Basket Esch (LAL) advanced to the W-Coupe Cadettes semifinals with a 75-58 win at Les Sangliers Wooltz (SAN). Coach Karim Elbaoune's team imposed the tempo from the start, opening with a 0-13 run sparked by Ajla Adrovic (15) from deep and a string of free throws by Marcia Cristina Rocha Fernandes (17, PRT). The visitors led 5-19 after the first quarter and stretched it to 19-44 at halftime, combining pressure defense with perimeter shot-making.
Emma Wallenborn (16, 1.68m) was the game's standout, pouring in 24 points (eight 2s, two 3s, two FTs) and repeatedly punishing gaps in transition and the half court. Rocha Fernandes added 19 (seven free throws, two 3s), and Adrovic chipped in 12 with two makes from each range. Support came from Estelle Birnbaum (14) with a triple and Gwen Feller Birchen (18) who sealed points at the line. Esch finished with eight made threes and kept control through the third quarter (31-59), then reached their largest lead at 36-71 early in the fourth.
Wooltz, coached by Emma Marie Broermann, answered late. Lena Hodzic (16) ignited a final push with a three, and SAN closed on an 11-0 run capped by long-range hits from Lou Biver (16) and Stella Kirch (15) to settle the score at 58-75. Their top trio each scored 15: Hodzic (two 3s), Lou-Andréa Fouthey Fonkam (15, FRA) with consistent inside finishes, and Célia Abessolo Minane (17, CMR) mixing drives and five free throws. Mia Lieffrig (16, BEL) added a three.
Crucial moments were the opening 0-13 Esch surge and a second-quarter stretch in which Wallenborn twice struck from beyond the arc, creating a cushion Wooltz could not erase despite their late barrage. A fourth-quarter unsportsmanlike by Kim Ferron (15) came during SAN's final push but did not alter the outcome. Esch move on to the semifinals.
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Les Sangliers Wooltz