Elitzur Ramla 4-5
7. Elitzur Holon 3-6
8. Hapoel Petah Tikva 3-6
9. Bnot Herzliya 2-7
10. Elitzur Tel Aviv 2-7

It was a tough task for Elitzur Ramla playing on back to back days and going to Rishon Lezion as they lost to Jennie Simms and company 73-54.  Maccabi Haifa was down an import in the first game on Monday, but had the lead only to see Alex Cohen and Maccabi Ashdod fight back and force overtime, but Bernice Mosby helped the hosts prevail 72-68.  Ramat Hasharon won 74-67 at Maccabi Ramat Hen.  Herzliya continues to be shorthanded, but Kristen Simon led the way and Brittany Brown had a triple-double to complete an 80-76 comeback win over Kenisha Bell, Khadijiah Cave, and Hapoel Petah Tikva.  Danielle Adams and Alexis Jones helped Elitzur Holon breeze past Kiara Leslie, DiJonai Carrington, and Elitzur Tel Aviv 97-65.

December 12, 2021

Hapoel Rishon Lezion vs. Elitzur Ramla 73-54 RIS Simms 34/11r/11a Cohen 18/8r Bellock 7/9r RAM Cannon 19/12r Hersler 11 Williams 11 Baron 7/6r Hannoun 0

December 13, 2021

Maccabi Haifa vs. Maccabi Ashdod 72-68(OT) HAI Mosby 20/12r Hopkins 18/13r/7s Singer 15 ASH Cohen 24/12r Penn 13/11r Vivians 10/7a/6a Sahar 8/6r Hightower 7/7a Dayan 6 Shea 0 Presley 0

Maccabi Ramat Hen vs. Ramat Hasharon 67-74 Complete stats not available yet

Hapoel Petah Tikva vs. Bnot Herzliya 76-80 PET Bell 25/6r/6a Cave 21/10r Hooper 11/8r HER Simon 27/16r Purvis 18 Brown 12/11r/12a Fleishcer 10/6r

Elitzur Holon vs. Elitzur Tel Aviv 97-65 HOL Adams 33/10r Jones 23/6a Raber 17/21r/8a Peleg Pelc 14 Hagag 10/6a Bone 0/7a TEL Leslie 23/7a Carrington 20/11r Danan 8 Smith 4/10r

Standings:

1. Hapoel Rishon Lezion 7-1
2. Maccabi Haifa 7-1
3. Ramat Hasharon 6-2
4. Maccabi Ramat Hen 4-4
5. Maccabi Ashdod 4-4
6. Hapoel Petah Tikva 3-5
7. Elitzur Holon 3-5
8. Elitzur Ramla 3-5
9. Bnot Herzliya 2-6
10. Elitzur Tel Aviv 1-7

The Friday afternoon game in this round was a rematch of last season’s finals and it was Alisia Jenkins helping Maccabi Ramat Hen repeat the result 68-59 over Maccabi Ashdod.  On Monday, Elitzur Holon changed an import and got good games from Danielle Adams and Kelsey Bone, but it was not enough as they were torched by Jennie Simms in an 88-83 Hapoel Rishon Lezion win.  Hapoel Petah Tikva had all of their imports firing as Khadijiah Cave, Jordan Hooper, and Kenisha Bell helped them force overtime and then win 79-76 over Alyssa Baron, Emma Cannon, and Elitzur Ramla.  Maccabi Haifa left Herzliya with a 69-62 win over the shorthanded hosts.  Shatori Walker-Kimbrough recorded an impressive triple-double and Bridget Carleton helped out as Ramat Hasharon rolled past DiJonai Carrington and Elitzur Tel Aviv 97-53.

December 3, 2021

Maccabi Ashdod vs. Maccabi Ramat Hen 59-68 ASH Penn 15/11r Cohen 15 Vivians 10 Hightower 8/10r/9a Sahar 6 Dayan 5 Presley 0 RAH Jenkins 24/18r James 13/10 Garzon 12 Harper 11

December 6, 2021

Hapoel Rishon Lezion vs. Elitzur Holon 88-83 RIS Simms 37 Bellock 16/12r Zipel 14 Ettinger 13 Cohen 6/9r/7a HOL Adams 27/12r Bone 21/7r Jones 17 Raber 12/13r Peleg Pelc 2

Elitzur Ramla vs. Hapoel Petah Tikva 76-79(OT) RAM Baron 29/9r/7a Cannon 22/7r Hersler 13/10r Douglass 4 Hannoun 0 PET Cave 22/15r Hooper 22/8r Bell 20/7r/6a

Bnot Herzliya vs. Maccabi Haifa 62-69 HER Gutt 17 Fleishcer 15/14r Simon 10 Brown 5 Purvis 4 HAI Mosby 18/9r Hopkins 17/7a Abboud 13 Ugoka 8/7r

Ramat Hasharon vs. Elitzur Tel Aviv 97-53 HAS Walker-Kimbrough 39/17r/10a Carleton 20/11r Monroe 12/12r Rosenblum 10 TEL Carrington 23/9r Neta 14 Danan 7 Leslie 5/8r Smith 4/10r

Standings:

1. Hapoel Rishon Lezion 6-1
2. Maccabi Haifa 6-1
3. Ramat Hasharon 5-2
4. Maccabi Ramat Hen 4-3
5. Maccabi Ashdod 4-3
6. Hapoel Petah Tikva 3-4
7. Elitzur Ramla 3-4
8. Elitzur Holon 2-5
9. Elitzur Tel Aviv 1-6
10. Bnot Herzliya 1-6