Amicale Steesel controlled Les Sangliers Wooltz 81-65 in Steinsel, building a decisive cushion before halftime and never looking back. After an open first quarter of traded threes (28-19), the key stretch came midway through the second: with SAN closing to 31-28, coach Tessy Hetting called time, but Amicale answered with a 13-0 run capped by baskets from Desiree Ramos and A'lexus Harrison, pushing it to 46-28 at the break.
The third quarter brought the knockout blow. Julie Mangen and Kathryn Jo Missavage connected from deep, and the lead peaked at 21 (60-39). SAN's best reply came from Amra Hasanovic, who hit from long range and at the line to keep the visitors afloat, but the gap stayed near twenty into the fourth. Early in the last period, Célia Abessolo Minane picked up two quick fouls, and although SAN trimmed to 70-55, Amicale's half-court execution remained steady.
Shooting told the story: Amicale hit 88% at the line (good) and 35% from three (good), while SAN struggled at 2-point range (27%) and the stripe (55%). Wooltz lived from distance (13 threes, more than their made twos) and pounded the offensive glass (19 OR), but couldn't convert enough inside. Turnovers also favored the hosts (11 vs 15).
For Amicale, the Luxembourg contingent led by Missavage (16 pts, 4/7 3PT; Season PPG: 8.92, RPG: 2.39, AssPG: 0.83), Marie Stoffel (11 pts; Season PPG: 7.47, RPG: 6.14, AssPG: 1.36), Julie Mangen (14 pts; Season PPG: 10.85, RPG: 3.42, AssPG: 1.58) and Mandy Geniets (9 pts; Season PPG: 11.00, RPG: 2.82, AssPG: 2.18) set the tone, while imports Ramos (15 pts; Season PPG: 21.53, RPG: 1.00, AssPG: 6.32) and Harrison (game MVP ranking 33.00) provided punch and boards.
For SAN, Hasanovic (21 pts; Season PPG: 12.36, RPG: 3.45, AssPG: 1.64) led the scoring, with support from Cerie Mosgrove (12 pts, 1.86m, 37, professional) and Abessolo Minane (12 pts).
Amicale move to third in the 2e Tour and string back-to-back wins; Wooltz remain seventh and extend their slide to six straight losses. Coach Paul Missavage's side also won the season series 2-1.
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