Jamierra Faulkner
Elitzur Holon | Israel
Jamierra Faulkner played for Elitzur Holon in Israel. She led her team and the Israeli league in scoring with 20.4 points and in assists with 6.4 assists per game.
Update: March 2, 2016
Seventh-placed Holon (6-15) dropped its last regular season game 72-59 to top-ranked Maccabi R.Hen (19-2) on February 29. Faulkner had a near triple-double with 10 points, 7 assists and 7 rebounds. She ended the regular season as the Israeli League’s top scorer with 20.3 points per game.
Update: February 9, 2016
Holon (5-14) is on its first win streak of the season after defeating its last three opponents. On February 4, Faulkner led all scorers with 26 points in Holon’s 80-61 victory over Hap. Petah Tikva. Holon is 3-0 against Hap. Petah Tikva on the season. In the following game, Holon topped fifth-placed H.R. Le-Zion 95-71. Faulkner led her team with 23 points. Two games remain in the regular season and Holon maintains the seventh position in the Israeli League.
Update: February 2, 2016
Faulkner was named Player of the Week in the Israeli League for the second consecutive week after helping her team to an 85-59 win over fourth-placed Ramat Hasharon on February 1. She recorded a double-double of 17 points and 12 assists. Faulkner leads the league in scoring (20.8 ppg) and is fourth in assists per game (6.1).
Update: January 26, 2016
Faulkner’s top performance (32 points, 14 assists and 11 rebounds) last weak granted her the honor of being named Player of the Week of the Israeli League. Holon suffered two losses in the last week to Bnot Hertzeliya and Maccabi Ashdod. Faulkner was the leading scorer in both games; she recorded 29 points against Bnot Hertzeliya on January 21 and 22 points over Maccabi Ashdod on January 25. Faulkner leads the league in scoring (21.1 ppg) and is seventh in assists per game (5.6).
Update: January 19, 2016
On January 11, Holon could not contain its opponent Bnot Hertzeliya. Bnot Hertzeliya outscored Holon 70-50 and outrebounded them 53-36. Faulkner had eight points, six rebounds and five assists. Faulkner turned it around on January 18 and dominated the court against Maccabi R.Hen. Despite falling by just one point to a team that Holon has yet to win a game against, Faulkner totaled a triple-double with 32 points, 14 assists and 11 rebounds.
Update: January 5, 2016
Holon finally ended its losing streak on January 4 against Hap. Petah Tikva. The 92-73 victory was Holon’s second overall win, both against Hap. Petah Tikva. Faulkner had a well-rounded game with 14 points, eight rebounds and five assists to help her team to its second win of the season. Faulkner leads the Israeli League in scoring with 21.1 points per game.
Update: December 15, 2015
Faulkner attempted to carry Holon’s offensive load but 25 points was not enough to secure a win for the team. Holon fell 83-64 to Maccabi R.Hen. A highlight from the game was Faulkner’s accuracy from the free throw line; she was 11-for-13 (.846) from the charity stripe and accounted for 65 percent of the team’s total made free throws.
Update: December 8, 2015
Faulkner recorded a near double-double with 13 points and nine assists in Holon’s 77-67 loss to Bnot Hertzeliya on December 7. Holon was outnumbered in defensive rebounds 32-20. The team is currently 1-5 and in seventh place.
Update: December 1, 2015
Faulkner dominated in her first game with Holon, which was also the team’s first win this season. She scored a game-high 32 points to give Holon a two-point edge over its opponent Hap. Petah Tikva on November 30.