Arantia Larochette routed Résidence Walferdange 93-43 in Larochette in the W-U19 Division 2 Phase 2 championship round. The hosts controlled the evening from the start, up 17-11 after the first quarter and 37-22 at halftime thanks to balanced scoring.
The key swing came around the break. Walferdange opened the third quarter with an 8-0 run to close to 39-30, sparked by back-to-back baskets from Jill Stoltz (RES) and support from Maella Faye (RES). Suellen Santos Cruz answered with a timely three to steady Arantia, and the gap quickly returned to double digits. Arantia led 60-41 after three and then delivered a decisive final period: a 15-0 start to the fourth ballooned into a 33-2 quarter, the largest stretch of the night, pushing the final margin to +50.
Five Arantia players reached double figures: Mara Ronkar (Season PPG: 7.67) led with 17, followed by Sarah Nunes Birchen (Season PPG: 9.13) with 15, Santos Cruz (Season PPG: 10.13) with 14, captain Nora Hansen (Season PPG: 8.00) with 13, and Lucie Rock (Season PPG: 5.17) with 10. For Walferdange, Caroline Charles (RES) scored 14 and Stoltz (RES) added 12; Melat Solomun Okbaslase (Season PPG: 4.57) contributed 6. Walferdange's best spell was that early third-quarter surge; Stoltz also had back-to-back baskets in that sequence.
Discipline told early for the visitors: Isabel Pizzutto committed two quick fouls in the first quarter, and captain Ella Dentzer also picked up two in the opening period, while Faye finished with three. No player fouled out.
Under coach Joao Pedro Osorio Silva, Arantia showed depth and control in the closing stages; Filip Dukic's side could not sustain its third-quarter push. With this result, Arantia climbs to first place (ranking gain +1, 2-1), now on a two-game winning streak. Résidence remains fifth (0-2) and is on a two-game slide.
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