Basket Esch beat Les Sangliers Wooltz 72-65 in Esch, completing the season sweep after the 78-69 win in Wiltz. The game swung in waves: Esch opened 12-2 before Wooltz answered with a 13-2 run to edge ahead 15-14; a late three restored a 17-15 home lead after 10 minutes. The second quarter stayed tight, tied at 29-29 after Amra Hasanovic's third triple, with Esch nudging to 37-34 at the break.
The decisive phase came right after halftime. Coach Vincent Gevrey's team strung a 7-0 burst (Tatsiana Likhtarovich four points, Katia Jemming three) to 44-34. Jovana Jaksic (Season PPG: 24.0) then pushed the gap with a flurry in the third and, in the fourth, poured in six unanswered points on three straight field goals to reach the night's largest lead, 71-56. Coach Tessy Hetting's group responded late: Tessy Hetting scored five straight points and, together with Célia Abessolo Minane, engineered a 7-0 finish to close to 72-65, but the winners managed the clock.
Likhtarovich (37, 1.78m, BLR) led Esch with 26 (Season PPG: 18.09), Jaksic added 22 and Eden Nibbelink (Season PPG: 11.50) 10; that trio produced 58 of the 72 points. From the local core, Jemming chipped 7 and Rocana Burgund 5, including late free throws.
For Wooltz, captain Lisy Hetting scored 17 (Season PPG: 16.18), Hasanovic hit four threes for 14, and Emma Marie Broermann (24, 1.92m, USA) had 10 despite foul trouble. Cerie Alissa Mosgrove (USA; Season PPG: 12.71) added 8, while Tessy Hetting finished with 9 and keyed the late push; Abessolo Minane contributed 7.
In the standings, Basket Esch sit 5th (5-7) and Wooltz 7th (2-10). Esch halted a three-game skid; Wooltz's slide continues.
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