Basket Esch beat Résidence Walferdange 75-59 in the W-U16 Division 1 Phase finale and moved up one place to 2nd in the standings, while Walferdange remained 5th. Karim Elbaoune's team also extended its current run to three straight wins and completed a 3-0 season sweep of this matchup.
Esch set the first tone with a 6-0 start, but Walferdange answered through Caroline Charles (Season PPG: 16.47), who carried the early offence and helped her side briefly move ahead 11-8. Esch then reacted well, closing the opening quarter on a 9-2 stretch for 17-13.
The home side created its first real gap in the second period. Ajla Adrovic (Season PPG: 17.27) and Anaïs Gocel (Season PPG: 15.30) pushed the lead to 24-15, and later Esch reached 35-19. Walferdange stayed alive before the break thanks to Charles, Maella Faye (Season PPG: 11.00) and Nina Bintz (Season PPG: 2.75), cutting the deficit to 42-33.
Walferdange's best sequence came after halftime. Faye and Charles brought the visitors back to a five-point game, but Esch answered at the key moment. Adrovic hit five points in a row late in the third quarter, and Esch finished the period 62-48.
The fourth quarter started with another decisive push from Esch, from 62-48 to 67-48, which became the game's highest lead at 19 points. Walferdange never stopped competing, but the margin stayed under Esch's control.
Adrovic was the standout with 26 points, including five three-pointers. Gocel and Estelle Birnbaum (Season PPG: 16.63) added 13 each, while Kim Ferron (Season PPG: 15.06) had 9. For Walferdange, Charles scored 23 and Faye added 14.
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