In Berbourg, Etzella Ettelbruck pulled away after the break to beat BBC East Side Pirates 77-56 in the opening game of W-U16 Division 2 Phase 1. ETZ moves to 1st place after one round, with BEP 2nd.
The game started evenly, but BEP had the better opening rhythm. Coach Ndiaye's side went up 6-0 and later 8-4 through early baskets by Nelly Ney (BEP), Emmi Schroeder (BEP) and Nedzla Eco (BEP). ETZ answered with a 9-0 run to turn 8-4 into 13-8, then BEP closed the first quarter well to get back to 16-16.
The second quarter stayed close until 22-22. From there, ETZ finished the half with a 9-2 stretch for a 31-24 lead. Hannah Maes (ETZ), Emma Klein (ETZ) and Leni Kreins (ETZ) were central in that sequence.
The decisive phase came in the third quarter. After BEP reduced the gap to 33-26 and later stayed within 37-28, coach Zoric's team accelerated hard. ETZ pushed the margin from 43-31 to 59-36 before the end of the period, with Maes scoring 6 points in a row during that surge. That gave ETZ a clear 59-38 advantage entering the fourth.
BEP kept competing and matched ETZ 18-18 in the last quarter, but the gap never dropped below 15 again. The highest lead was the final 21-point margin.
ETZ had four main scorers in double figures: Emma Klein (ETZ) 20, Hannah Maes (ETZ) 20, Leni Kreins (ETZ) 17 and Jana Agnes (ETZ) 10. Maes also made both ETZ three-pointers. For BEP, Nelly Ney (BEP) scored 14, Nedzla Eco (BEP) 13, while Julie Ronck (BEP) and Liz Diederich (BEP) added 8 each. BEP scored all of its points from free throws and 2-point baskets, with no made 3-pointer.
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