Gréngewald Hueschtert climbed to 1st place (+3) in W-U19 Division 1 Phase 1 after a 98-56 home win over 6th-ranked Musel Pikes. Andrea Haris' team built the game through steady control after an early swing-filled first quarter.
GRE opened 15-4, with Célia Abessolo Minane (GRE) setting the tone immediately and scoring 14 points in the first period. MUS answered with 11 straight points to tie at 15-15, a key moment that kept the game open. Gréngewald reacted well, closing the quarter on a 9-3 stretch for 24-18.
The second quarter was the closest part after that. MUS cut the margin to 36-29, helped by Sonia Garcia Garcia (MUS) and the activity of Elisabeth Furtado Monteiro (MUS), but GRE finished the half with a 7-1 push for 43-30.
The decisive break came in the third quarter. Tereza Liska (GRE) took over inside and around the lane, and GRE stretched the score from 43-30 to 66-38 before entering the last period at 71-42. From there, the home side never let the pace drop and pushed the highest lead to 42 points at the finish.
Liska (GRE) led all scorers with 33 points, including 12 in the fourth quarter. Maé Manti (GRE) added 21, with 3 made three-pointers, while Abessolo Minane (GRE) finished with 16 and Dorkas Von Arx (GRE) had 9. GRE also had scoring depth, with 10 players getting on the board.
For MUS, Lilli Fischer (MUS) and Garcia Garcia (MUS) scored 10 each. Furtado Monteiro (MUS) and Lisa Kleuls (MUS) added 9 apiece, and Charlotte Schmitz (MUS) contributed 8. Rouven Behnke's side had its best phase in the first-half comeback, but GRE's third-quarter control decided the game.
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