Sparta Bertrange edged AB Contern 71-64 in W-U19 Division 1 (Phase 1) at contern/central. The hosts led 24-22 after a lively first quarter, fueled by Joyce Alliaume (17, 1.63m) and a late push from the Moes sisters. For Sparta, Tereza Liska (17, 1.82m, SVK) opened with 4 quick points, and in Q1 Chiara Sahaia Rasolofo (15, FRA) strung together five straight (two FTs and a three) to tilt momentum. Halftime: 38-37 Sparta.
Coach Naomi Rebekah Davenport's team made the decisive break after the interval: a 11-0 run, featuring three consecutive free throws and a layup by captain Nicole Torresani (18, 1.78m, ITA), stretched 39-41 to 39-52. The lead peaked at 60-49 early in the fourth. Coach Fabienne Fuger's Contern replied with a 9-0 surge back-to-back baskets by Joyce Alliaume and a triple by Zoé Moes (15) brought it to 64-68 before Luisa Feyder (16, 1.75m) buried a late three to close it.
Top performers: Sparta's Torresani 23, Feyder 13, Rasolofo 13, Liska 8. Contern's Joyce Alliaume 21, Zoé Moes 16, Orélie Moes (15) 10. Julie Braun Silva (15) added 8 but committed an unsportsmanlike foul in Q4; Lou Alliaume (17, 1.63m) picked up two quick personals in Q2.
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