Telstar Hesperange edged Rsidence Walferdange 73-72 in a one-possession opener in W-U19 Division 3 (Phase 1) at holleschb2/central. The game swung several times: RES took the first quarter 15-17, Telstar answered 25-22 in Q2 to lead 40-39 at halftime. After the break, RES seized control 11-18 in Q3, sparked by Jill Stoltz (14) who strung together seven straight points for a 7-0 burst that flipped 44-41 into a 44-48 lead. The margin peaked at nine twice in the fourth (60-69, then 62-71).
From there, Telstar's response was decisive. After a timeout, Ketsiah Joy Dor (15, FRA) and Ines Sarah Kambire combined for an 11-1 stretch. Dor scored 9 of Telstar's final 11 points, including the tying basket (71-71) and, after RES briefly went back ahead from the line, the last two free throws for 73-72. Notably, RES's Fatou-Imane Ba committed back-to-back fouls in the fourth that fed Dor's late parade to the stripe.
Offensively, Telstar leaned on two big performances: Dor poured in 33 points and Kambire added 31, carrying 64 of the team's 73 points. Telstar finished without its captain Milla Lutgen (17) after five fouls, but held together down the stretch under coach Ivan Yeromin.
For RES, Maella Fatima Faye (14, FRA) led with 23 points and Stoltz added 20, driving the third-quarter surge. Ba chipped in 9, while Aurora Tore (14, ITA) had 6. Coach Filip Dukic's side controlled long stretches and produced key runs, but Telstar had the game winner at the line.
In the early standings, Telstar starts 1-0 in 3rd place; Rsidence is 0-1 and sits 4th. TEL's current series: win. RES: loss.
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