Arantia Larochette left deichwisen/central with a 58-47 road win over Etzella Ettelbruck in W-U19 Division 2 Phase 2, riding a dominant fourth quarter to stay first in the standings (3-1) and extend their run to three consecutive victories. Etzella remains fourth.
Game evolution mattered. Arantia jumped ahead 16-9 after the first, peaking at +12 (3-15) behind early perimeter answers from Mara Ronkar and Lucie Rock. Etzella responded in the second with a 9-0 push sparked by Célina Santos at the line and capped by Selma Jung, turning 11-18 into a 20-18 lead before halftime closed at 25-23.
The third quarter swung twice. Arantia opened on a 0-9 burst to 25-32, a phase highlighted by Clara Walter's five points in a row (a three and a two). Etzella answered: Morgane Babinyanga strung together six points, then Liz Diderrich and Jung posted seven unanswered to flip it to 38-33. ARA trimmed it to 38-36 entering the last period.
Nora Hansen (16, BEL) set the tone after the break with three inside baskets in the fourth, and from 45-45 Arantia sealed it with a 13-2 finish: Erika De Sousa Silva (16, PRT) nailed a key three and added at the rim, Suellen Santos Cruz converted four free throws and a late two, Sarah Nunes Birchen scored a crucial basket while managing four fouls, and Rock closed it.
Top performers: De Sousa Silva led Arantia with 12 points (1 three, 4 twos, 1 free throw). Ronkar added 11 (2 threes), Hansen 8 and Santos Cruz 8 (4 free throws, 2 twos), with Rock on 7 and Walter on 5. For Etzella, Jung scored 10 (two threes and four free throws), Santos and Diderrich had 7 each, while Léa Gomes and Babinyanga posted 6 apiece. Jung's third-quarter triple and Babinyanga's burst were key in Etzella's mid-game rally.
Coaches: Joao Pedro Osorio Silva's group adjusted after halftime and controlled the final minutes, while Valentine Jung's Etzella briefly wrested momentum in Q2 and late Q3 before Arantia's decisive late run.
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Etzella Ettelbruck