Zesummen Aktiv (ZAK) controlled Rebound Préizerdaul (PRE) 38-26 in Beggen and climbed to the top of the W-U19 Division 3: Phase finale standings. ZAK set the tone early, winning the first quarter 14-6 behind quick inside strikes from Helena Meyer and Laurence Kirchen, with Meyer knocking down back-to-back twos and Kelly Glaesner adding punch off the bench. PRE opened Q2 with a triple from Charlie Braun, and Celina Schmit kept them in touch from the line, but ZAK answered through Joana Rios, Erin Entringer and Manon Durbach to lead 21-11 at halftime.
After the break, ZAK extended to 29-15 as Kirchen and Meyer continued to find seams in the paint. PRE's best spell came early in the fourth when captain Cloé Bouille, 16 years old, drilled back-to-back threes for a 6-0 run (29-21) and later added another triple, finishing with 16 points (4 threes). ZAK steadied immediately: Anne Kipgen scored, captain Katia Axmann added two points and a free throw on consecutive trips, and Kirchen plus Meyer pushed the margin to the night's largest lead at 38-22 before Bouille's late three.
The shot profile told the story: ZAK hit 18 two-pointers and no threes, adding just two free throws; PRE relied on the arc (5 threes), making only three twos, with Schmit converting five free throws. Top contributors: for ZAK, Kirchen (10; Season PPG: 3.06) and Meyer (10; Season PPG: 3.06) led the interior dominance, with Axmann (4; Season PPG: 3.06) steady as captain. Starter Sophie Grivet (1.71 m) helped set the tone defensively. For PRE, Bouille (16; Season PPG: 7.82) carried the offense, Schmit (5; Season PPG: 8.73) was reliable at the stripe, and Braun (3) hit an early triple.
Under coach Francine Muller-Malherbe, ZAK have now won two in a row. Mike Weyer's PRE remain winless this phase (0-3) and continue a long slide of 11 straight defeats.
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