Résidence Walferdange controlled most of this W-U14 Division 3 Phase 1 game and beat Telstar Hesperange 67-44, a result that lifted RES three places to 2nd in the classification, while TEL stayed 4th. Walferdange also stopped a two-game losing streak; Telstar has now lost three in a row.
The start was lively. Aislinn Vict Beroy Lopez (RES) scored the first 5 points of the game, but Telstar answered quickly through Chelsea Keniyah Djomby (TEL) and Emma Kumbara (TEL) to edge ahead 6-5. That was the key moment of balance, because RES then tightened up and closed the first quarter on a 10-0 run to move to 20-12, with Lilia Amélie Monfils (RES) heavily involved.
The second quarter was more even. Telstar stayed close enough at 26-18 and trailed only 33-20 at halftime. Djomby (TEL) and Kumbara (TEL) kept coach Oleksandr Senchenko's team in contact, but Walferdange had more scoring options and better control of the rhythm.
The decisive break came in the third quarter. Coach Diogo Jesus Lopes saw his team win that period 29-8. From 40-25, RES produced an 18-1 run to 58-26, with Mira Schroeder (RES), Monfils (RES) and Lopez (RES) all scoring in waves. The lead reached 36 points at 62-26, the highest of the game. No three-pointers were made by either side.
Monfils (RES) led all scorers with 20 points, Lopez (RES) added 15, and Schroeder (RES) finished with 14. Léana Absa Faye (RES) also gave useful support with 7. For Telstar, Djomby (TEL) scored 15 and Kumbara (TEL) 13. Telstar did respond in the last period and won it 16-5, mainly through those two leaders, but the third-quarter gap was too large.
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