Amicale Steesel took a 75-63 road win in Wiltz in the relegation round and stayed first in the group, while Les Sangliers Wooltz remained third. Paul Missavage's team is now on a three-game winning run; Wooltz has lost 12 in a row.
The game changed after a fairly even start. At 8-8 late in the first quarter, Amicale closed the period on a 7-2 push. The decisive break came in the second quarter: from 15-19, Steesel produced a 20-7 sequence to 39-22. Julie Mangen (Season PPG: 13.94) and Mandy Geniets (Season PPG: 12.38) set the tone, and Lily Wittwer (Season PPG: 2.35) gave efficient support off the bench. Amicale led 39-24 at halftime.
Wooltz reacted after the break through Cerie Alissa Mosgrove (Season PPG: 14.13), the 37-year-old, 1.86m, USA forward/center, who delivered 29 points and six 3-pointers, both game highs. Tessy Hetting (Season PPG: 4.67) added 12 and helped SAN stay in touch. Still, each Wooltz push was answered. Mangen finished with 23 points, Geniets added 16, Wittwer 13, and Desiree Ramos (Season PPG: 20.45), the 32-year-old, 1.70m, USA guard, scored 10.
Steesel's biggest lead reached 19 points at 55-36 in the third quarter. Wooltz opened the fourth with 6 straight points to cut the gap to 56-46, and Mosgrove kept scoring in the last period, but Mangen hit three more triples in the quarter and Wittwer closed the scoring from the line.
In the season series between these teams, Amicale now leads 3-1.
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