Etzella Ettelbruck edged Résidence Walferdange 55-50 after overtime in a tight W-U19 Division 2 Phase 2 clash in Walfer. The game swung dramatically: RES controlled the first half (10-7, 14-12; 24-19 at halftime), before ETZ tore the third quarter open 16-2. Led by Celina Santos and Léa Gomes, plus a key three from Liz Diderrich, Etzella opened the half on an 11-0 run and built the game's largest lead at +9 (26-35).
Coach Filip Dukic's team answered with a furious 15-0 burst to start the fourth: Ella Dentzer scored four in a row, Caroline Charles and Kyra Schanck added timely baskets, and a Charles three pushed RES ahead 41-35. Still down 45-40 late, ETZ rallied behind captain Ella Reding (two late field goals and the free throw that tied it 45-45) and Santos to force overtime.
In OT, Temiloluwa Michelle Oke (ETZ) struck first, and at 47-47 Etzella pieced together the decisive 6-0 run through Morgane Babinyanga (18, BEL), Diderrich and Santos, effectively sealing it. Final margin came at 5-10 in extra time. Etzella's winners in the clutch were Diderrich (9; Season PPG: 3.67), Santos (12; Season PPG: 8.33) and Babinyanga (10), with Reding adding 9 (Season PPG: 10.33). Gomes had 13 (Season PPG: 6.17) before fouling out in overtime.
For Résidence, Charles led with 14 but fouled out late in the fourth after two personal fouls in quick succession, a turning point for the home offense. Aleksandra Tokareva added 11 (Season PPG: 11.40), Schanck Kyra (15) scored 9, Dentzer chipped 8 (Season PPG: 10.40), and Maella Fatima Faye (14, FRA) had 7. Coach Valentine Jung's Etzella now tops the phase (ranking gain +3), snapping a four-game losing spell, while Résidence stands 4th after seeing a four-game winning run halted.
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