Les Sangliers Wooltz (SAN) edged Etzella Ettelbruck (ETZ) 53-51 in the W-Coupe Cadettes 1/8 final at deichwisen/central, a game decided in the final seconds.
ETZ burst to a 10-2 start behind captain Selma Jung (ETZ), but SAN replied with a 11-0 run capped by a three from Mia Lieffrig (SAN) for 12-18 and took the first quarter 16-19. Coach Emma Marie Broermann's team controlled the second period: Lou Biver (SAN) added a three and SAN built the night's largest lead at 19-34, reaching halftime up 28-37.
Coach Valentine Jung's ETZ flipped the tone after the break, holding SAN to just 5 third-quarter points (16-5). Ella Reding (ETZ, 18) and Liz Diderrich (ETZ) fueled the charge, and Cline Urwald (ETZ) knocked down a timely triple as ETZ moved in front 44-42 entering the fourth.
The last quarter swung repeatedly. Clia Abessolo Minane (SAN, 16, CMR) tied it, Chiara Giorgio (SAN, 14, ITA) scored inside, and La Gomes (ETZ) buried a three for 47-46. SAN answered through captain Lena Hodzic (SAN, 16), who scored key fourth-quarter baskets to make it 50-47. In the final minute Gomes hit two free throws to level at 51-51, but Hodzic delivered the winning basket for 51-53, and SAN managed the final possessions.
Top performers SAN: Abessolo Minane (SAN) 15, Giorgio (SAN) 13, Hodzic (SAN) 12, Lieffrig (SAN, 16, BEL) 9. For ETZ: Gomes (ETZ) 12, Reding (ETZ) 11, Diderrich (ETZ) 8, Jung (ETZ) 7, Catharina Schonckert (ETZ) 6.
Key stretches: SAN's 11-0 in the first period to seize control, and ETZ's third-quarter surge to reclaim the lead. Several leaders finished with four fouls (Giorgio, Hodzic, Abessolo Minane, Biver; Gomes, Jung, Diderrich), adding pressure to a tense ending.
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