Résidence Walferdange opened the W-U19 Division 3 Phase finale with a commanding 102-16 home win over Rebound Préizerdaul, taking sole lead of the group (rank 1, +7 places). The hosts exploded out of the gate with a 17-0 start before PRE finally scored through Celina Schmit. The second quarter decided the contest: RES strung together a 24-0 run to move from 25-3 to 49-3 and went to halftime up 51-5. The lead reached a game-high 88 points at 102-14 late in the fourth.
Coach Filip Dukic's team kept the pressure after the break, adding a 24-2 third quarter and an 11-0 burst early in the fourth. PRE coach Mike Weyer called time-outs early (3' Q1 and 7' Q2) to halt the momentum, but the gap only widened.
Caroline Charles (15, GBR; Season PPG: 17.2) led RES with 29 points, opening Q2 with back-to-back baskets and later dropping two threes in Q3. Jill Stoltz (14) powered the paint with 21 and scored consecutive buckets multiple times, while Rachel Grivet (14) added 14, including a late third-quarter three and a free throw. Captain Ella Dentzer (Season PPG: 8.75) contributed 12 and scored in every quarter; Isabel Pizzutto (Season PPG: 4.33) chipped in 10. Bench depth was visible with points from Aurora Tore, Isabella Sophia Burman (14, GBN) and Olga Barrachina Roig.
For PRE, Celina Schmit (Season PPG: 8.33) paced the visitors with 7 points. Zoé Bouille (Season PPG: 2.78) had 3, while Cloé Bouille (Season PPG: 5.44) and Charlie Braun (Season PPG: 2.20) each added 2. Léonie Kohl (Season PPG: 2.50) netted two free throws early in the fourth.
RES snapped a three-game losing spell from the previous phase and starts the finale at 1-0. PRE remains winless in their last nine and sits eighth (0-1). Notable foul notes: early two quick fouls for Aleksandra Tokareva and four on Tore, but no foul-outs for the hosts.
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