Nitia Bettembourg left Bettborn with a 53-42 win over Rebound Préizerdaul in W-U19 Division 3 (Phase 2), built on control of the middle quarters and balanced scoring. The start swung quickly: Nitia jumped 0-4, Préizerdaul answered with six straight to lead 6-4, but the visitors closed the first period on an 8-0 run for 6-12. In the second, Celina Schmit (Season PPG: 8.67) pulled PRE back to 16-16, only for Nitia to reply immediately with another 8-0 burst to 16-24 before halftime (18-24).
After the break Nitia tightened their grip. A 13-4 sequence carried the margin to 24-37, with Liselotte Eudier (Season PPG: 5.13) hitting back-to-back baskets, and the gap peaked at +16 (27-43) early in the fourth. Préizerdaul's best spell came with a 7-0 run sparked by a Zoé Bouille triple and finished by Schmit to cut it to 34-43, but Nitia answered 8-2 to remove doubt. Coach Jérôme Lefevre's time-outs tried to stem those swings, yet Nitia's response runs proved decisive.
Nitia put four players in double figures: Maëlle Schillings 15 (Season PPG: 12.25), Jordane Pyée (16, FRA) 11 with the first two baskets of the fourth, Eudier 12 (tying her season high) and Julie De Oliveira 11 (Season PPG: 7.25). For PRE, Schmit led with 16 (matching her season best) and Kyara Teixeira Ribeiro added 12 (Season PPG: 5.67) including two late free throws; Cloé Bouille chipped in 6, while Zoé Bouille (4 pts) hit the team's lone three but navigated foul trouble (4 fouls).
Nitia, coached by Jérôme Defer, completes a season sweep after the 59-31 win in Phase 1 and climbs two places to 3rd in the Phase 2 table. Préizerdaul remains 6th, their losing streak extending to six.
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