Arantia Larochette moved to first place in W-U19 Division 2: Phase 1, gaining one spot after a clear 79-31 home win over third-placed Etzella Ettelbruck.
The game started slowly and was still open in the first quarter. Etzella led 3-0 and later 5-4 before Arantia closed the period in front, 8-5. The decisive break came in the second quarter. The team coached by Joao Pedro Osorio Silva raised the tempo and won the period 25-4. Sarah Nunes Birchen (ARA) set the tone with five straight points early in the quarter, and Arantia also produced a 10-0 run later in the same stretch to reach halftime at 33-9.
Etzella, coached by Romain Beckers, had its best offensive phase in the third quarter, scoring 14 points. Léa Gomes (ETZ) and Celina Santos (ETZ) kept the visitors active, but Arantia still controlled the rhythm and extended the lead to 55-23. In the last quarter, the home side created its biggest separation. After Etzella had cut the margin to 65-31, Arantia finished the game with 14 unanswered points for a highest lead of 48.
Arantia had strong scoring balance. Erika De Sousa Silva (ARA) led with 14 points, Clara Walter (ARA) added 12, Sara Ferreira Afonso (ARA) 11, and Sarah Nunes Birchen (ARA), Suellen Santos Cruz (ARA) and Lucie Rock (ARA) all scored 10. The home team did most of its damage inside the arc, with 34 made two-point baskets.
For Etzella, Gomes scored 10 points and Santos added 8. Lara Martins da Silva (ETZ) finished with 5 points. Arantia returned to winning ways, while Etzella is now 1-1 in the competition.
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