W-LALUX Ladies Cup, 1/4 final in Wasserbillig: Sparta Bertrange overran BBC East Side Pirates 101-63, controlling every quarter behind a relentless first-half tempo and a ruthless third-quarter push.
Sparta set the tone with 31 points in the opening period, closing the first on a 15-3 run driven by Jordan Alexis King (24, 1.81m, USA), who piled up points at the rim and from the line. The hosts tried to stem the flow with an early timeout, but the visitors kept their foot down, taking a 49-31 edge into halftime despite a bench technical assessed to head coach Mike Feyder in the second quarter.
The third quarter decided matters. Jenna Wolf (27, 1.69m) buried two triples and, together with captain Cathrin Wolff's trips to the line and a bucket inside, Sparta strung a 7-0 spurt to 67-43. King added another burst with two fourth-quarter threes, while Naomi Davenport (28, 1.81m, USA) scored five straight early in the final period and seven of Sparta's next 12 to keep the margin climbing. Sparta eventually crossed the 100-point mark.
For Sparta's imports, King led with 27 and Davenport added 20. The local core was equally decisive: Nicole Torresani (18, 1.78m, ITA) posted 19, Wolf 12 and captain Wolff 6, with young wing Chiara Sahaia Rasolofo (15, 1.75m, FRA) contributing 9 and good minutes. Joséphine Charlotte Vebiu chipped in 4.
For the Pirates, captain Nina Schmit (31) hit four threes for 14 and found a rhythm in the third. Lynn Frank (39, 1.76m) added 10. Imports Lea Christmann (23, DEU) and Denise Kirsche (28, DEU) scored 8 apiece, while Jennifer Ferring had 5 amid foul trouble. Carole Laplume (40, 1.83m) and Liz Hellers added 3 each, Julia Reuland 2.
Sparta's highest lead matched the final margin, built on sustained runs at the end of the first quarter and through the middle of the third, with Feyder's side maintaining pressure until the buzzer.
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