R'sidence Walferdange edged AB Contern 83-72 after two overtimes in a swingy W-U16 Division 1 game at walfer/ho1. The hosts burst out 19-6 in Q1 and stretched to 39-23 at halftime, their largest lead (+16), behind early production from Jill Stoltz (RES) and Caroline Charles (RES).
Contern flipped the script after the break. Julie Braun Silva (CON) opened Q3 with a three and a two and kept firing, while Anna Harris (CON) and Emily Quirke (CON) chipped away and C'line Kerschen (CON) piled up points at the line. The visitors won the last two quarters 42-26 to force 65-65.
OT1 turned when Braun Silva drilled a three and Quirke added a layup for a 5-0 spurt (65-70). R'sidence answered: Stoltz scored, Charles hit a free throw, and Maella Fatima Faye (RES) finished inside before a late exchange at the stripe left it 71-71.
In OT2, Kerschen committed two quick fouls and the hosts slammed the door with an 11-0 closing run from 72-72: Stoltz poured in back-to-back baskets, Faye added a free throw, Kyra Schanck (RES) scored, and Akeksandra Tokareva (RES) sealed it with two straight makes. In a close finish, Stoltz and Tokareva were the game-winners.
Top performers
- R'sidence: Stoltz (RES) 23, Charles (RES) 16, Faye (RES) 13, Schanck (RES) 10, Fatou-Imane Ba (RES) 8 with two timely threes; Tokareva (RES) 4, all in 2OT.
- Contern: Braun Silva (CON) 27 (4 threes), Quirke (CON) 17, Harris (CON) 14 (1 three), Kerschen (CON) 8, Nunes Lopes (CON) 6.
R'sidence survived heavy foul trouble Charles, Faye and Ba all fouled out and still found late answers. Coach Christophe Fiegen relied on fresh contributions in the second extra period, while Dave Schroeder's team showed resilience with a 42-26 second-half surge and a 5-0 blast to start OT1.
In the standings, R'sidence move up to 3rd (+3) at 1-1, Contern slip to 4th (-1) at 1-1. Recent form: RES (loss, win), CON (win, loss).
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