2023-07-06 16:38:56
Last update: 07.06.2023 | 17:38
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A great achievement for the Israeli team for girls up to the age of 18, who today (Thursday) beat Italy 62:65 in the European Championship up to the age of 18. The team guaranteed to stay in the first tier and will play starting Saturday in the 9-12 ranking games. After four consecutive losses, Israel’s girls’ team won at exactly the right time, thereby securing their place in the first tier for next year as well. Shiral Nahum excelled with 22 points.
Throughout the first half, a close game was played, three players carried Israel on offense in this half – Shiral Nahum, Romi Elbaz and Mayan Cohen, who were responsible for most of the points and brought the team down by only 1 at halftime, 38:37.
The players of Israel’s girls basketball team celebrate taking the lead over Italy on the way to victory (Photo: Israel Basketball Association)
Cohen and Nahum continued to be active in Israel’s excellent third quarter, an important 3-pointer by Hodia Kebada helped the team lose a 7-point lead heading into the last quarter. Israel already led by 9 but saw Italy come back in the last 5 minutes to only one point, good minutes by Maayan Cohen kept the victory Israeli and the team celebrated staying in the first tier.
Israel scored: Shiral Nahum 22 (7 refs), Maayan Cohen 18, Romi Elbaz 10 (11 refs), Roni Neve 6, Hodia Kabada 5, Mika Bitan 2 and Lee Teichman 2.
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