Sparta Bertrange edged Basket Esch 61-56 in Esch/Ho1, overturning an 11-0 start by the hosts and consolidating second place (+1) in the W-Enovos League. Mike Feyder's team is now on a three-game winning streak and has swept the season series after the 100-61 win in the first meeting. Vincent Gevrey's Esch sits fifth and has dropped two straight.
Esch burst out 11-0 behind Mara Chaumont and Kyra Coulon, taking Q1 17-10. Sparta steadied in Q2 as Adryana Michelle Quezada (24, 1.79m, USA) and Nicole Torresani put together a 9-17 quarter; Torresani strung together six late points to give Sparta a 26-27 halftime lead. The third quarter swung the game: after Coulon's three briefly put Esch up 32-31, Sparta closed the period on an 11-2 surge, with Lena Mersch scoring twice and Quezada piling up a personal 7-0 that stretched it to 38-47. Esch rallied in the fourth as Katia Jemming drilled back-to-back threes (56-59), but Torresani added the clincher late for 56-61.
Sparta won despite 0/12 from three, thanks to 18 offensive rebounds (41 total) and a 24-17 turnover edge. They shot 44% on twos and 55% at the line. Esch finished at 47% on twos, 27% from deep (6/22) and 73% at the stripe.
Quezada delivered a 21-point, 10-rebound double-double. Torresani (Season PPG: 16.22, RPG: 4.67, AssPG: 1.78) added 20 and the decisive basket, while Jordan Alexis King (Season PPG: 20.67, RPG: 9.0, AssPG: 5.27) had 10 points, 7 rebounds and drew 7 fouls. Cathrin Wolff chipped in 10 boards and timely fourth-quarter scoring.
For Esch, Tatsiana Likhtarovich (Season PPG: 19.00, RPG: 4.67, AssPG: 5.00) led with 19 points on 7/11 2P and 5/6 FT, plus 7 rebounds. Jemming (Season PPG: 6.33, RPG: 4.44, AssPG: 2.11) added 10 and 7 boards, and Chaumont hit two threes for 8. Eden Nibbelink (Season PPG: 10.00, RPG: 7.60, AssPG: 1.20) grabbed 10 rebounds but fouled out in the fourth, a blow to Esch's interior presence late.
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