Etzella Ettelbruck B overpowered Rebound Préizerdaul 84-23 in the W-U19 Division 3 Phase finale at deichwisen/central, controlling the game from the opening tip. Etzella blasted out to a 13-0 start behind Hannah Maes (ETZB) and Morgane Babinyanga, forcing a timeout at the 2nd minute, and closed the first quarter 26-5. The second quarter brought more of the same: Hannah Eliza Johanns (ETZB) and Jil Ries (ETZB) joined the scoring flow, while Préizerdaul managed only a lone free throw late for a 47-8 halftime gap.
Préizerdaul's best stretch came in the third, with Celina Schmit (Season PPG: 8.58) and Kyara Teixeira Ribeiro (Season PPG: 7.44) finding the basket, but Maes steadied Etzella with consecutive free throws and a series of inside scores, and Ries added back-to-back field goals to keep the margin wide at 62-15. In the fourth, Etzella delivered a 12-0 run, highlighted by three straight makes from Lara Martins da Silva (Season PPG: 6.0), who later added three more baskets to cap the night. Highest lead reached 61 at the buzzer.
Maes, just 15, headlined with 25 points (7 FTs, 9 twos) in her season debut. Martins da Silva added 18, including a personal 6-0 burst in the fourth, and Belgian forward Babinyanga scored 12. Ries chipped in 13, Johanns 8, and Portuguese wing Catarina Gomes Fernandes (ETZB), 15, scored 4. For Préizerdaul, Teixeira Ribeiro led with 8, Schmit had 7 (three made free throws), Charlie Braun (Season PPG: 2.38) 5, and Cloé Bouillé (Season PPG: 7.42) 3. Coach Mike Weyer used timeouts in an attempt to stem Etzella's runs; Milton Alves Santos rotated early to maintain pace.
In the standings, Etzella climb to 4th at 2-2, while Préizerdaul fall to 0-4 and remain on a 12-game losing streak overall.
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