Les Sangliers Wooltz handled Avanti Mondorf 56-46 in the W-U16 Division 2 Phase finale, building a cushion early and managing it the rest of the way. The visitors closed the first quarter 14-7, helped by an unsportsmanlike foul on Sara Pronaj that yielded two free throws for Chiara Giorgio and possession, and they reached halftime 30-19 after a second-quarter surge paced by Lou-Andréa Foutey Fonkam's three and steady inside finishing from Lara Gino Corron.
Mondorf reacted after the break, winning the third quarter 11-8 behind Ziba Milani Nia's lone Mondorf three and baskets from Pronaj and Margarida Veiga Costa (14, PRT) to trail 30-38. The pivotal stretch came early in the fourth: Foutey Fonkam strung together six straight points (two field goals and two free throws) to stretch the gap to 32-46. Coach Olivier Haan's timeout then sparked a 6-0 reply (from 38-50 to 44-50) through Pronaj and Leea Schleck Schmid, and Mondorf briefly pulled to 46-51 before Wooltz closed it out.
Foutey Fonkam led all scorers with 24 points, adding a three and multiple free throws, while support came from Leni Di Cato (9), Anne Meyers (7) and Giorgio (7). For Mondorf, Pronaj (Season PPG: 21.22) had 16, Milani Nia (Season PPG: 19.20) added 13 including the team's only triple, with Veiga Costa chipping 7 and Inaya Moubarkak (15, FRA) 4. A key blow for the hosts was Milani Nia fouling out in the fourth quarter.
Coach Paul Biver's side limited long-range damage (each team made one three) and controlled the game's rhythm with timely timeouts. In the classification, Wooltz climb to second (3-1, +3 places), while Mondorf remain sixth (0-4) and are on a four-game skid in this round. Wooltz have won three of their last four.
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Avanti Mondorf