Games continued to be played after the scheduled end of the regular season, including a pair last Thursday.  Herzliya was able to fill in their last import spot due to a player leaving Ukraine and Brittany Brown was impressive in their 82-73 win over Alisia Jenkins and Maccabi Ramat Hen in a Round 15 game.  Hapoel Petah Tikva’s import trio of Kenisha Bell, Khadijiah Cave, and Jordan Hooper was critical in their 80-76 win over Danielle Adams, Rennia Davis, and Elitzur Holon.  A pair of Round 15 games were played on Saturday night, starting with Jennie Simms completing an impressive individual regular season in Hapoel Rishon Lezion’s 85-67 win over Khadijiah Cave and Hapoel Petah Tikva.  Bridget Carleton and Shatori Walker-Kimbrough resumed their destructive partnership for Ramat Hasharon in a 91-67 win over Alexis Jones, Rennia Davis, and Elitzur Holon.  Repeated issues for Elitzur Tel Aviv left them with the most games to play and they made up their Round 11 game against Hapoel Petah Tikva on Tuesday, losing to Khadijiah Cave and company 79-67.  The last game has still not been played, having been rescheduled multiple times.  Due to the result not having any effect on the top group of teams, their games in the next phase started being scheduled.

February 17, 2022

Bnot Herzliya vs. Maccabi Ramat Hen 82-73 HER Brown 24/7r/11a/9s Purvis 18/6r Kleemann-Day 16 Simon 11/8r Fleishcer 3 Meisenberg 0 RAH Jenkins 24/14r James 17/8r Garzon 10 Harper 4/7r/7a

Elitzur Holon vs. Hapoel Petah Tikva 76-80 HOL Adams 27/12r/6a Davis 25/21r Jones 15/7a Zambrotta 5 Danan 2 PET Bell 24/8r/10a Cave 23/11r Hooper 22/7r

February 19, 2022

Hapoel Rishon Lezion vs. Hapoel Petah Tikva 85-67 RIS Simms 24/12r/6a Bellock 15/8r Revahe 15 Cohen 11/7r PET Cave 20/6r Bell 15/7r/8a Hooper 13

Ramat Hasharon vs. Elitzur Holon 91-67 HAS Carleton 28/9r Walker-Kimbrough 25/11r/6a Jones 17/12r Vaturi 14/8r/8a Rosenblum 4 HOL Jones 26 Davis 22/14r Adams 9 Zambrotta 4 Danan 0

February 22, 2022

Hapoel Petah Tikva vs. Elitzur Tel Aviv 79-67 PET Cave 27/15r Hooper 17/11r Bell 16/8r Hadad 11 TEL Muldrow 15/10r Leslie 15/6r/6a Zelivanski 14/8r Agnew 12

Standings (for teams in the Upper Group only):

1. Maccabi Haifa 14-4
2. Hapoel Rishon Lezion 13-5
3. Maccabi Ashdod 13-5
4. Elitzur Ramla 11-7
5. Ramat Hasharon 11-7
6. Hapoel Petah Tikva 8-10

Games were made up after the original conclusion of the regular season, but virus issues meant that one of the four games scheduled for Thursday had to be postponed further.  The first game of the day saw Shatori Walker-Kimbrough try to carry Ramat Hasharon without her usual running mate, but Victoria Vivians and Kelsey Bone helped Maccabi Ashdod leave with a 79-74 win.  Emma Cannon and Paulina Hersler teamed up to lead Elitzur Ramla past Alisia Jenkins and Maccabi Ramat Hen 86-79.  The other two games were in Round 14 with the Round 16 game ending the day in entertaining fashion.  Kristi Bellock led Hapoel Rishon Lezion, but Danielle Adams and Alexis Jones put on a show for Elitzur Holon in a 95-87 win.  Elitzur Tel Aviv was able to return for their Saturday night Round 17 game and were led by Kiara Leslie, but they lost to Elitzur Holon, which was led by Alexis Jones and Danielle Adams again, 79-64.  Monday’s first game was from Round 18 and had no shortage of scoring as Alisia Jenkins had a fantastic game with Linnae Harper and Kai James also providing points for Maccabi Ramat Hen in a 122-92 win over Kiara Leslie, Teana Muldrow, and Elitzur Tel Aviv.  Paulina Hersler and Elitzur Ramla had recent momentum, but fell to Khadijiah Cave, Jordan Hooper, and Hapoel Petah Tikva 82-69.  Bernice Mosby and Maccabi Haifa finished the first stage of the season in the top spot with a 72-70 win over Kristen Simon and Herzliya.

February 10, 2022

Ramat Hasharon vs. Maccabi Ashdod 74-79 HAS Walker-Kimbrough 23/6a Monroe 17/9r Karsh 16 Jones 8/6r Rosenblum 0 ASH Vivians 22/6r Bone 20/11r Cohen 17 Sahar 12 Hightower 8/7a Presley 0 Dayan 0 Shea 0

Maccabi Ramat Hen vs. Elitzur Ramla 79-86 RAH Jenkins 21/17r Lev 18 Harper 14/9a James 12/13r RAM Cannon 23/14r Hersler 23/6r Baron 18/10a/6s Dangerfield 11/6r Eisner 11 Douglass 0 Hannoun 0

Elitzur Holon vs. Hapoel Rishon Lezion 95-90 HOL Adams 39/8r Jones 26/8a Davis 18/6r Danan 12 Zambrotta 0 RIS Bellock 23/10r Simms 19/6r/10a Zipel 17/6r Cohen 14/9r

February 12, 2022

Elitzur Tel Aviv vs. Elitzur Holon 64-79 TEL Leslie 26 Agnew 13/10r Zelivanski 12/7r Muldrow 10/6r HOL Jones 22/7r/6a Adams 20/13r Davis 18/21r Danan 11 Zambrotta 0

February 14, 2022

Maccabi Ramat Hen vs. Elitzur Tel Aviv 122-92 RAH Jenkins 39/16r/7a Harper 31 James 23/9r Garzon 14/10r/7a TEL Leslie 33/8r Muldrow 30/9r Zelivanski 13 Agnew 12

Hapoel Petah Tikva vs. Elitzur Ramla 82-69 PET Cave 22/11r Hooper 21/8r Bell 13/8r/6a Roth 13/6a RAM Hersler 21 Cannon 14/13r Baron 12 Dangerfield 10/9r Douglass 10 Hannoun 0

Maccabi Haifa vs. Bnot Herzliya 72-70 HAI Mosby 28/6r Vaughn 14 Hopkins 12/10r/8a HER Simon 22/11r Fleishcer 17/7r Purvis 16/7r Brown 4/11r/17a Meisenberg 2

February 7, 2022

Monday was supposed to be the last day of the regular season, but not all of the games could be played and there are still games that need to be made up before the next stage can begin.  In the first game of the day, Jacinta Monroe filled back in for Ramat Hasharon, but Maccabi Haifa’s import trio was all at its best with Krystal Vaughn and Bernice Mosby providing the scoring and Chelsea Hopkins recording a triple-double.  Maccabi Ashdod continued to look strong as Alex Cohen and Victoria Vivians led them past Khadijiah Cave and Hapoel Petah Tikva 90-63.  Kristen Simon and Brittany Brown had good games for Herzliya, but they are still suffering too much of a roster disadvantage as Jennie Simms was fantastic for Hapoel Rishon Lezion again in an 81-75 win.  Rennia Davis’s promising start continued and Sydney Zambrotta made her professional debut, but Elitzur Ramla rolled past Elitzur Holon 90-61.

Maccabi Haifa vs. Ramat Hasharon 86-69 HAI Vaughn 34/10r Mosby 23/13r Hopkins 11/12r/10a HAS Monroe 21/8r Walker-Kimbrough 16/8a Karsh 14 Jones 13/13r Rosenblum 0

Hapoel Petah Tikva vs. Maccabi Ashdod 63-90 PET Cave 20/9r Bell 10/10r Roth 10 Hooper 5/6r ASH Cohen 24 Vivians 23/11r Sahar 12 Bone 10/6r Hightower 7/6a Presley 7 Dayan 3/6r Shea 0

Hapoel Rishon Lezion vs. Bnot Herzliya 81-75 RIS Simms 30/10r/7a Zipel 17 Cohen 12/8r Bellock 11 HER Simon 28/12r Brown 25/8a Purvis 10 Fleishcer 5/12r Meisenberg 2

Elitzur Holon vs. Elitzur Ramla 61-90 HOL Davis 20/9r Adams 19/15r Danan 9 Zambrotta 5 RAM Douglass 18/6r Cannon 14/17r Hersler 13 Baron 12 Hannoun 10 Eisner 10/9a Dangerfield 9

There were hopes of playing the rest of the Round 11 games and an additional makeup game, but only three games could be played, starting with two on Thursday.  N’dea Jones had a great debut in filling Ramat Hasharon’s last import spot and Shatori Walker-Kimbrough had another strong game to win 86-76 and offset another impressive performance from Jennie Simms for Hapoel Rishon Lezion, which suddenly looks like it will face multiple title challengers.  Elitzur Holon quickly brought in Rennia Davis to fill their last import spot, but her good start was not enough in a 78-62 loss to Herzliya.  The Friday afternoon game saw Kelsey Bone continue a fantastic run for Maccabi Ashdod as they edged Elitzur Ramla 67-63.

February 3, 2022

Hapoel Rishon Lezion vs. Ramat Hasharon 76-86 RIS Simms 37/13r/6a Bellock 18/7r Cohen 2/8r HAS Walker-Kimbrough 29/6a Jones 28/12r Carleton 16/9r Rosenblum 1

Bnot Herzliya vs. Elitzur Holon 78-62 HER Simon 18/14r Brown 17/9r/9a Purvis 15/6r Fleishcer 14/12r Meisenberg 0 HOL Davis 23 Adams 12 Danan 12 Ruffin-Pratt 11/6r

February 4, 2022

Elitzur Ramla vs. Maccabi Ashdod 63-67 RAM Baron 18/8r Dangerfield 16 Cannon 15/8r Hersler 7 Douglass 2 Hannoun 0 ASH Bone 30/10r Vivians 16/10r Cohen 10 Sahar 7/7r Hightower 2/8r/6s Dayan 2 Presley 0 Shea 0

This round started with a Friday afternoon game and Ramat Hasharon was still down an import and all of Maccabi Ramat Hen’s were firing as Kai James, Alisia Jenkins, and Linnae Harper all had good games, but Shatori Walker-Kimbrough helped the hosts just hold on to a 84-83 win.  Three more games were able to be played as scheduled on Monday.  Kelsey Bone has helped Maccabi Ashdod greatly since joining and led them past Krystal Vaughn and Maccabi Haifa 79-62.  Jordan Hooper helped Hapoel Petah Tikva leave Herzliya with a win after fending off a late surge led by Brittany Brown and Kristen Simon for the hosts, which got a professional debut from Sarah Meisenberg.  With what they hope is their final roster, Emma Cannon and Elitzur Ramla showed that they still have something to say about the top of the standings as Jennie Simms was brilliant again for Hapoel Rishon Lezion again, but it was not enough in a 75-70 loss.

January 28, 2022

Ramat Hasharon vs. Maccabi Ramat Hen 84-83 HAS Walker-Kimbrough 26/6r/6a Carleton 14 Karsh 12/6a Rosenblum 0 RAH James 23/10r Jenkins 22/11r Harper 21/6r Lev 10

January 31, 2022

Maccabi Ashdod vs. Maccabi Haifa 79-62 ASH Bone 21/7r Vivians 19/13r Sahar 12 Cohen 11 Hightower 8/6a Presley 4 Dayan 4 Shea 0 HAI Vaughn 32/10r Hopkins 15/13r Mosby 9/8r

Bnot Herzliya vs. Hapoel Petah Tikva 76-79 HER Brown 24/10a Simon 20/9r Purvis 12 Fleishcer 6/10r Meisenberg 2 PET Hooper 26/6r Cave 19/12r Bell 19/8r/6a

Elitzur Ramla vs. Hapoel Rishon Lezion 75-70 RAM Cannon 21/14r Hersler 17/9r Dangerfield 16/6r Baron 7 Douglass 5 Hannoun 0 RIS Simms 33/7r Cohen 15/8r Bellock 6

January 27, 2022

A pair of games from the fully postponed round were able to be made up on Thursday.  Crystal Dangerfield made her overseas debut for Elitzur Ramla and they looked more like the team that they were expected to be in a 76-73 win over Bernice Mosby and Maccabi Haifa.  Kiara Leslie and Elitzur Tel Aviv continued to battle without a full complement of imports, losing to Kelsey Bone and Maccabi Ashdod 89-46.

Elitzur Ramla vs. Maccabi Haifa 76-73 RAM Cannon 19/14r Dangerfield 18/6r/6a Hersler 14 Eisner 11 Baron 10 Douglass 2 HAI Mosby 22/11r Hopkins 18/7r Vaughn 16/11r Singer 12

Maccabi Ashdod vs. Elitzur Tel Aviv 89-46 ASH Bone 21/14r Vivians 19/8r Hightower 15 Cohen 10 Sahar 5 Shea 4 Presley 4 Dayan 3 TEL Leslie 23/8r Muldrow 11/9r Peleg Pelc 2

January 24, 2022

Only two of the games scheduled for this round could be played on Monday.  Elitzur Tel Aviv has a tough path to avoiding the drop now as Kiara Leslie had a good game, but Bridget Carleton and Shatori Walker-Kimbrough led Ramat Hasharon to a 91-73 win.  Kelsey Bone led Maccabi Ashdod, but Maccabi Ramat Hen won 72-67.

Elitzur Tel Aviv vs. Ramat Hasharon 73-91 TEL Leslie 23/10r Zelivanski 17/7r Muldrow 16/14r/9a Neta 10/9r Peleg Pelc 6 HAS Carleton 32/12r/6a Walker-Kimbrough 25/7r Vaturi 12 Rosenblum 8/6r

Maccabi Ramat Hen vs. Maccabi Ashdod 72-67 RAH Jenkins 19/12r James 15/7r Harper 15 ASH Bone 25/13r Vivians 17/6r Hightower 10 Cohen 7 Sahar 4 Dayan 2 Shea 2 Presley 0

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