AB Contern beat Résidence Walferdange 56-39 in W-U14 Division 3 Phase 1 and moved up two places to 2nd, while RES dropped to 3rd. For coach Daniel Gonnering's team, it was a first win after two losses.
The game was only briefly level at 2-2. Contern closed the first quarter with a 11-6 edge to lead 13-8, then took firmer control in the second period. RES were held to just 3 points in that quarter, and CON stretched the margin to 23-11 at half-time. Matilda Weis (CON) was already decisive there, including a personal 5-point sequence in the opening quarter.
The key stretch came after the break. Contern opened the third quarter with a 6-0 run and dominated the period 20-6. That pushed the score to a game-high 43-15, the biggest gap of the afternoon. Weis (CON), 12, finished with 23 points, matching her season best. Noémie Gottal (CON) added 11, Maxine Adalsteinsson (CON) scored 8, and Joy Rollinger (CON) had 5, including the game's only 3-pointer.
Coach Diogo Jesus Lopes saw a better response from Walferdange in the last quarter, which RES won 22-13 after scoring the first 6 points of the period. Léana Absa Faye (RES) led the visitors with 10 points, Aislinn Vict Beroy Lopez (RES) added 9, and Ana Soheila Simone Kozlik (RES) finished with 6. Contern's third-quarter separation remained the decisive phase.
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