Superleague Round 6 (Regular Season): M.Karmiel still not able to record any victory

Coincidentally all hosts won their games. Here is the last round review presented by LBM Management.

Bottom-ranked M.Karmiel is still unable to win any game. This time they lost on the road their sixth consecutive match to sixth ranked M.Ramat Gan (3-3) 65-57 on Monday evening. M.Ramat Gan outrebounded M.Karmiel 41-28 including 26 on the defensive glass. It was a good game for American center Courtney Range (191-1995, college: California) who led her team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 15 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists. Talia Tangi (-2009) contributed with 7 points and 17 rebounds for the winners. American swingman Azana Baines (185-2001, college: Seton Hall) replied with 31 points and 9 rebounds for M.Karmiel. M.Ramat Gan have a solid three-game winning streak. They moved-up to fifth place, which they share with Bnei Yehuda. M.Karmiel at the other side still closes the standings with six games lost. M.Ramat Gan is looking forward to face higher ranked E.Ramla (#4) on the road in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. M.Karmiel will play against Bnei Yehuda (#5) and hopes to get finally their first victory.
The game between seventh ranked E.Holon (2-4) and 8th ranked H.Petah Tikva (1-5) in Holon ended with biggest points difference. E.Holon outscored guests from Petah Tikva 87-67. American forward Stasha Carey (188-1995, college: Rutgers) had a double-double by scoring 18 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists to lead the charge for the winners and Ashley Owusu chipped in 17 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists during the contest. The best for the losing side was British-Lithuanian Gabby Nikitinaite (180-1998, college: SIUE) with 14 points and 5 assists. E.Holon maintains seventh position with 2-4 record. H.Petah Tikva at the other side keeps the eighth place with five games lost. They share the position with M.Haifa. E.Holon will play against M.Haifa (#9) on the road in the next round. H.Petah Tikva will play against the league's second-placed H.Jerusalem where they are definitely not considered as a favorite in this game either.

In the last game of round 6 M.Haifa was beaten by Bnei Yehuda on the road 86-82.

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Bnei Yehuda - M.Haifa 86-82:
No shocking result in a game when fifth ranked Bnei Yehuda (3-3) beat 9th ranked M.Haifa (1-5) in Tel Aviv 86-82. However just four-point win is not that big difference and the fans of host team counted on more convincing victory. Strangely M.Haifa outrebounded Bnei Yehuda 36-24 including 26 on the defensive glass. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 25 assists. American guard Juliunn Redmond (180-1998, college: Illinois St., agency: LBM Management) had a double-double by scoring 14 points, 5 rebounds and 10 assists to lead the charge for the winners and the other American import forward Taylor Soule (180-2000, college: Virginia Tech) chipped in 13 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists during the contest. The best for the losing side was American point guard Ariel Hearn (171-1994, college: Memphis) with 22 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists and Slovenian center Teja Gorsic (187-1999) scored 18 points and 6 rebounds. Five Bnei Yehuda and four M.Haifa players scored in double figures. Newly promoted Bnei Yehuda maintains fifth position with 3-3 record, which they share with M.Ramat Gan. M.Haifa lost fifth consecutive game. They dropped to the eighth place with five games lost. They share the position with H.Petah Tikva. Bnei Yehuda will play against bottom-ranked M.Karmiel (#10) on the road in the next round where they are favorite. M.Haifa will play against E.Holon and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Bnei Yehuda: R.Gali 16+1ast, E.Maggie 15+3reb, R.Juliunn 14+5reb+10ast, S.Taylor 13+6reb+7ast, O.Leaonna 12+8reb+1ast, B.Mika 9+3ast
M.Haifa: A.Hearn 22+5reb+6ast, T.Gorsic 18+6reb+2ast, J.Archer 12+8reb+3ast, K.Noor 11+6reb+6ast, J.Walker 8+7reb+1ast, O.Lavi 6+3reb

E.Holon - H.Petah Tikva 87-67:
The game between seventh ranked E.Holon (2-4) and 8th ranked H.Petah Tikva (1-5) in Holon ended with biggest points difference. E.Holon outscored guests from Petah Tikva 87-67. E.Holon made 17-of-21 charity shots (81.0 percent) during the game. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 21 assists. American forward Stasha Carey (188-1995, college: Rutgers) had a double-double by scoring 18 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists to lead the charge for the winners and the other American import guard Ashley Owusu (183-2001, college: Penn State) chipped in 17 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists during the contest. The best for the losing side was British-Lithuanian Gabby Nikitinaite (180-1998, college: SIUE) with 14 points and 5 assists and American forward Lauryn Taylor (180-2002, college: FGCU, agency: LBM Management) scored 11 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. E.Holon maintains seventh position with 2-4 record. H.Petah Tikva at the other side keeps the eighth place with five games lost. They share the position with M.Haifa. E.Holon will play against M.Haifa (#9) on the road in the next round. H.Petah Tikva will play against the league's second-placed H.Jerusalem where they are definitely not considered as a favorite in this game either.
Top scorers:
E.Holon: C.Stasha 18+11reb+4ast, O.Ashley 17+8reb+4ast, A.Tanaya 16+5reb+2ast, L.Tal 15+1reb+6ast, R.Eden 8+5reb+1ast, K.Mika 8+2ast
H.Petah Tikva: S.Calhoun 14+5reb+2ast, G.Nikitinaite 14+4reb+5ast, L.Taylor 11+7reb+4ast, J.Allen 11+5reb+3ast, M.Dayan 9+1reb+2ast, T.Cohen 5+3reb

M.Ramat Gan - M.Karmiel 65-57:
Bottom-ranked M.Karmiel is still unable to win any game. This time they lost on the road their sixth consecutive match to sixth ranked M.Ramat Gan (3-3) 65-57 on Monday evening. M.Ramat Gan outrebounded M.Karmiel 41-28 including 26 on the defensive glass. It was a good game for American center Courtney Range (191-1995, college: California) who led her team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 15 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists. Talia Tangi (-2009) contributed with 7 points and 17 rebounds for the winners. American swingman Azana Baines (185-2001, college: Seton Hall) replied with 31 points and 9 rebounds and Swedish-Turkish guard Maryam Gultekin (166-1990) added 8 points, 6 rebounds and 10 assists in the effort for M.Karmiel. M.Ramat Gan have a solid three-game winning streak. They moved-up to fifth place, which they share with Bnei Yehuda. M.Karmiel at the other side still closes the standings with six games lost. M.Ramat Gan is looking forward to face higher ranked E.Ramla (#4) on the road in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. M.Karmiel will play against Bnei Yehuda (#5) and hopes to get finally their first victory.
Top scorers:
M.Ramat Gan: R.Courtney 15+11reb+5ast, P.Tia 12+3reb+3ast, K.Danielle 11+2reb+4ast, W.Madison 9+1reb+2ast, W.Jersey 8+7reb+2ast, T.Tangi 7+17reb+2ast
M.Karmiel: A.Baines 31+9reb, D.Lewis 9+8reb, M.Gultekin 8+6reb+10ast, M.Nesher 5+1reb+3ast, Y.Twito 2+4reb+1ast, C.Watson 2+1ast