Les Sangliers Wooltz beat Etzella Ettelbruck 64-55 in W-U19 Division 2 (Phase 1) at Deichwisen/Central, flipping the game with a dominant final quarter.
ETZ opened 6-0 and led 15-14 after Q1, with Ella Reding (18) scoring 6 of ETZ's first 8 points. SAN answered early with three straight free throws from Lou Biver and an 11-2 response to steady themselves. In Q2, Celia Abessolo Minane (16, CMR) struck from deep to put SAN in front; momentum swung repeatedly before SAN reached halftime up 32-30, paced by Abessolo and Chiara Giorgio (14, ITA). A technical foul on Biver in the second period did not derail SAN.
ETZ seized control in the third: Gomes and Reding powered a 12-1 stretch to the game's biggest ETZ lead at 44-35, before SAN trimmed it to 48-44 at the break of the quarter. The turning point came immediately in Q4: SAN ripped a 12-0 run, highlighted by five straight points from Mia Lieffrig (a 3 then a 2), plus baskets from Abessolo and Giorgio, to surge 56-48 ahead. ETZ's timeout could not halt the roll; Giorgio added back-to-back scores and SAN peaked at +10 (62-52) before closing it out.
Shot distribution told the story: SAN hit 5 threes and 13 free throws, while ETZ made 0 threes but 24 two-pointers. Top performers: SAN - Abessolo 24, Giorgio 21, Lieffrig 8, Biver 6; ETZ - Reding 18, Léa Gomes 11, Catharina Schonckert 8, Celina Santos 7. ETZ had key foul trouble as Gomes and Liz Diderrich reached four; Biver also finished on four for SAN.
Coach Emma Broerman's side climbs two places to 3rd (+2, 1-1) and snaps a losing start, while coach Valentine Jung's ETZ remain 2nd (1-2) on a two-game skid.
(AI generated)