Amicale Steesel won 91-78 at Gréngewald Hueschtert and climbed to 3rd place, a gain of four positions, while GRE slipped to 5th after a third straight defeat.
The game stayed open for three quarters. AMI led 26-23 after 10 minutes, but GRE answered several times. Maé Manti (18, 1.60m) gave the home side early rhythm with three first-quarter triples, and Akilah Maisha Bethel (33, 1.83m, USA) scored six straight late in the period to bring GRE back to 23-23 before Desiree Genevieve Ramos (32, 1.70m, USA) closed the quarter from deep.
At the start of the second quarter, Ramos put AMI on a roll with six straight points for 30-23, helping Coach Schaeffer's team reach its first real cushion. Coach Haris' side responded well: Olivia Olsen (23, 1.90m, USA), Bethel and Elisa Thill (21, 1.80m) cut it back to 44-40 at halftime.
The third quarter was again competitive. GRE came within 44-42 and later 47-45, but Ramos kept answering. AMI then built a 61-50 lead, before GRE closed the period with an 8-2 push to stay alive at 63-58.
The decisive moment came immediately in the fourth. Marie Stoffel (23, 1.77m) and Ramos hit back-to-back threes for 69-58, and AMI never lost control after that. The lead reached 19 points at 91-72.
Ramos, the game MVP, finished with 33 points on good shooting across the board: 6/7 FT, 10/16 on 2-pointers and an excellent 3/4 from long range. Brooke Madison Flowers (26, USA) added 20 points and 11 rebounds, while Julie Mangen (28, 1.64m) scored 15 and Stoffel added 8.
For GRE, Bethel posted 28 points, 7 rebounds, 4 steals and 5 drawn fouls. Olsen added 16 points and 8 rebounds, Manti scored 17 with 4 made threes, and Thill brought 10 points off the bench.
Team shooting was a key separator: AMI had good percentages at 86% FT, 53% on 2-pointers and 41% on 3-pointers, compared with GRE's 79%, 59% and 25%. AMI also won the rebound battle 28-21.
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