Sparta Bertrange controlled this W-U19 Division 1 Phase finale game from the first quarter and won 90-49 in Larochette, moving up one place to 3rd in the table, while Arantia Larochette stayed 6th. It was Sparta's fourth win over Arantia this season.
Arantia started with Erika De Sousa Silva's two free throws for 2-0, but Colin Braun's team reacted immediately. Sparta produced a 12-2 surge to take command, with the 17-year-old 1.82m Slovak forward/center Tereza Liska (Season PPG: 21.09) already setting the tone. She scored 10 of Sparta's first 12 points, and the visitors finished the opening quarter with another strong push to 31-10.
The second quarter briefly opened better for Arantia through Sarah Nunes Birchen (Season PPG: 8.88) and Suellen Santos Cruz (Season PPG: 11.89), but Sparta answered each small run. Louise Massard (Season PPG: 2.72) hit two threes, Nicole Torresani (Season PPG: 21.57) added steady scoring, and the gap was 52-24 at halftime.
After the break, Sparta kept the same rhythm. Liska hit again from outside, Torresani scored inside and from the line, and Chiara Rasolofo (Season PPG: 11.56) added key baskets as the lead grew to 75-37 after three quarters. Early in the fourth, Sparta stretched the margin to 42 points at 87-45, their highest lead.
Liska finished with 34 points, Torresani had 18 and Rasolofo 12. For Arantia, Nunes Birchen and captain Nora Hansen (Season PPG: 9.29) scored 12 each, Santos Cruz had 10, and Sarah Ansay (ARA) added a late basket. Arantia has now lost four straight games.
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