R'sidence Walferdange (RES) edged Sparta Bertrange (SPA) 49-48 in the WCoupe FillesScolaires 1/8 finales at Atert, surviving a late surge in a game that swung several times.
RES blitzed the start with a 130 run, fueled by early threes from Caroline Charles (15, GBR) and captain Jill Stoltz (14). The first quarter closed 616, and SPA coach Colin Braun had to burn an early timeout. SPA steadied in the second, defending better and finding points at the line through Lilly Engels and in the paint via Hanna Rotink, trimming it to 1721 at the break.
The third period belonged to RES coach Christophe Fiegen's side again. Stoltz opened with a triple and Charles kept attacking, pushing the lead to 3038 and then 3040 by the end of the quarter. SPA answered with their best spell to start the fourth: an 80 run to 3840, with Rotink scoring six in that stretch and later adding backtoback baskets. Zaal and Chatzinikoli kept SPA level at 4646.
In the clutch, Stoltz hit the decisive three for 4649. Engels replied inside (4849), but RES, despite Charles and Stoltz carrying four fouls, navigated the final minute to close it out.
Key numbers from the scoring sheet tell the story: RES made seven threepointers (Stoltz 3, Charles 3, Boayue 1); SPA had none and relied on twos and free throws. For RES, Stoltz led with 21 points (5x2, 3x3, 2 FTs) and Charles added 16 (3x3). Treyscha Boayue chipped in 7. SPA spread the scoring: Rotink 14 (six made twos, plus at the line), Engels 9 (5 FTs, two twos), while Quineth Zaal and Kleio Chatzinikoli had 6 apiece; Anae Sacaze also scored 6.
No player fouled out, but RES's leaders played through foul trouble late. Game evolution: RES by 10 after Q1 (616), SPA took Q2 (115), RES stretched it in Q3 (1319), and SPA's 189 fourth nearly flipped it. In a onepossession finish, RES were the winners thanks to perimeter shotmaking at key moments.
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Sparta Bertrange 
Résidence Walferdange 