Nitia Bettembourg, now 3rd after gaining one place, controlled this W-U19 Division 3 Phase 1 game from the end of the first quarter onward and beat Rebound Préizerdaul 70-26. For coach Jack Da Costa Fernandes, it was a first win after two straight defeats. Préizerdaul, now 4th despite also moving up one place, stays without a win and has lost at least its last three games.
The opening minutes were the only balanced stretch. Préizerdaul led 4-2 and 6-5 behind early baskets from Zoé Bouille (17) and Cloé Bouille (17), but Bettembourg finished the first quarter on an 11-3 run to take a 16-9 lead. The decisive moment came around the break: NIT opened the second period with a 21-0 run, stretching the score from 16-9 to 37-9, and won the quarter 27-5 for a 43-14 halftime advantage.
Julie De Oliveira (16) was the main scorer with 22 points, all on two-point field goals. Hanna Wiejak (16) added 17, and captain Maëlle Schillings (17) had 13, giving NIT three double-digit scorers. After Préizerdaul scored the first four points of the third quarter, Bettembourg answered immediately with 14 consecutive points to move to 57-18. The highest lead was 44 points at the end.
For coach Mike Johny Roger Weyer's team, Zoé Bouille (17) carried the offense with 15 points, including the team's only three-pointer. The rest of PRE was held to 11 points, with smaller contributions from Cloé Bouille and Celina Schmit (17).
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