Etzella Ettelbruck controlled Kordall Steelers 60-47 at deichwisen/central, building steadily quarter by quarter: 12-10, 24-21 at halftime and 43-33 after three. It's a strong response to the first meeting (73-42 for Kordall).
Amina Kocan (Season PPG: 9.07) was the game's tone-setter for ETZ. She powered to 23 points, living in the two-point area and adding key free throws. The first real break came early in the second quarter when Selma Jung drilled back-to-back threes for a personal 6-0 burst (from 12-10 to 18-10), forcing a Kordall timeout. After the break, Sarah Macri (1.75m, 37; Season PPG: 9.00) kept KDS in touch with mid-range scoring and trips to the line, trimming it to 24-23 early in the third.
Etzella's answer was defensive control and a long, patient stretch of scoring under coach Amadeo Dias ép. Bordang. Liz Diderrich steadied from the stripe, Léa Gomes (7 pts) added timely baskets, and Kocan kept finding gaps. The hosts opened the final period with an 11-2 run capped by two straight Kocan finishes, ballooning the margin to 54-35 the night's largest lead (+19).
For Kordall, Macri erupted for 26 points and carried most of the load. Alisha Staar and Kim Hurt chipped in five each, while Julie Secco added a late three. A turning point arrived in the fourth when Audrey Nicole Guyot (36, FRA) fouled out, thinning KDS's perimeter options as Etzella closed the game.
Anouk Reisch (1.69m, 25) contributed six for ETZ and Marie-Christine Linden added a useful fourth-quarter bucket, with Ella Reding cool at the line in the closing minutes. Under coach Julie Secco, Kordall couldn't muster a final push and slide to a third straight defeat. In the standings, KDS sit 6th and ETZ 9th after this one.
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