First-ranked Gréngewald Hueschtert stayed on top of the W-U19 Division 1: Phase finale with a 92-59 home win over Sparta Bertrange, extending its winning streak to three games. Sparta saw its own three-game winning run end and dropped one place to third.
The opening quarter belonged to Sparta. Colin Braun's team reacted well after the first basket conceded, with Tereza Liska (Season PPG: 21.14) and Nicole Torresani (Season PPG: 20.90) pushing the visitors from 2-0 down to 10-2 up. Luisa Feyder (Season PPG: 12.77) also gave support, and Sparta closed the period in front, 23-16. Gréngewald captain Maé Manti picked up two first-quarter fouls, including an unsportsmanlike, which added to the difficult start.
The game turned completely in the second quarter. Andrea Haris' team raised the pressure and attacked much better inside. After Sparta still led 29-27, Gréngewald finished the half with 23 unanswered points to move to 50-29. That sequence was the crucial moment of the game. Leisha Burridge (Season PPG: 14.50), Dorkas Von Arx (Season PPG: 15.64) and 17-year-old, 1.85m center Barbora Buzasi (Season PPG: 17.64) drove that run.
Gréngewald then kept control through the second half. The margin reached 30 points at 70-40 in the third quarter, and Sparta never came closer than 23 after the break. Burridge finished with 27 points, matching her season high. Von Arx added 21, Buzasi 19 and Manti 14. For Sparta, 17-year-old, 1.82m Slovak forward/center Liska scored 22, with Torresani adding 11 and Feyder 10.
A key statistical difference came from inside scoring: Gréngewald made 30 two-pointers, while Sparta made 13. Sparta stayed alive early with 9 made threes, but the 34-6 second quarter decided the rhythm and control of the game.
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