Etzella Ettelbruck controlled AS Soleuvre 64-22 in the W-Nationale 2 round-robin at Deichwisen/Central, building the result from the opening minute. Etzella opened on an 11-0 run and led 11-2 after the first quarter, then pushed the margin to 38-10 at halftime. The third quarter decided it for good: after Soleuvre split two free throws to make it 40-12, Etzella strung together a 13-0 burst to 53-12, including a personal 6-0 by Kathya Rocha Piloto (21, 1.72m). The fourth was balanced (11-10), but the gap had long been made.
Captain Anouk Reisch (Season PPG: 11.0) paced Etzella with 13 points, hitting the team's lone three. Celina Santos (16) gave the hosts early second-quarter thrust with six straight points and finished with 10. Rocha Piloto added 8, while Sejla Bukvic (21) and Lea Gomes chipped in 6 each. Ella Reding had 5, with Amina Kocan (Season PPG: 5.6), Selma Jung (Season PPG: 4.8), Jackie Beckers (Season PPG: 3.8), Catharina Schonckert (Season PPG: 4.0) and Celine Urwald rounding out a broad scoring effort.
Soleuvre's response came mainly from Leonor Camara da Silva (18, PRT) with 10 points and Kimberley Mencler (21, 1.80m) with 7. Captain Daiane Tavares da Silva (18, PRT) added 3 but spent long stretches navigating foul trouble and finished with four personals. Held to 12 points through three quarters, Soleuvre found a few late baskets but could not dent Etzella's defensive organization.
Coach Amadeo Dias rotated effectively as Etzella snapped a two-game slide. Etzella climbs to 6th (2-3, ranking gain +4). Soleuvre, coached by Pedro Jorge Escada Carvalho, remains winless and 13th (0-4), now on a four-game losing run. Etzella's largest lead was the final 42 points.
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