Gréngewald Hueschtert imposed itself 74-36 in Niederkuer, dictating the quarter-final from the opening minutes. A 0-8 start through Sophie Dupong (GRE), Yadanar Mamou Greenhalgh (GRE), Fatou-Imane Ba (GRE) and Giulia Pauletto (GRE) set the tone before Kordall Steelers could answer via captain Sabobo Daiana Gomes Djassi (KDS). The first quarter closed 8-15.
The gap blew open in the second frame (4-19). Eve Van der Schilden (GRE) and Dupong (GRE) fueled a 7-0 run from 10-19 to 10-26, then Gréngewald added an 8-0 burst to 12-34 before halftime. Kordall's only points in the period came from Gomes Djassi (KDS), including two free throws.
Kordall showed more resistance after the break with contributions by Gomes Djassi (KDS), Emma Kazic (KDS), Beatrice Liegi (KDS) and Ema Babacic (KDS), but Van der Schilden (GRE) replied immediately and added a three. Late in the third, Sofia Gargiulo (GRE), a 14-year-old Italian, strung together six straight team points, keeping Gréngewald comfortably ahead (quarter 12-17).
In the fourth, Dupong (GRE) and Van der Schilden (GRE) kept the scoreboard moving, Leana Kupusovic (GRE) buried a late three, and Pauletto (GRE) and Nayah Greco (GRE) added inside finishes as the lead swelled to 38 by the buzzer.
Gréngewald scored all 74 points from the field: 31 two-pointers and 4 threes, without a free throw made. Kordall finished with 17 two-pointers and 2 free throws, but no three-pointers. Standouts: Van der Schilden (GRE) 19, Dupong (GRE) 13, Pauletto (GRE) 10, Gargiulo (GRE) 8. For Kordall, 15-year-old Portuguese captain Gomes Djassi (KDS) battled for 18, with Babacic (KDS) adding 6. It was a low-foul game with no foul trouble. Bojan Eric's group controlled the tempo throughout, while Gianluca Pellegrino Ombroni's side could not change the rhythm or find perimeter relief.
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