Amicale Steesel edged Les Sangliers Wooltz 77-73 in Wiltz (W-U19 Division 2, Phase finale, round-robin). The visitors are now 3-0 and remain leaders of the phase finale; they also sweep the season head-to-head after the clear win in Phase 1 (104-78).
Game evolution
A tight first quarter (15-14 SAN) gave way to a 13-17 second period as AMI, guided by coach Paul Missavage, reached halftime up 31-28. After the break Lily Wittwer (Season PPG: 22.75; 1.80m, 17) kept attacking the rim and the lead stretched to nine (51-60, then 53-62 and 57-64). SAN, coached by Danielle Majerus, answered with a 11-0 burst to seize a 68-64 advantage: Célia Abessolo Minane (Season PPG: 24.0; 17, CMR) piled up points at the line and in the paint, and Mia Lieffrig (Season PPG: 5.14) drilled a key three. Lou Biver (Season PPG: 7.00) later fouled out, but SAN still tied it at 70-70 on two clutch free throws from captain Lena Hodzic (Season PPG: 10.11).
Close finish, game winners
From 68-64 down, AMI closed the night on a 13-5 run. Kathryn Jo Missavage (Season PPG: 26.40; 1.80m, 18) hit the go-ahead three for 70-73, Lieffrig responded (73-73), and Wittwer scored the final four points to seal it 73-77. Wittwer totaled 36 points built on 13 two-pointers and 10 made free throws. Missavage added 16 (two threes), including that late dagger. Kendra Leveling (Season PPG: 11.13) contributed 12, and Treyscha Boayue (Season PPG: 15.91) 10 with an early triple.
For SAN, Abessolo Minane was unstoppable with 37 (13 two-pointers, 2 threes, 5 free throws), Lieffrig hit four triples for 12, Hodzic scored 9, and Lou-Andréa Foutey Fonkam (Season PPG: 5.67) added 7 at the stripe. SAN briefly led by four in the fourth, but AMI's composure despite a bench technical in Q3 and an unsportsmanlike foul on Missavage in Q4 prevailed late.
AMI's streak reaches four straight wins; SAN sit third in the phase finale standings.
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Les Sangliers Wooltz