AB Contern controlled the W-U19 Division 1 game in Larochette, winning 71-49 after a blistering first quarter that set the tone. Contern opened 11-0 and closed the first period up 29-8, with Julie Braun Silva striking early from long range for 0-5 and captain Joyce Alliaume (17, 1.63 m, Guard) and Lou Alliaume calmly adding free throws. Arantia were forced into an early timeout but could not halt the momentum.
Arantia reacted after the break between quarters: an 8-0 run to 16-31 (two baskets by Sarah Nunes Birchen, then Nora Hansen and Erika De Sousa Silva) briefly stabilized the hosts. Contern answered immediately through Lou and Orélie Moes, and stretched the gap again. By mid-third, Contern led 50-27 and later reached their highest margin at 68-41 (+27).
Contern's balance was decisive: Lou Alliaume and Joyce Alliaume had 14 points each, Orélie Moes added 12, and Zoé Moes 10. Lara Wies chipped in 6 off the bench; Lisa Zoller (5) hit two free throws in a row early in the fourth. For Arantia, Nunes Birchen (15) led with 16 points, supported by Suellen Santos Cruz (17, PRT) with 7 and Ylvi Lepage Post with 6; captain Nora Hansen scored 4. Arantia found small bursts notably Santos Cruz's three and back-to-back inside scores by Nunes Birchen but Contern repeatedly replied to keep the cushion.
Coach Fabienne Fuger's side rebounds from a loss with this win (team sequence: loss, win) and climbs to 1st in the standings (+3). Arantia slip to 0-2 (loss, loss) and sit 3rd (+3).
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