Telstar Hesperange overpowered Nitia Bettembourg 94-57 in the W-U19 Division 3 Phase finale (round-robin Aller, game 1), moving to 1st place (+5) while Nitia sits 4th (-1). Coach Ivan Yeromin's side seized control early: after Nitia's first basket (4-2), Telstar authored a 14-0 run to 18-2, fueled by Inès Sarah Kambire (14, FRA), captain Ketsiah Joy Dor (15, FRA) and Lara EnglebertThiel. Nitia briefly answered with a 6-0 spurt, but the quarter still ended 25-14.
The second period widened the gap to 51-29. Rose Rosena Sanon Louarn hit back-to-back field goals (to 31-16), Kambire kept scoring inside and Dor added calm free throws. Nitia's response came almost exclusively via Hanna Wiejak (15), who piled up points in the paint, including a three-point play to 45-29. Notable sequence: Julie De Oliveira committed two personal fouls in a row in Q2.
After halftime Telstar put the game away with a 27-12 third quarter, highlighted by Dor scoring consecutive baskets twice and steady inside work from Glenda TothMagyari (16, HUN) and Julia Engel. The highest lead reached +39 at 80-41. The last quarter was balanced (16-16), but the damage was long done for Coach Jérôme Defer's team.
Telstar's standouts: Kambire (24; Season PPG: 28.86), Dor (19; Season PPG: 23.38) and EnglebertThiel (19; Season PPG: 7.90), with Rayhana Louhmadi adding 12 despite 4 fouls. For Nitia, Wiejak exploded for 29 (Season PPG: 10.00, new season high), supported by De Oliveira's 10 (4 fouls) and Liselotte Eudier's 8. This result continues Telstar's season trend against Nitia after wins 73-58 and 78-32 in earlier phases.
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