The women's Cup semi finals provided a huge drama in the 1st game as Ramla came back from a 17-point deficit to win 76-75 with a three at the buzzer.
Ramat Hasharon had much less trouble with Ramat Hen and easily advanced to the finals (on March 8).
Natanya 75 - Ramla 76
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Natanya led 65-48 a minute into the 4th quarter but Ramla came storming back. Natanya panicked and watched the lead go down to 12 with 3 minutes to go. Natanya failed to score in the final 3 minutes, and left Ramla a chance to win. Lawson Wade had less than 10 seconds to go the lenght of the court and try to tie the game or win it with a three. She made the 3 and the fans rushed the court.
"I don't know I just threw it, it wasn't a normal shot, God was with us tonight" said Lawson Wade at the end. "I'm happy we fought back, it shows we have character. We were taking bad shots but once we started playing together we came back. That should be a lesson for us", she added.
For Elizur Maccabi Natanya:
Liad Suez Karni 17 pts
Okiesha Howard 17 pts
Monique Coker 15 pts
Marshae Dotson 12 pts
Naomi Kolodny 6 pts
Taly Noy 3 pts
Roni Ben Nun 3 pts
Yana Shapiro 2 pts
For Elizur Ramla:
Plenette Pierson 27 pts , 16 rebs
Deanna Jackson 26 pts, 11 rebs
Edwige Lawson-Wade 14 pts, 7 ast
Noelle Quinn 7 pts, 8 rebs, 8 ast
Ina Gourevitch 2 pts
Electra Ramat Hasharon 79 - Ramat Hen 61
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Ramat Hasharon maintained their perfect record in cup semi finals games in the last decade, and made the finals for the 6th year in a row.
For Electra Ramat Hasharon:
Ambrosia Anderson 18 pts
Laine Selwyn 13 pts
Merav Dori 13 pts
Kia Vaughn 11 pts
Sheri Sam 10 pts
Katia Levitsky 9 pts
Yael Aharonov 3 pts
Ayelet Cohen 2 pts
For Maccabi Ramat Hen:
Tiffany Jackson 18 pts
Camille Little 14 pts
Dominique Canty 12 pts
Michal Epstein 7 pts
Dana Yahalomi 6 pts
Limor Pelleg 4 pts
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