Etzella Ettelbruck, now 1st in the standings after a gain of two places, controlled this W-U14 Division 1 Phase 1 game from the opening minutes and beat 6th-placed Basket Esch 94-25. Basket Esch remain winless after four games.
The start already set the tone. Etzella opened on a 17-0 run before Alicia Fernandes Tavares (12) stopped it and scored Basket Esch's first 5 points in a row. That cut the gap only slightly, and Etzella still closed the first quarter ahead 21-9.
Basket Esch had their best spell in the second quarter. After Etzella moved to 25-9, the home side answered through Dila Ajdarpasic (12) and captain Kemly Cabral Goncalves (11), with Kemly producing 5 straight points during an 9-7 response that brought the score to 30-18. At halftime, Etzella led 34-18, with Charlotte Hermes' team still within reach.
The decisive moment came immediately after the break. Dragana Zoric's side dominated the third quarter 39-0 and turned a manageable 16-point margin into a 73-18 lead. That stretch ended the suspense and included strong scoring waves from Matilde Ciccone (12), Jana Agnes (13), Emma Klein (12), Mia Luca Quinteira (13) and Alix Torres (12). Etzella's highest lead reached 69 points late in the game.
Ciccone led all scorers with 20 points, all from 2-point shots. Agnes added 14, Klein 12, Inaya Melanie Babinyanga Bonyeme (12) 11, Torres 10 and Luca Quinteira 8, while Melek Schank (12) and Eya Farhani (12) contributed 6 each.
For Basket Esch, Cabral Goncalves scored 7, Fernandes Tavares had 5, Ajdarpasic and Alina Sabotic (11) added 4 each, and Nina Spiegelhalter (12) finished with 3.
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