Second-placed Avanti Mondorf edged Nitia Bettembourg 56-49 after overtime in a close W-U19 Division 3 game. Mondorf moved to 2-1, while Bettembourg, now fourth after gaining one place, slipped to a second straight loss.
The game changed direction several times. Mondorf started 4-0, but Bettembourg answered well and led 10-4, then 13-7. Mondorf reacted with 10 unanswered points to turn the flow, before the visitors closed the first quarter back to 17-16. The second period stayed tight and low-scoring, with Mondorf only 26-24 ahead at the break.
Sara Pronaj (MON) was the main difference-maker. She finished with 25 points, including five three-pointers, and kept delivering in the key moments. Inaya Moubarkak (MON) added 14 points and gave Mondorf important balance, while Margarida Veiga Costa (MON) contributed 5 with a timely three.
Mondorf created separation in the second half, reaching 32-24 and later 42-34, then 44-38. Bettembourg still came back strongly. Julie De Oliveira (NIT) was excellent with 23 points and carried much of the away offense, while Maëlle Schillings (NIT) scored 9 and Tuana Belinay Yalcin (NIT) added 8. A 9-0 Bettembourg run turned 44-38 into a 47-44 lead late in the fourth quarter.
With the game close, Pronaj tied it at 47-47 with a late three. In overtime, Mondorf finally made the break: Pronaj scored the first 5 points of the extra period for a 52-47 lead, and Lou Léonie Louise Haesaerts (MON) plus Moubarkak completed the winning stretch. Pronaj later fouled out, but coach Pierre Hebbert's team had already secured control.
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Avanti Mondorf 
Nitia Bettembourg 
