Etzella Ettelbruck reversed the season's trend against Les Sangliers Wooltz, winning 70-59 in the Phase finale round-robin at Deichwisen/Central after dropping the first two head-to-heads (55-64, 46-75). Coach Valentine Jung's side climbed to 4th (+1), while Wooltz slipped to 5th (-2). It also halted Etzella's mini-skid after two straight losses.
The game evolved in waves. A tight first quarter (15-14) gave way to a Wooltz push before halftime (14-18), fuelled by Lou-Andréa Foutey Fonkam (Season PPG: 6.90) who strung together five straight points and Célia Abessolo Minane (Season PPG: 22.30). Down 29-32 at the break, Etzella were hit by a 7-0 run to open the third (29-36), but answered with the decisive 21-7 surge to close the quarter at 50-43. Léa Gomes (21 pts; Season PPG: 8.27) ignited it with a three and steady free throws, supported by Ella Reding (13; Season PPG: 8.82) and Celina Santos.
Etzella stretched the lead to a game-high +16 at 63-47 early in the fourth. Wooltz rallied to 65-59 on a 6-0 burst through Lena Hodzic (12; Season PPG: 10.30) and two straight baskets by 15-year-old Italian guard Chiara Giorgio (18; Season PPG: 14.67), but late foul trouble undercut the comeback: Lou Biver picked up a T1 and fouled out, and Abessolo Minane later committed a U2 and exited as well. Etzella managed the finish with a timeout and closed it at the line Gomes calmly sank four in a row and Reding added another.
Beyond Gomes and Reding, Etzella shared the scoring with Liz Diderrich (11; Season PPG: 4.09), captain Selma Jung (10; Season PPG: 7.10) and Catharina Schonckert (10; Season PPG: 6.70). For coach Emma Marie Broermann's Wooltz, Giorgio and Foutey Fonkam led with 18 apiece, but Abessolo Minane was limited to 7 before fouling out.
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