Résidence Walferdange answered well after the earlier season loss to Sparta Bertrange, taking this W-U16 Division 1 Phase finale game 67-30 and stopping a three-game losing streak.
The game turned quickly after an even opening. Sparta came back from 0-4 to 8-9, but Résidence closed the first quarter on a 10-0 run for 18-8. That momentum carried into the second period: Caroline Charles, the 16-year-old British player, opened with a three-pointer for a 13-0 run across the break, and Résidence then dominated the quarter 18-2. At halftime, the gap was already 36-10.
Sparta had its best stretch in the third quarter. After falling behind 42-12, coach Patrick Roilgen's team produced an 8-0 run through Kleio Chatzinikoli (Season PPG: 5.14), Lynn Blanc (Season PPG: 1.91) and Hanna Rotink (Season PPG: 15.93) to cut the deficit to 20-42. Résidence stayed composed and answered with six straight points before entering the last quarter up 48-20.
Coach Christophe Fiegen's side then controlled the finish and pushed the lead to its highest level at 37 points. Jill Stoltz (Season PPG: 16.88) led the way with 17 points, including three made free throws and two made threes. Charles (Season PPG: 15.21) added 16, Treyscha Boayue (Season PPG: 12.40) scored 13, and Rachel Grivet (Season PPG: 6.82) contributed 10.
For Sparta, Chatzinikoli scored 8, while Blanc and Rotink added 6 each. Captain Lilly Engels (Season PPG: 10.80) was in immediate foul trouble, picked up four fouls before halftime and fouled out in the third quarter, which made Sparta's comeback task much harder.
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