Sparta Bertrange left Larochette with a solid 66-56 win in W-U19 Division 1, building the gap early and managing the game from there. The visitors jumped ahead 19-10 after the first quarter, fueled by a 9-0 burst to close the period, and pushed the margin to 35-21 at halftime. The third quarter was decisive: Sparta stretched the lead to as many as 23 (53-30) and entered the last 10 minutes up 56-37. Arantia reacted late, taking the fourth 19-10, but the deficit proved too large.
Chiara Sahaia Rasolofo (Season PPG: 14.2) was the game's standout with 29 points, mixing 11 made 2s, 1 triple and 4 free throws, repeatedly punishing gaps in transition and the half court. She was well supported by Luisa Feyder (1.75m) with 14 points, while Alexia Vevecka (Season PPG: 5.2) added 8, including a string of free throws in the third. Coach Colin Braun's team owned the interior and the stripe: 25 made 2-pointers and 10 free throws, versus Arantia's 22 and 6 respectively. Both sides hit two 3s.
For Arantia, Erika De Sousa Silva (Season PPG: 9.0) fought to keep her team in it with 19 points (7x2, 1x3, 2x1) but fouled out in the fourth, a key blow to the hosts' late push. Captain Sarah Nunes Birchen (Season PPG: 7.8) had 10 and closed the game with three straight baskets for a personal 6-0 run that trimmed the final margin. Nora Hansen (ARA) chipped in 8, while Mara Ronkar (ARA) added 7.
Coach Philippe Oly tried to halt momentum with early timeouts in both first-half quarters, yet Sparta controlled the middle phases. In the standings, Sparta climb to second at 2-3, ending a three-game losing streak, while Arantia sit fifth at 1-4. Joy Have (Season PPG: 5.4) and Sofia Lorenzo Zaragoza (Season PPG: 2.0) contributed timely makes as Sparta steadied the finish.
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