Etzella Ettelbruck overpowered AS Soleuvre 95-44 in Zolwer/Scheierhaff, controlling the game from the opening tip. The visitors blasted out to an 11-0 start before Soleuvre's early timeout at the 3rd minute, with captain Anouk Reisch finding the range from deep. Etzella closed the first quarter 26-12 and kept the margin stable in the second, buoyed by balanced scoring and trips to the line, to reach halftime at 47-26.
The third quarter decided it. Etzella strung together a 14-0 run from 29-51 to 29-65, sparked by another triple from Reisch, inside finishes by Amina Kocan and a corner three by Céline Urwald. The gap ballooned to 36-73 after three. In the fourth, Marie-Christine Linden and Liz Diderrich piled on in transition and mid-range to push the lead to the night's high of 51, matching the final score.
Reisch (Season PPG: 9.08), the 25-year-old guard (1.69m), delivered 26 points with five three-pointers and set the tone. Diderrich (Season PPG: 3.56) added 13, Linden (Season PPG: 2.31) 12, Kocan (Season PPG: 8.00) 9, with Jackie Beckers at 8 and Noëllie Almeida Da Cruz (Season PPG: 2.44) also hitting two late triples for 8. Coach Amadeo Dias Ep. Bordang's rotation maintained pressure and rhythm throughout.
For Soleuvre, Leonor Camara da Silva (Season PPG: 9.00) led with 16, while Sarah Da Rocha Martins (Season PPG: 4.44) scored 10. Aline Rocha (19, CPV) added 6 and Maïlis Anen (SOL) chipped in 5. Captain Daiane Tavares Da Silva (Season PPG: 11.00) had 5 points but ran into heavy foul trouble and fouled out in the third quarter, committing two quick personals that shortened Soleuvre's backcourt options.
Etzella swept the head-to-head this season after the 64-22 win in Ettelbruck. In the table, Etzella remain 9th (6-10), while Soleuvre are 12th (1-16). Soleuvre's lone win was followed by two straight losses. Coach Pedro Jorge Escada Carvalho used timeouts to halt momentum, but Etzella's early 11-0 and decisive 14-0 bursts defined the game's evolution.
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