Résidence Walferdange opened Phase 1 of W-U16 Division 3 with a clear 118-20 away win over Kordall Steelers in Niederkuer.
Diogo Jesus Lopes' team took control immediately. RES moved to 0-8, then 1-10 and 3-19, before closing the first quarter at 29-5. Kordall, coached by Gianluca Pellegrino Ombroni, struggled to slow the pace and the gap grew sharply in the second period. The decisive sequence came when Walferdange turned 29-5 into 45-5 with 16 unanswered points. At halftime, the score was already 59-7.
The game kept the same rhythm after the break. RES reached 71-8 and then 90-10 at the end of the third quarter, with scoring waves coming from several players rather than one isolated run. Kordall had its best offensive quarter in the fourth, but Walferdange still added 28 more points and the lead peaked at 98 at the final buzzer.
Walferdange had five players in double figures: Hannah Meysembourg (RES) 31, Jill Stoltz (RES) 31, Rachel Grivet (RES) 19, Ella Wilmes (RES) 18 and Mary-Lou Tholl (RES) 12. Stoltz, the captain, was productive throughout before fouling out late. Meysembourg and Stoltz each built their total mainly inside the arc, while Grivet and Wilmes gave steady support.
For KDS, Lea Njia Nouemsi (KDS) carried the offense with 14 points, exactly 70% of her team's total, despite already being on four personal fouls by halftime. The other Kordall scorers were Sybélia Myriam Chantal Schmitz (KDS) and Ema Babacic (KDS) with 2 each, plus Esperanza Beatrice Demeusy Rotolo (KDS) and Leticia Da Silva Costa (KDS) with 1 each.
After this first game, RES is first in the classification at 1-0, while KDS is second at 0-1.
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