{"id":81351,"date":"2023-03-02T01:48:17","date_gmt":"2023-03-02T01:48:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/?p=81351"},"modified":"2023-03-02T15:53:32","modified_gmt":"2023-03-02T15:53:32","slug":"elitzur-ramla-looks-for-a-semi-final-birth-in-venice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/en\/elitzur-ramla-looks-for-a-semi-final-birth-in-venice\/","title":{"rendered":"Elitzur Ramla looks for semifinal berth in Venice"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Elitzur Ramla are in Italy for the second leg of their EuroCup Quarter-Final against Reyer Venezia tonight (20:30 IST \/ 13:30 EST). Ramla won the first leg against Reyer in Israel last week in a come-from behind 80-75 victory, with a dominant 27-17 last quarter. The win gives them a 5-point advantage going into tonight\u2019s game, but it\u2019s going to be a challenge to win away in order to book a spot in the Semi-Final.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat we knew how to come back from the deficit showed a lot of character,\u201d Ramla coach Shira Haelion said after last week\u2019s win. \u201cAt the same time, I think we have a lot more to improve, because generally I don\u2019t think that we played well today. I think we need to play a lot smarter and more correctly in the next game, because they\u2019re an excellent team. We need to see how we can make adjustments.\u201d<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_81349\" style=\"width: 778px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-81349\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/16239534-FBAF-491B-90C6-F13E8AB594CF.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" class=\"size-full wp-image-81349\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/16239534-FBAF-491B-90C6-F13E8AB594CF.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/16239534-FBAF-491B-90C6-F13E8AB594CF-610x813.jpeg 610w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-81349\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Shakira Austin &#8211; Photo Credit: Ben Pask<\/p><\/div><br \/>\nShakira Austin, who went to the Washington Mystics with the 3rd pick in last year\u2019s WNBA draft and was named as the EuroCup Women MVP for the month of February, starred for Ramla in the first leg with a 29 point-16 rebound double-double. She was supported by veterans Alyssa Baron (19 points ,6 rebounds and 3 assists) and two-time WNBA champion Alysha Clark (14 points and 8 rebounds). For the Venetians, Minnesota Lynx forward Jessica Shepard (16 points and 6 rebounds) and Italian rookie Matilde Villa (13 points and 2 assists) led the scoring.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWithout a doubt Shakira has huge potential and she is progressing well this season,\u201d Haelion said of her young star after the win. \u201cStill, she is part of a group that plays as team. I\u2019ll put it this way \u2013 she is making great progress, but in the end, it\u2019s a team game.\u201d<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_81345\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-81345\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2CED7450-7AF4-496C-872D-331EF52ED495.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" class=\"size-full wp-image-81345\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2CED7450-7AF4-496C-872D-331EF52ED495.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2CED7450-7AF4-496C-872D-331EF52ED495-610x458.jpeg 610w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-81345\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Credit: Ben Pask<\/p><\/div><br \/>\nThe winner of tonight\u2019s game will fight for a spot in the Final against Galatasaray, who confirmed their ticket in the Semi-Final last night, completing a sweep against Cadi La Seu 75-65 after last week\u2019s 86-61 victory.<\/p>\n<p>On the other side of the bracket, LDLC ASVEL secured a spot in the Semi-Final with a sweep over French team Angers, winning 71-60 after a huge 88-58 victory in the first leg. ASVEL will play the winner of tonight\u2019s last Quarter-Final in Spain between Zaragoza and Villeneuve d&#8217;Ascq (21:00 IST \/ 14:00 EST).<\/p>\n<p>All games can be seen live on the FIBA YouTube basketball channel.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Elitzur Ramla are in Italy for the second leg of their EuroCup Quarter-Final against Reyer Venezia tonight (20:30 IST \/ 13:30 EST). Ramla won the first leg against Reyer in Israel last week in a come-from behind 80-75 victory, with a dominant 27-17 last quarter. 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