Sparta Bertrange edged AB Contern 78-75 in the W-U19 Division 1 Phase finale, a close contest decided in the final seconds in Contern.
Contern, guided by coach Fabienne Fuger, opened sharply (24-22 after Q1) and reached halftime tied 41-41 after steady exchanges. The game flipped after the break: coach Colin Braun's Sparta strung together a 9-0 burst midway through the third (Have's three, then Liska and Rasolofo) and won the period 18-9 to lead 59-50.
Sparta stretched the gap to a game-high +12 (60-72) early in the fourth behind Tereza Liska's three and Louise Massard. Contern answered with a 14-2 run: Lou Alliaume poured in three consecutive baskets for six straight points, then Zoé Moes added a five-point spurt (a three and a layup) to level it at 74-74. In the closing sequence, Liska hit 1/1 at the line for 74-75, Alliaume split free throws for 75-75, and Liska (1.82m, 17, SVK) buried the decisive three for 75-78.
Moes was outstanding for Contern with 33 points (Season PPG: 14.75), hitting seven twos, five threes and four free throws. Lou Alliaume added 16 (Season PPG: 8.77) and led the late surge; captain Joyce Alliaume contributed 10 (Season PPG: 11.54), while Julie Braun Silva hit three triples for 9 (Season PPG: 11.46). Starter Lisa Zoller (7 pts) fouled out in the fourth.
For Sparta, Liska erupted for 35 (Season PPG: 20.2), powering inside (11 twos), adding two threes and seven free throws. Luisa Feyder had 15 (Season PPG: 13.0), Chiara Sahaia Rasolofo 12 (Season PPG: 11.33), and Hanna Rotink (SPA) delivered a key third-quarter stretch with a three and two twos.
Sparta have now won both meetings this season (71-64 in Phase 1, 78-75 here). In the Phase finale standings, Sparta climb to 2nd (+2), Contern slip to 3rd (-2), with T71 leading the table.
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