Ramat Gan and Ramla Secure Dominant Wins in Women's Basketball League
Translated & summarized from N12 by baba
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- Elitzur Ramla dominated Maccabi Haifa 89-59 in a key league matchup.
- Hapoel Rishon LeZion won a playoff final rematch against Elitzur Holon 72-71.
- Daisy Young hit the game-winning buzzer-beater for Rishon LeZion.
- Shir Tirosh and Daniel Re'ever were top scorers for Ramla with 19 points each.
- Ashley Owusu scored 25 points in Holon's narrow loss.
- Ramat Gan secured their first win of the season against Bnei Yehuda.
The second round of the Athena Winner Women's Basketball League saw Elitzur Ramla secure a decisive 89-59 victory over Maccabi Haifa on Sunday. After a closely contested first half, Ramla pulled away with a strong second-half performance, particularly a 26-12 run in the third quarter. Israeli players Shir Tirosh and Daniel Re'ever led Ramla with 19 points each, supported by Gili Eisner's 16 points and 10 from Amy Rinat. For Maccabi Haifa, Ariel Haran and Julian Archer scored 14 points apiece.
In a dramatic rematch of last season's playoff final, Hapoel Rishon LeZion edged out Elitzur Holon 72-71 on a buzzer-beater by Daisy Young. Holon had erased an 11-point deficit and even took a brief lead late in the game, but Young's basket secured Rishon LeZion's second win of the season. Young finished with 15 points, while Ashley Owusu's 25 points were not enough for Holon.
Other results included Hapoel Lev Jerusalem defeating Maccabi Karmyiel Beit HaKerem 85-66, with Dominique Davis scoring 24 points for Jerusalem. Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan earned their first win, beating Bnei Yehuda 79-66, led by Taylor Saul and Julian Redmond with 20 points each. Maccabi Bnot Ashdod also secured a comfortable 76-54 win over Maccabi Bnot Petah Tikva, with Avi Myers scoring 18 points.
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