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Elizur Ramla crowned Israeli champions after a game five win

Elizur Ramla photo: Yaniv Gonen

Pressure of playing in front of their home crowd in the deciding game of Israeli league finals apparently got to Maccabi Ashdod players as they lost to Elizur Ramla mainly because of a horrific start. Ashdod bounced back from an early 2-10 deficit at the start by reducing it to one point – 13-14. Then it all went to hell. ... Read More »

Elizur Ramla defeat Maccabi Ashdod, force game five in Israeli finals

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Elizur Ramla won on their home court, forcing a finals deciding game five in Israeli league. After an up and down first half Ramla gained an 18 point lead in the middle of third quarter. After getting that lead they couldn’t hit almost anything, scoring 2 points in the next nine minutes of the game. Luckily for them Ashdod weren’t ... Read More »

Maccabi Ashdod a win away from Israeli title

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Maccabi Ashdod won the third game of the series against Elizur Ramla and now they are a win away from another Israeli title. First half of the game was up-and-down as it tends to be, with lead exchanging several times. Starting the second half on top, Ashdod did not give up their lead throughout the last part of the game. ... Read More »

Maccabi Ashdod win and tie final series with Elizur Ramla

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After losing the home court advantage in the first round, Maccabi Ashdod took it back on the road by defeating Elizur Ramla. Ashdod came out strong from the start rolling to 18 point lead near the start of the second quarter. Soon after Ramla replied with 15-0 run, closing the gap to 3 points by halftime. In the second half ... Read More »

Ramla snaps Ashdod’s win streak, wins opening game of playoffs

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Maccabi Ashdod suffered their first defeat of the season at the most inopportune time – opening game of the finals. With that loss Ashdod lost their homecourt advantage over Ramla. Apart from the final quarter when Ashdod tried to mount a comeback, Ramla was the better team of the two throughout the game. Ramla’s lead reached 21 points in the first half ... Read More »

Round-Up: Semifinals in Israeli League – Round Three

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Yours truly made a grave error in Round Two Round-Up thinking that the semifinal series are best of three instead of best of five. Thus Ashdod completed the sweep of Holon only now after their third win. Ashley Shields scored 24 points leading five other Ashdod players in double-digits as Ashdod routed Holon. Kerri Gardin and Avery Warley each had ... Read More »

Round-Up: Semifinals in Israeli League – Round Two

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Israeli Cup winners and defending champions Maccabi Ashdod have reached the finals by completing a sweep of  Elizur Holon. Ashdod’s Ashley Shields scored 31 points, making 13 of her 18 field goal attempts, and dished 6 assists in the win. Avery Warley was 12 of 14 from the field, leading Holon with 29 points. Ramat Hasharon went ahead of Elizur ... Read More »

Round-Up: Semifinals in Israeli League – Round One

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Top four teams in Israeli league’s regular season have started their best of three semifinal series. First ranked Maccabi Ashdod led by 17 points by Danielle Adams cruised past fourth placed Elizur Holon. Avery Warley led Holon with 21 points and 10 rebounds. Second ranked Elizur Ramla preserved for most part a single digit lead throughout the game to defeat ... Read More »

Maccabi Ashdod claim the Israeli Cup

Maccabi Ashdod photo: Yaniv Gonen

Defending Israeli champions Maccabi Ashdod claimed the Israeli Cup on Thursday with a rout of Hapoel Petah Tikva. Ashdod decided the outcome of the game in the eleventh minute of it as they extended to their lead to 20 points. Petah Tikva were unable to reduce the deficit to single digits, instead the score trended the other way as by ... Read More »

Shay Doron leaves Elizur Ramla, joins Tarsus Belediyesi

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We already reported that Israeli club Elizur Ramla is going through economic issues. According to IBBA, Israeli guard Shay Doron is the first player to depart Ramla and find a team abroad as she has signed with Turkish EuroLeague Women club Tarsus. Read More »