Sparta Bertrange won 67-81 at Les Sangliers Wooltz after flipping the game with a decisive second quarter. Wooltz started sharper (18-14 after Q1), but Sparta opened Q2 with a 12-0 run, fueled by Naomi Davenport (29, 1.81m, USA) and Jordan Alexis King (24, 1.81m, USA), to seize control at 18-26 and never look back. The gap remained steady through the third, where Jenna Wolf (17, 1.69m) caught fire from deep and hit back-to-back triples, before Sparta stretched the lead to a game-high +20 at 59-79 in the fourth. A brief Wooltz push through Amra Hasanovic (21, 1.70m) and Lena Hodzic (8) trimmed it, but Sparta managed the finish.
Key numbers point to efficiency and ball security. Sparta shot a good 85% at the line (11/13) and 61% on 2s (20/33), while Wooltz sat at 64% FT and 56% on 2s. From three, both struggled (SPA 10/32, 31%; SAN 10/35, 29%). Despite Wooltz winning the glass (39 rebounds to 30, including 14 offensive), turnovers hurt: 26 lost balls for SAN versus 16 for SPA, with Sparta's pressure producing 19 steals. King was a defensive disrupter with 9 steals and 6 assists. Davenport, named MVP of the game, combined volume scoring with 13 rebounds and 5 steals.
For Wooltz, Hasanovic's shot-making and Lisy Hetting (11, 1.72m) kept the hosts in touch, and center Emma Marie Broermann (9, 1.92m, USA) battled for 14 rebounds. Broermann then fouled out in the fourth after two quick infractions, a blow to Coach Raphaël Alain Ansion's interior presence. Sparta Coach Mike Feyder also benefited from spacing pieces: Wolf's five triples and Lena Mersch (5, 1.73m) adding a timely fourth-quarter three.
Context matters in the W-Enovos League: Sparta had two professionals to Wooltz's one, and that edge told. In the table, Sparta moves to 3rd and strings a second straight win after an opening loss, while Wooltz is 4th and on a three-game skid.
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