Gréngewald Hueschtert won the single decisive W-U19 Division 1 final, 67-60 against T71 Dudelange, despite T71 having won the previous three meetings between the teams this season.
T71 controlled the first half and reached its highest lead at 16-7 in the opening quarter. The home side led 18-15 after 10 minutes and stretched that advantage to 39-34 at the break. Their offense was shared well between Lara Jemming (Season PPG: 17.53), Alana Krings (Season PPG: 11.36), Dana Wies (Season PPG: 15.94) and Elsa Guedes (Season PPG: 6.47).
GRE stayed in the game mainly through Dorkas Von Arx (Season PPG: 16.00), who was already at 18 points by halftime and finished with a game-high 32, matching her season high. Maé Manti (Season PPG: 9.80) added 16, and Lavinia Strelen (Season PPG: 5.74) gave useful support with 7. Barbora Buzasi (Season PPG: 18.75) was limited by foul trouble, taking three fouls in the first quarter and later fouling out.
T71 still held a narrow 50-49 edge after three quarters, but the game turned in the last period. GRE moved from 49-52 to 57-55, then after Krings tied it at 57-57, coach Andrea Haris' team produced the decisive 10-3 finish. Von Arx scored 6 points in that closing stretch and GRE's defense held T71 to only 10 points in the fourth quarter.
Late foul trouble also mattered: Manti and Krings both fouled out in the final minutes of a close game. GRE came into the final after a loss in its previous outing and responded with its most important win.
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