Amicale Steesel left Bertrange with a 90-78 win after a fourth-quarter surge decided a game that had been level at 59-59 after three. The start was all Amicale (0-8), but Sparta replied with a 10-0 run powered by Jenna Wolf and Nicole Torresani to briefly take the lead. A'lexus Harrison (USA) hit four triples in the first period to restore the visitors' edge, and Amicale went to halftime up 45-35.
Sparta roared back in the third behind Naomi Davenport (Season PPG: 23.33, RPG: 12.0, AssPG: 2.13), who poured in 15 in the quarter and scored six straight points late to flip a 53-58 deficit into a 59-58 lead. Jordan King (Season PPG: 22.0, RPG: 9.0, AssPG: 4.57) dominated the glass and finished with a 20-point, 12-rebound, 6-assist line; Wolf added 20 points on 4/7 from three.
Paul Missavage's team then closed with authority. Harrison opened the fourth with free throws and a three, Kathryn Jo Missavage added a triple, and after Wolf answered, Mandy Geni(e)ts (26, 1.78m) and Desiree Ramos (USA) hit back-to-back threes for 66-73. Julie Mangen (Season PPG: 13.67, RPG: 3.43, AssPG: 1.29) buried consecutive triples to make it 81-69, and Amicale controlled the finish from the line. Ramos picked up consecutive P2 fouls in the quarter but still converted 4/4 free throws in crunch time. Largest lead reached +12.
Amicale's perimeter efficiency was the separator: 17/31 from three (55%, excellent) and 79% at the line (good). Sparta shot 12/37 from deep (32%) but did claim a massive offensive rebounding total (40). For Amicale, Harrison tallied 21, Mangen 19 with 4/6 from three, Ramos produced 18 points and 11 rebounds (double-double), while Geni(e)ts scored 18 on 5/9 from three and Marie Stoffel (Season PPG: 9.0, RPG: 5.29, AssPG: 0.71) added 11 at 5/6 on twos. For Sparta, Davenport had 24 points (3/3 FT, 2/4 3P), and Torresani (18, 1.78m) chipped in 9.
Amicale move to 2nd in the table (4-2), Sparta slip to 3rd (4-2). Amicale bounce back after a loss; Sparta's four-game winning run ends. Mike Feyder's side led the battle on the boards but couldn't match Amicale's late 3-point barrage.
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