Les Sangliers Wooltz edged Gréngewald Hueschtert 54-51 in Wiltz, a tight W-U16 Division 2 Phase finale contest decided in the final minute.
SAN started better (14-10 after Q1) and, after GRE had drawn level at 14-14 in the second, Coach Paul Biver's team answered with a 7-0 run to reach halftime at 21-14. The hosts reached their largest lead at 24-16 early in the third, but GRE, guided by Coach Bojan Eric, won the quarter 17-14 to cut it to 35-31.
The fourth quarter turned into a sequence of ties and lead changes. Yadanar Mamou Greenhalgh (13) carried GRE's offense with 12 points in the last period, including a personal 4-0 to flip the score to 49-47 and another basket for 51-50. SAN replied through captain Lou-Andréa FOUTEY FONKAM (Season PPG: 18.38), whose two-point scoring steadied the hosts, and the composure of Chiara Giorgio (15, Italy). Giorgio hit seven free throws in the fourth and sank the final two to close a 4-0 finishing run for 54-51.
Top performers
- SAN: FOUTEY FONKAM 20 points (nine 2P made), Giorgio 17 (10 FTs, one 3P; Season PPG: 24.14), Anne Meyers 9, Leni Di Cato 8 with a timely triple.
- GRE: Greenhalgh 20 (10 two-point field goals), Giulia Pauletto 11, Fatou-Imane Ba 7, Eve Van der Schilden 5.
Free throws proved pivotal: SAN converted 13 points at the line to GRE's 5. GRE's captain Sophie Dupong (4 pts) battled foul trouble in the second half, while FOUTEY FONKAM also managed her fourth foul late and still delivered key baskets.
In the standings of the Phase finale, Les Sangliers Wooltz move to first place at 2-0 (ranking gain +1), while Gréngewald sit fourth at 0-2.
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