Gréngewald Hueschtert controlled Basket Esch 74-50 in the W-U19 Division 1 Phase finale at Oberanven/Central, moving to 2-1 and 4th in the round-robin standings. Esch drops to 0-3 (5th). It's a repeat of the earlier matchup between the teams this season, also won by Gréngewald (77-49).
Game evolution set the tone early: Gréngewald opened 8-0 before an Eudier triple got Esch on the board, then closed the first quarter on an 11-0 burst from 14-9 to 25-9. Captain Barbora Buzasi (17 years, 1.85m, CZE) poured in 13 points in that opening frame and finished with 25.
Esch steadied the pace in the second (10-8) but trailed 35-17 at halftime. After the break they struck first with a 4-0 mini-run (Wallenborn and Rocha Fernandes), only for Maé Manti (18, 1.56m, Guard) to answer from deep and Leisha Burridge to complete a three-point play. Dorkas von Arx added a triple and then knocked down two free throws in a row as the lead stretched to 58-32 after three.
In the fourth, a brief Milani three was later corrected off the board; Esch's Amina Ramovic answered with a triple and some late drives, but Buzasi kept scoring inside and Gréngewald's advantage peaked at +29 (74-45) before Esch closed with a 5-0 finish.
Top performers - Gréngewald: Buzasi 25, von Arx 11, Manti 8 (despite early foul trouble in Q1), Burridge 8, Amy Maebh Salmon 7, Roya Milani 7. Basket Esch: Marcia Cristina Rocha Fernandes 13, Emma Wallenborn 12 (three consecutive free throws in Q1), Ramovic 7, Petra Oroz 6, Laure Valentin 5.
Andrea Haris's starting five imposed the rhythm from the tip, while Karim Elbaoune's side found more offensive flow after the break but never trimmed the gap into single digits.
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