March 17, 2022

Both series continued on Thursday.  Elitzur Ramla was looking to bounce back from an opening loss and Alyssa Baron and Crystal Dangerfield helped them do enough late for a 77-73 win over Dekeiya Cohen and Hapoel Rishon Lezion.  Maccabi Ashdod was looking for a commanding lead and Victoria Vivians led them again with Kelsey Bone again helping them out as they have looked strong since her signing and they won 84-60 over Maccabi Haifa.

Elitzur Ramla vs. Hapoel Rishon Lezion 77-73 RAM Baron 23/8r Dangerfield 21 Cannon 19/14r Hersler 8 Douglass 6/6r RIS Cohen 25/7r Bellock 19/9r Simms 15/11r

Series tied 1-1

Maccabi Ashdod vs. Maccabi Haifa 84-60 ASH Vivians 33/8r/6a Bone 20 Sahar 11/6r Dayan 8 Hightower 5 Presley 5 Shea 0 HAI Vaughn 18 Hopkins 17/7r/7a Mosby 15/8r Abboud 4

Maccabi Ashdod leads series 2-0

March 14, 2022

The playoffs look likely to be excellent this year and the best of five quarterfinals began on Monday.  Bernice Mosby and Maccabi Haifa had the lead early as Chelsea Hopkins had a triple-double, but Victoria Vivians and Maccabi Ashdod had the better of the second half and won 80-74 on the road.  Hapoel Rishon Lezion won the late game 63-55 over Elitzur Ramla.  The teams will switch venues for the next games on Thursday.

Maccabi Haifa vs. Maccabi Ashdod 74-80 HAI Mosby 32/9r Hopkins 17/11r/11a Vaughn 3 Abboud 2 ASH Vivians 21/10r Bone 16 Hightower 13 Presley 10 Dayan 9 Sahar 8/6r

Hapoel Rishon Lezion vs. Elitzur Ramla 63-55 RIS Simms 18/11r/6a Zipel 14/6r Bellock 13/12r Cohen 10/12r RAM Dangerfield 19/6r Cannon 15/13r Baron 8 Douglass 6 Hersler 3 Hannoun 3

March 14, 2022

This group finished played on Monday.  With nothing at stake for either team it was an even first half, but Maccabi Ramat Hen had Alisia Jenkins dominate in the paint on their way to an 82-58 win as Tal Lev had a triple-double while Elitzur Tel Aviv was led by Jaylyn, but had their disappointing season end.  Besides the psychological advantage of finishing one place higher in the standings and away from danger, Elitzur Holon was also preparing for cup play next week and Rennia Davis and Danielle Adams helped them win 79-62 over Herzliya.

Maccabi Ramat Hen vs. Elitzur Tel Aviv 82-58 RAH Jenkins 44/25r Garzon 12 Lev 10/10r/10a Harper 3 TEL Agnew 20/7r Muldrow 17/18r/6a Zelivanski 10/8r

Elitzur Holon vs. Bnot Herzliya 79-62 HOL Davis 29 Adams 26/15r Jones 18/6a Danan 5/7a Zambrotta 1 HER Fleishcer 16/14r Simon 10 Brown 8/8a Purvis 4 Meisenberg 3

Standings:

1. Maccabi Ramat Hen 12-12
2. Elitzur Holon 9-15
3. Bnot Herzliya 8-16
4. Elitzur Tel Aviv 3-21

March 12, 2022

Games in this section continued to be squeezed in with another round on Saturday night.  Linnae Harper and Maccabi Ramat Hen made sure that they could not be overtaken with an 81-71 win over Herzliya.  Elitzur Tel Aviv only fielded one import as they play out the string, losing to Rennia Davis and Elitzur Holon 91-44.

Bnot Herzliya vs. Maccabi Ramat Hen 71-81 HER Brown 18/8r/11a Simon 14/7r Purvis 11 Fleishcer 8/8r Kleemann-Day 6/9r RAH Harper 26/6r Jenkins 19/14r Lev 17 James 10/10r

Elitzur Tel Aviv vs. Elitzur Holon 44-91 TEL Zelivanski 18 Pushnyansky 13/6r Agnew 9/6r HOL Davis 29/22r Zambrotta 14 Adams 11 Danan 9/9r/7a Jones 3/6a

Standings:

1. Maccabi Ramat Hen 11-12
2. Elitzur Holon 8-15
3. Bnot Herzliya 8-15
4. Elitzur Tel Aviv 3-19

March 10, 2022

Upper Group:

The extra round-robin in this group finished on Thursday, starting with Victoria Vivians returning for Maccabi Ashdod in a 78-57 win over Khadijiah Cave and Hapoel Petah Tikva.  In the battle for the top spot, Maccabi Haifa took care of business against N’dea Jones and a shorthanded Ramat Hasharon team 95-85 behind Shahd Abboud and Bernice Mosby.  That was almost enough, but Jennie Simms and Hapoel Rishon Lezion fought back late to match them with a 68-67 win over Elitzur Ramla.

Maccabi Ashdod vs. Hapoel Petah Tikva 78-57 ASH Vivians 22 Dayan 12/6r Bone 10 Osigwe 10 Sahar 6/10r Hightower 6 Presley 6 Shea 4 PET Cave 22/10r Hooper 11/9r Bell 9/7r/7a

Ramat Hasharon vs. Maccabi Haifa 85-95 HAS Jones 30/15r Vaturi 13 Schuster 12 Walker-Kimbrough 11/9r/7a Rosenblum 10 HAI Abboud 24 Mosby 22/7r Hopkins 15/8r/10a Vaughn 13

Elitzur Ramla vs. Hapoel Rishon Lezion 67-68 RAM Dangerfield 17/7r/8a Cannon 16/12r Douglass 13 Hersler 11/7r Baron 10 Hannoun 0 RIS Simms 24/8r Zipel 15 Bellock 13/9r Cohen 10/11r

Standings:

1. Hapoel Rishon Lezion 17-6
2. Maccabi Haifa 17-6
3. Maccabi Ashdod 16-7
4. Elitzur Ramla 14-9
5. Ramat Hasharon 12-11
6. Hapoel Petah Tikva 9-14

Lower Group:

The second half of the double round-robin started on Thursday.  Elitzur Tel Aviv will finish at the bottom despite a good effort from Jaylyn Agnew with the team down an import in a 78-66 loss to Kristen Simon and Herzliya, which got a triple-double from Brittany Brown.  Elitzur Holon got a big game from Sydney Zambrotta alongside Rennia Davis and Alexis Jones to prevail 100-94 in overtime to prevent Maccabi Ramat Hen, which was led by Linnae Harper, Alisia Jenkins, and Tal Lev, from clinching the top spot.

Elitzur Tel Aviv vs. Bnot Herzliya 66-78 TEL Agnew 23 Muldrow 12/10r Zahut 10 HER Simon 20 Brown 16/12r/11a Kleemann-Day 15/11r Purvis 8 Fleishcer 7/7r Meisenberg 0

Elitzur Holon vs. Maccabi Ramat Hen 100-94(OT) HOL Davis 28/12r Jones 28/10r/6a Zambrotta 20 Adams 19/10r/7a Danan 3 RAH Harper 25/6r/7a Jenkins 21/20r Lev 21/6r James 12/7r Olawole 10

Standings:

1. Maccabi Ramat Hen 10-12
2. Bnot Herzliya 8-14
3. Elitzur Holon 7-15
4. Elitzur Tel Aviv 3-19

March 7, 2022

Upper Group:

Monday’s Round 4 in this group started with Emma Cannon and Elitzur Ramla getting an 80-78 win over Maccabi Haifa even with Bernice Mosby and Krystal Vaughn firing.  The two teams lower in the standings played with Shatori Walker-Kimbrough, N’dea Jones, and Bridget Carleton all playing well for Ramat Hasharon in a 91-80 win over Khadijiah Cave, Kenisha Bell, and Hapoel Petah Tikva.  Maccabi Ashdod was down an import, but Kelsey Bone and Allison Hightower did their best only for Jennie Simms to have her usual strong game for Hapoel Rishon Lezion while getting some help from Eden Zipel to close the day with a 79-72 win.

Maccabi Haifa vs. Elitzur Ramla 78-80 HAI Mosby 22/11r Vaughn 22/11r Hopkins 11/12a Kesten-Rez 10 Abboud 0 RAM Cannon 21/15r/6a Douglass 18 Dangerfield 17/8r/10a Hersler 12 Baron 9 Hannoun 3

Hapoel Petah Tikva vs. Ramat Hasharon 80-91 PET Cave 22/16r Bell 22/10r/7a Hooper 16/14r Givon 13 HAS Walker-Kimbrough 31/7r/7a Jones 22/15r Carleton 21/7r/9a Rosenblum 0

Hapoel Rishon Lezion vs. Maccabi Ashdod 79-72 RIS Simms 30/9r Zipel 20/7r Cohen 15/9r Bellock 3 ASH Bone 29/14r Hightower 25/7r Presley 10 Sahar 4/8r Shea 4 Dayan 0

Standings:

1. Maccabi Haifa 16-6
2. Hapoel Rishon Lezion 16-6
3. Maccabi Ashdod 15-7
4. Elitzur Ramla 14-8
5. Ramat Hasharon 12-12
6. Hapoel Petah Tikva 9-13

Lower Group:

It was Round 3 in this group on Monday.  Elitzur Tel Aviv lost a star early and could not keep their momentum even with Teana Muldrow picking up the slack as Kai James and Maccabi Ramat Hen won 89-65.  Elitzur Holon steered towards safety with a 70-67 win over Brittany Brown and Herzliya.

Elitzur Tel Aviv vs. Maccabi Ramat Hen 65-89 TEL Muldrow 21/7r Agnew 19/11r Zelivanski 12/7r/6a Leslie 0 RAH James 20/14r Garzon 19/9r Harper 16/12r/7a Lev 12/6r Jenkins 6

Bnot Herzliya vs. Elitzur Holon 67-70 HER Brown 27/6r Simon 17/7r Purvis 9 Fleishcer 6/14r Kleemann-Day 6 Meisenberg 0 HOL Adams 19/13r Davis 19/12r Jones 19 Zambrotta 7 Danan 3/6r/7a

Standings:

1. Maccabi Ramat Hen 10-11
2. Bnot Herzliya 7-14
3. Elitzur Holon 6-15
4. Elitzur Tel Aviv 3-18

March 5, 2022

With so many games to play in this group, another round was fit in on Saturday night.  Alisia Jenkins and Maccabi Ramat Hen sit in the top spot after a 69-64 win over Herzliya.  Kiara Leslie and Elitzur Tel Aviv prevented Elitzur Holon from getting too far ahead of them with a 76-70 win.

Maccabi Ramat Hen vs. Bnot Herzliya 69-64 RAH Jenkins 24/12r Sless 12 James 10 Harper 7/6r HER Brown 16/11r/6a Kleemann-Day 15/11r Simon 9/6r Purvis 8 Fleishcer 4/6r

Elitzur Holon vs. Elitzur Tel Aviv 70-76 HOL Adams 19/7r Jones 17/8r Danan 14 Davis 11/18r Zambrotta 3 TEL Leslie 24/12r/6a Agnew 17 Muldrow 16/10r

Standings:

1. Maccabi Ramat Hen 9-11
2. Bnot Herzliya 7-13
3. Elitzur Holon 5-15
4. Elitzur Tel Aviv 3-17

March 3, 2022

Upper Group:

The third round in this group was on Thursday, starting with Jennie Simms leading Hapoel Rishon past Kenisha Bell, Khadijiah Cave, and Hapoel Petah Tikva 87-78.  The two teams at the top of the standings met with Bernice Mosby and Chelsea Hopkins helping Maccabi Haifa past Victoria Vivians and Maccabi Ashdod 74-66.  Elitzur Ramla leaned heavily on their starters, even with the game going to overtime as Crystal Dangerfield and Emma Cannon paced them in a 104-95 win over Shatori Walker-Kimbrough, Daniel Karsh, and Ramat Hasharon.

Hapoel Rishon Lezion vs. Hapoel Petah Tikva 87-78 RIS Simms 35/13r/6a Cohen 16/13r Bellock 16/10r Zipel 13/6a PET Bell 21/10r/7a Cave 21/8r Hooper 15 Roth 14

Maccabi Ashdod vs. Maccabi Haifa 66-74 ASH Vivians 20/9r Bone 19/11r Hightower 14/7a Presley 9 Dayan 4 Sahar 0 Shea 0 HAI Mosby 24/13r Hopkins 23 Vaughn 16/12r Kesten-Rez 11/7r Abboud 0

Elitzur Ramla vs. Ramat Hasharon 104-95(OT) RAM Dangerfield 35/9r Cannon 26/19r Douglass 16 Hersler 14/10r Baron 13 Hannoun 0 HAS Walker-Kimbrough 26/6r/9a Karsh 20 Carleton 17/9r Jones 15/18r/6a Rosenblum 2

Standings:

1. Maccabi Haifa 16-5
2. Hapoel Rishon Lezion 15-6
3. Maccabi Ashdod 15-6
4. Elitzur Ramla 13-8
5. Ramat Hasharon 11-10
6. Hapoel Petah Tikva 9-12

Lower Group:

This started their double round-robin on Thursday.  Linnae Harper and Alisia Jenkins helped build a big lead for Maccabi Ramat Hen, but they had to hold on to a 97-94 win over Danielle Adams and Elitzur Holon.  Herzliya played Elitzur Tel Aviv again, this time winning 75-64 over Teana Muldrow and company.

Maccabi Ramat Hen vs. Elitzur Holon 97-94 RAH Harper 32/7r/7a Jenkins 21/10r James 13/7r Lev 13 HOL Adams 28/16r Davis 16/7r Jones 16/7a Kabada 12 Zambrotta 8 Danan 6

Bnot Herzliya vs. Elitzur Tel Aviv 75-64 HER Simon 19/14r Brown 19/8r/11a Kleemann-Day 12/10r Purvis 11 Fleishcer 5/7r TEL Muldrow 23/12r Agnew 14 Leslie 13/10r

Standings:

1. Maccabi Ramat Hen 8-11
2. Bnot Herzliya 7-12
3. Elitzur Holon 5-14
4. Elitzur Tel Aviv 2-17

February 28, 2022

Upper Group:

The second round of this group was played on Monday.  While Hapoel Petah Tikva’s import trio of Jordan Hooper, Kenisha Bell, and Khadijiah Cave were all solid for Hapoel Petah Tikva, Elitzur Ramla was led by Emma Cannon and Alyssa Baron in an 89-76 win.  The dynamic duo of Shatori Walker-Kimbrough and Bridget Cartleton were the driving force for Ramat Hasharon again, but Kelsey Bone and Victoria Vivians helped Maccabi Ashdod have a strong second half for a 98-93 win.  The late game was between the teams who were most consistent in the regular season and Jennie Simms and Hapoel Rishon Lezion seized the lead after halftime, but Bernice Mosby and Maccabi Haifa recovered late for a 72-65 win.

Hapoel Petah Tikva vs. Elitzur Ramla 76-89 PET Hooper 21/15r Bell 21/7r Cave 19 RAM Cannon 27/16r Baron 24/7r/6a Dangerfield 13/7a Hersler 12/6r Hannoun 7 Douglass 6

Ramat Hasharon vs. Maccabi Ashdod 93-98 HAS Walker-Kimbrough 34 Carleton 31/6r Karsh 11/7a Jones 9 Rosenblum 2 ASH Bone 34/9r Vivians 21/10r Hightower 19/8a Dayan 10 Presley 8 Sahar 6 Shea 0

Maccabi Haifa vs. Hapoel Rishon Lezion 72-65 HAI Mosby 22/8r Hopkins 17/6a Vaughn 14/8r Abboud 8 RIS Simms 24/9r Zipel 13 Bellock 12 Cohen 8/6r

Standings:

1. Maccabi Ashdod 15-5
2. Maccabi Haifa 15-5
3. Hapoel Rishon Lezion 14-6
4. Elitzur Ramla 12-8
5. Ramat Hasharon 11-9
6. Hapoel Petah Tikva 9-11

Regular Season:

After multiple attempts to get this game played, it was finally finished on Monday with vastly different rosters than were available to teams on the originally scheduled day.  Brittany Brown and Kristen Simon led Herzliya to an 89-72 win over Teana Muldrow and Elitzur Tel Aviv and the lower group can now finish their season.

Elitzur Tel Aviv vs. Bnot Herzliya 72-89 TEL Muldrow 20/10r Agnew 18 Zelivanski 10 Leslie 9/7r HER Brown 26/6r/9a Simon 22/16r Purvis 15 Kleemann-Day 14/7r Fleishcer 1 Meisenberg 0

Lower Group Standings:

1. Maccabi Ramat Hen 7-11
2. Bnot Herzliya 6-12
3. Elitzur Holon 5-13
4. Elitzur Tel Aviv 2-16

Even with the regular season not completely over, the six teams of the upper group began their additional five games with two games on Thursday.  Victoria Vivians fired Maccabi Ashdod past Emma Cannon and Elitzur Ramla 87-69.  Jennie Simms was at her best and got some help from Dekeiya Cohen in Hapoel Rishon Lezion’s 98-80 win over Shatori Walker-Kimbrough and Ramat Hasharon.  The Friday afternoon game had the teams at the top and bottom of the group squaring off and a good game from Krystal Vaughn was enough for leaders Maccabi Haifa as Kenisha Bell and Hapoel Petah Tikva left with an 89-78 win.

February 24, 2022

Maccabi Ashdod vs. Elitzur Ramla 87-69 ASH Vivians 31/9r Hightower 16 Bone 14/10r Sahar 9 Cohen 8/6r Dayan 7 Presley 2/6a Shea 0 RAM Cannon 24/14r Hersler 17/6r Dangerfield 9/6r/7a Baron 8 Douglass 3 Hannoun 2

Hapoel Rishon Lezion vs. Ramat Hasharon 98-80 RIS Simms 37/7r Cohen 23/10r Revahe 17 Bellock 12/7r HAS Walker-Kimbrough 26 Jones 17/11r Carleton 15/6r Karsh 15 Rosenblum 0

February 25, 2022

Maccabi Haifa vs. Hapoel Petah Tikva 78-89 HAI Vaughn 31/13r Hopkins 17/6r/6a Mosby 15/7r Abboud 2 PET Bell 24/10r Cave 17/9r Hooper 14/15r Givon 12 Hadad 10/8a Roth 10

Standings:

1. Hapoel Rishon Lezion 14-5
2. Maccabi Ashdod 14-5
3. Maccabi Haifa 14-5
4. Elitzur Ramla 11-8
5. Ramat Hasharon 11-8
6. Hapoel Petah Tikva 9-10