AB Contern B opened this W-U19 Division 4 Phase 1 campaign with a clear 96-34 home win over Les Sangliers Wooltz B. The result lifted CONB to 1st place, a gain of four spots, while SANB remained 4th.
Contern set the tone early. After Wooltz stayed close at 4-3, the home side created separation with an 11-2 spell to 17-5 and finished the first quarter ahead 24-8. Dave Schroeder's team then produced the key passage of the game in the second period. From 31-11, CONB put together 17 unanswered points to reach 48-11, with Kadija Macalou, Céline Kerschen and Lena Szalay carrying the scoring. The quarter ended 40-8, leaving the halftime score at 64-16.
Wooltz had its best reaction in the third quarter. Anne Meyers and Lara Rössler helped SANB put together a 7-0 run from 70-16 to 70-23, but Contern answered quickly and kept full control. In the fourth, SANB scored the first five points for 76-28, before CONB responded with a 12-0 burst to 88-28. The final margin of 62 points was also the highest lead of the game.
Kerschen (CONB) and Macalou (CONB) led the winners with 18 points each. Kerschen combined 6 two-point baskets with 2 made threes, while Macalou added 8 made twos and 2 free throws. Szalay (CONB) and Emily Quirke (CONB) both scored 16, and Anna Harris (CONB) added 8 on 4 made twos.
For Wooltz B, Lara Rössler (16, 1.74m) finished with 13 points, and captain Anne Meyers (SANB) added 12, including 2 three-pointers. Leni Di Cato (SANB) brought 5 points off the small rotation.
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