AB Contern controlled the game in Wiltz and pulled away late, beating Les Sangliers Wooltz 82-53. After an even start (18-21), the visitors struck first in the second quarter. Following a three by Emma Marie Broermann to make it 21-23, Contern pieced together a 9-0 run (Lavandier 3+2+1, Petrova 3) to 21-32 and carried a 32-42 lead into halftime.
Wooltz briefly steadied after the break, edging the third quarter 12-11 behind baskets from the Hetting sisters and Cerie Alissa Mosgrove, trimming to 44-53. The game turned decisively at the start of the fourth: Contern blasted a 20-2 surge to 46-73, sparked by a Petrova three, back-to-back threes from Esmeralda Skrijelj, and inside finishes by Caileigh Ann Walsh and Stefanie Grace Kulesza. The highest lead reached +33 (49-82) before Wooltz closed the gap in the final minute.
Contern's balance stood out. Among the overseas trio, Walsh (Season PPG: 23.2; 1.91m, USA) led with 25, while Kulesza added 17. From the domestic core, Skrijelj contributed 15 and Claire Lavandier 12, with veteran Ana Petrova (43, BGR) chipping in 8 including the momentum-shifting triple to open the fourth. Coach Fabienne Fuger's side also closed the first period on a 0-6 spurt (Walsh three, Skrijelj three) to flip 18-15 into 18-21.
For Wooltz, Mosgrove (Season PPG: 13.5; 1.86m, USA) scored 16 and Broermann (Season PPG: 9.5; 1.92m, USA) 13, with Lisy Hetting (Season PPG: 16.1) and Tessy Hetting at 9 apiece. No key player fouled out.
Contern completes a 2-0 sweep of the season series (79-63, 82-53) and climbs to second place (5-5). Wooltz remains sixth and suffers a third consecutive defeat. Coach Tessy Hetting's team competed through three quarters but was overwhelmed by Contern's fourth-quarter run.
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