Sparta Bertrange overpowered Amicale Steesel 76-19 in the W-U14 Division 2 Phase finale at Atert/Central and climbed to 2nd in the classification (+4), while Amicale slipped to 5th (-1). The game's tone was set early: after an opening exchange that left it 3-1 following a free throw by Eva Silva Dinis, Sparta closed the first quarter on a 15-0 run to 18-1. Amicale briefly answered to start the second (baskets by Silva Dinis and Mia Würth for 18-5), but Sparta restored control to lead 35-9 at the break and 48-13 after three.
The fourth quarter brought the knockout blow: Sparta opened with a 20-0 burst to 68-13. The highest lead reached +58 at 74-16 before Würth hit Amicale's only three. Captain Anaé Sacaze (Season PPG: 21.82) was the focal point throughout with 32 points (13 two-pointers and 6 free throws), spearheading multiple spurts in the final period. Marie-Fleur Elisabeth Flechtner (Season PPG: 9.60) added 19 with steady interior finishing, while Stéphanie Stoeva (Season PPG: 8.18, DEU) chipped in 10 and Eshetha Thokala (13, IND) 8.
Amicale's offense never found rhythm. Würth (Season PPG: 4.89) led with 7, including that late triple; Birgul Derya Tasoluk (Season PPG: 8.10, FRA) had 4, and Silva Dinis (Season PPG: 3.10, PRT) added 3 but flirted with foul trouble, picking up two personals in quick succession in the third. Captain Ella Medernach (Season PPG: 3.60) scored at the line.
The scoring profile underlined Sparta's approach: 33 made two-pointers and 10 free throws, without a three. Amicale finished with 6 twos, 4 free throws and one three. Coach Laurent Cames' group kept the pressure through all four quarters, while Alexandra Lamesch's early timeout in Q1 could not halt the decisive first and fourth-quarter runs.
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