{"id":137978,"date":"2025-04-10T18:17:38","date_gmt":"2025-04-10T18:17:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/?p=137978"},"modified":"2025-04-10T18:17:38","modified_gmt":"2025-04-10T18:17:38","slug":"carey-scores-winner-as-maccabi-ashdod-forces-game-5-against-hapoel-lev-jerusalem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/en\/carey-scores-winner-as-maccabi-ashdod-forces-game-5-against-hapoel-lev-jerusalem\/","title":{"rendered":"Carey scores winner as Maccabi Ashdod forces game 5 against Hapoel Lev Jerusalem"},"content":{"rendered":"

Maccabi Ashdod came all the way back to steal a one-point 56-55 win over Hapoel Lev Jerusalem thanks to Stasha Carey\u2019s basket with under a second to play to send their semifinal series back to the port city for a decisive game five. The reds looked to be in control for the majority of the matchup but Shira HaElion\u2019s team was able to battle back with key baskets down the stretch by Abby Meyers and Carey who rose to the occasion against her former club to win game four after having been down by double digits entering the fourth quarter.
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Emily Engstler – Photo credit: WBL<\/p><\/div>
\nEmily Engstler, Alyssa Baron and Anja Fuchs-Robetin helped the reds to a 35-24 lead at halftime, but Meyers, Dor Saar and Carey were able to will their team back with crucial buckets and stifling defense allowing only 4 points in the final frame to snatch the win.
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Stasha Carey – Photo credit: WBL<\/p><\/div>
\nMeyers scored 20 points, Carey added 12 points and Saar scored 9 points in the win. Engstler scored 14 points, Baron put in 11 points and Fuchs-Robetin scored 10 points in the loss.
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Photo credit: WBL<\/p><\/div>
\nFollowing the Stasha Carey who scored the game winning basket spoke to The Sports Rabbi about the victory, \u201cI was upset that I missed the free throw but when I saw Abby shoot the ball and the ball came off the rim, I knew the job wasn\u2019t done. In that moment I took it upon myself and finished the job. We believed in ourselves a little more, we has a mini-team meeting on the court and we just dug deep. We knew we didn\u2019t want to go home and we took this time to really focus and bring the momentum, bring the energy and bring the defense.\u201d
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Photo credit: WBL<\/p><\/div>
\nCarey also spoke about the upcoming game five, \u201cGoing into our next couple of practices we will have to be focussed, come prepared and bring the energy ion Monday because this is do or die. I\u2019m excited about the game but we have to come with a lot more energy than we have in the past.\u201d
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Emily Engstler – Photo credit: WBL<\/p><\/div>
\nHapoel Jerusalem came out firing on all cylinders as Emily Engstler went from the outside inside while Tiffany Mitchell, Alyssa Baron and Anja Fuchs-Robetin all found points to counter Abby Meyers who scored for Ashdod as the Reds grabbed a 20-11 lead after ten minutes of play. Baron, Engstler and Mitchell all filled the basket to bump the lead up, Meyers and Stasha Carey responded, Fuchs-Robetin scored but baskets by Stephanie Watts closed the gap to 35-24 at halftime.
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Emily Engstler – Photo credit: WBL<\/p><\/div>
\nEngstler opened the third quarter up with a jumper, Meyers and Dor Saar each went from deep to ignite the visitors, Carey scored inside, Kseniya Malashka added points in the paint before fouling out and Saar tied the game up at 38-38 but Shir Tirosh with a triple and a deuce gave Limor Peleg\u2019s squad a 51-41 lead after thirty minutes of action.
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Dor Saar – Photo credit: WBL<\/p><\/div>
\nWatts began the final frame with points, Meyers hit a turnaround jumper, May Revach put in a layup and Carey scored, Fuchs-Robetin came back with points but Meyers drilled home a triple to knot the game up at 53-53 with 2:28 left in regulation time. Engstler hit a pair from the line but then missed two as well as Carey split her free throws and scored with under a second left to give Shira HaElion\u2019s team the lead for good and send the series back to Ashdod for a decisive game five.
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Stasha Carey – Photo credit: WBL<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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