Basket Esch, now 2nd after gaining one place, won 57-47 at US Heffingen in a game that stayed tight for three quarters before a strong last-period break. Heffingen dropped one position to 3rd.
Heffingen started slightly better and led 15-13 after the opening quarter. Charlyne Gloden (HEF) and Nina Meyers (HEF) gave the home side early control, while Emma Muratovic (LAL) already began to build her impact. In the second quarter, Esch defended the game well and turned the score around. Muratovic opened that period with 4 points in a row, and Basket Esch took a 25-20 lead into halftime.
The third quarter brought Heffingen back. Ella Kieffer (HEF) produced 3 straight points, Lena Kugener (HEF) followed with 5 in a row, and Gloden added back-to-back baskets. That sequence became a 9-0 run and pushed Heffingen in front 36-33.
The decisive moment came in the fourth quarter. Basket Esch answered with a 15-0 run to move from 33-36 to 48-36, completely changing the game. Muratovic was again central, and Diana Costa de Sousa (LAL) added a key three-pointer in that stretch. Esch's highest lead reached 15 points at 57-42 before Heffingen scored the last 5 points.
Muratovic led all scorers with 19 points and was the main difference-maker for the winners. Costa de Sousa added 15, and Giulya Fiore (LAL) finished with 9. For Heffingen, Gloden scored 10, Meyers and Kieffer had 8 each, and Kugener contributed 7 in an important third-quarter push. For Basket Esch, it was a second win in as many games.
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US Heffingen