Sparta Bertrange overpowered Arantia Larochette 107-54 in the W-U19 Division 1 Phase finale, settling the contest early with a 32-12 first quarter and a 63-19 halftime lead. After Arantia's opening triple for 4-3, Sparta strung together an 8-0 burst and never looked back. Coach Colin Braun's team piled on with a 31-7 second quarter, their defense forcing rushed possessions while their wings ran the floor. Arantia's time-outs in the 1st and 2nd quarters couldn't halt the slide, and Sparta's cushion peaked at +53 at the horn.
Nicole Torresani (Season PPG: 22.0) set the tone with 15 points in the first period en route to 26. Tereza Liska (1.82m, SVK; Season PPG: 21.0) added 25, including a fourth-quarter three, and Chiara Sahaia Rasolofo (Season PPG: 11.6) chipped in 15. Luisa Feyder (Season PPG: 13.0) hit from deep in the third and fourth to reach 13, while Hanna Rotink (Season PPG: 6.6) sparked the second-quarter surge with two made threes off the bench.
Arantia's best spell arrived in the final frame, which they won 26-21, highlighted by an 11-0 run from 96-41 to 96-52 powered by Erika De Sousa Silva (Season PPG: 7.7; 11 pts), Suellen Santos Cruz (Season PPG: 10.9; 12 pts) and Sara Ferreira Afonso (Season PPG: 5.5; 8 pts). Nora Hansen (Season PPG: 8.5) added 7 and Clara Walter 5, but early foul trouble Mara Ronkar picked up consecutive personals early in Q2 helped Sparta keep momentum.
Sparta, who had already beaten Arantia twice this season (66-56 and 63-46), consolidate second place at 3-1 in the Phase finale and are on a three-game winning streak. Arantia drop to 0-4 (5th) and have now lost four straight, despite a more competitive finish under coach Joao Pedro Osorio Silva.
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