Avanti Mondorf controlled the game in Bettborn with a 59-33 road win over Rebound Préizerdaul, and the decisive shift came in the second quarter.
PRE had the better start, going 4-0 up through Zoé Bouille (PRE) and Celina Schmit (PRE). Mondorf then settled, closed the first quarter in front at 10-8, and broke the game open in the next ten minutes. MON limited PRE to only 2 points in the second period and stretched the score to 26-10 at halftime. Jil Espen (MON) opened that quarter with four straight points, while 15-year-old Inaya Moubarkak (MON) added six in the same stretch.
Préizerdaul reacted after the break. Kyara Teixeira Ribeiro (PRE) and Schmit reduced the gap to 29-16, showing better balance offensively. That was the key moment of resistance, but Mondorf answered immediately with a 10-0 run to regain full control. Lou Haesaerts (MON) was central in that phase, scoring 6 points during the burst, and MON entered the last quarter ahead 39-18.
The visitors kept the margin above 20 for the rest of the evening, with the highest lead reaching 26 points. Moubarkak (MON) finished as top scorer with 16 points, Haesaerts (MON) followed with 15, and Espen (MON) added 10. Margarida Veiga Costa (MON) contributed 8, and Hannah Schockmel (MON) scored 6.
For PRE, Teixeira Ribeiro (PRE) led with 10 points, Schmit (PRE) had 8 despite three personal fouls by the third quarter, and 17-year-old captain Cloé Bouille (PRE) scored 6, all from two three-pointers in the fourth. Sahli Scheitler Loueiro (PRE) and Charlie Braun (PRE) added 4 and 2.
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