Arantia Larochette controlled the W-U16 D2 game from the tip and beat Etzella Ettelbruck 79-41 in Larochette. Coach Joao Pedro Osorio Silva's team opened 7-0 behind captain Lucie Rock (ARA) hitting a three and led 17-10 after the first quarter.
The decisive push came in the second period. From 27-15, Arantia strung together a 16-0 run to 43-15, with Mara Ronkar (ARA) scoring five consecutive team baskets in that stretch for 10 personal points. Arantia went to halftime up 43-17 and stretched the lead to a game-high +40 (64-24) in the third quarter. An unsportsmanlike foul on Etzella's Hannah Maes did not change the momentum.
Etzella found some offense late as Hannah Maes (ETZ) produced 11 points in the fourth, including the first four of the period in a row, while Jill Maes (ETZ) added 9. Jil Ries and Nikki Grethen chipped in 6 each. Foul trouble hurt the visitors (Ries and Kiara Lopes Morais with 4 fouls).
For Arantia, Ronkar led with 25 points (10x2P, 1x3P, 2x1P), supported by Sara Ferreira Afonso (ARA) with 16 and a strong third-quarter presence inside. Yara Mores (ARA) scored 9 including a late three, and Clara Walter (ARA, 15, DEU) added 8. From the bench, Chiara Faber (ARA) calmly hit 4 free throws, while Lilly Agnes (ARA) contributed three straight mid-quarter field goals in Q2. Team totals underline the gap: Arantia made 31 two-pointers and 3 threes; Etzella had 17 twos and no threes.
In the standings, Arantia moves to 2-0 and climbs to 1st (ranking gain +1). Etzella falls to 0-2 and remains 5th. Arantia's run is now two wins in a row. Coach Romain Beckers' time-outs in Q1 and Q2 briefly stalled the pace but could not break Arantia's mid-game surge.
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