This meeting between the new No.1 and No.2 in W-U16 Division 3 was decided late, with Résidence Walferdange edging Telstar Hesperange 70-67 and moving up one place to first at 4-0. Walferdange is now on a four-game winning streak, while Telstar saw a three-game winning run end.
The game flow was very clear for three quarters. Walferdange, coached by Diogo Jesus Lopes, led 21-12 after the first period and built real separation before the break. Captain Jill Stoltz (15) set the tone early, and the home side reached 41-25 at halftime. Telstar, under Oleksandr Senchenko, never fully disappeared, but Walferdange still carried a 66-49 lead into the fourth after keeping control in a high-scoring third quarter.
The crucial stretch came after that. Telstar opened the last quarter with 8 unanswered points, cutting 66-49 to 66-57, mainly through Inès Sarah Kambire (15). When Walferdange answered, Telstar kept pressing and later closed on a 6-0 run from 70-61 to 70-67, making the finish tight. In a close game, Walferdange's earlier work was enough to hold the win.
Stoltz was the main difference for RES with 24 points, including five 3-pointers. Ella Wilmes (15) added 13 and had a strong third-quarter scoring burst, while Nina Bintz (15) and Hannah Meysembourg (15) each scored 11.
For TEL, Kambire produced 36 points and carried long offensive stretches, including 11 points during Telstar's second-quarter comeback phase, but her foul trouble ended with a foul-out. Chelsea Keniyah Djomby (13) added 17, and Victoire Joséphine Kimoni (14) finished with 12.
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