Basket Esch controlled Sparta Bertrange 78-58 at Atert/Terrain1 in W-U19 Division 1 (Phase 1), building the win early and managing the rest. Coach Karim Elbaoune's team opened 27-10 in the first quarter, closing the period on a 9-0 run sparked by captain Laure Valentin (17) and the outside touch of Emma Wallenborn (16, 1.68 m). Sparta, guided by coach Naomi Rebekah Davenport, steadied in Q2 (14-10) through Joy Have (17, 1.63 m) and an efficient spell from Quineth Zaal (14, NLD), to trail 24-37 at halftime.
After the break, Esch answered every attempt at a comeback. Valentin added points at the line and in traffic, while Estelle Birnbaum struck back-to-back triples in the third quarter. The visitors' perimeter threat remained a constant: 7 made threes (Wallenborn 3, Birnbaum 2, Ajla Adrovic 1, Alma Maria Eudier 1). Sparta had their moments too: Chiara Sahaia Rasolofo (15, FRA) scored on consecutive drives in Q3, and Luisa Feyder converted three straight free throws in Q4, but Esch's lead peaked at +26 (52-78) after an Eudier triple before the hosts trimmed the final margin.
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- Basket Esch: Laure Valentin 21, Wallenborn 11, Eudier (DEU) 10, Birnbaum 9, Adrovic 7. Esch combined 24 two-pointers and 9 free throws with those 7 threes.
- Sparta Bertrange: Alexia Vevecka (16, 1.71 m) 12 with three triples, Rasolofo 12, Have 9, Zaal 8 off the bench, Feyder 7.
In the standings, Basket Esch climbs three places to 3rd (2-2), while Sparta stays 5th (1-3) and slides to three consecutive losses.
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