Telstar Hesperange controlled Etzella Ettelbruck B 67-47 in the W-U19 Division 3 championship round, winning every quarter and stretching the lead late to a game-high +23 (67-44). After a balanced opening (16-12), ETZB briefly led 7-10 in the first, but Telstar closed with two baskets to regain a 16-12 edge.
The second quarter set the tone. Captain Ketsiah Joy Dor (15, FRA) opened with back-to-back scores, sparking a 23-11 period. Telstar strung together repeated mini-runs, with Lara Englebert-Thiel (Season PPG: 7.5) and an energetic front line punishing in transition. At halftime it was 39-23.
ETZB's response came in the third through Lara Martins da Silva (Season PPG: 4.67), who poured in 23 points overall and authored her team's best spell: consecutive free throws, a three, and two drives accounted for ETZB's next six points in that frame. She played through four fouls, but Telstar always found answers Englebert-Thiel and Milla Lutgen (18) traded triples and free throws to keep the margin at 55-38.
In the fourth, Inès Sarah Kambire (Season PPG: 26.33) buried a three and sank consecutive free throws to cap a 7-0 run to 62-42, before Dor and Kambire closed it out. Coach Ivan Yeromin's side managed the game and timeouts well, never allowing momentum to slip, while Milton Alves Santos used early breaks to stem Telstar's surges.
Top performers, Telstar: Dor 16, Kambire 15, Lutgen (18) 15, Englebert-Thiel 11. Etzella: Martins da Silva 23, Morgane Babinyanga (Season PPG: 7.33) 7, Nikki Grethen (ETZB) 6. Telstar climbs to 2nd in the standings (ranking gain +2) and is on a three-game winning streak, while ETZB sits 5th at 1-2.
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