League leader Etzella Ettelbruck controlled this W-U16 Division 2 Phase 1 game from the opening minutes and won 117-24 away at Nitia Bettembourg, extending its streak to three straight wins and staying 1st at 3-0. Nitia remains 5th at 0-2.
The game was effectively decided in the first quarter. Etzella opened with an 18-0 run before Chiara Cataldo (NIT) scored Bettembourg's first basket, and the visitors were already up 34-2 after ten minutes. Jana Agnes (ETZ) set the tone immediately, scoring 17 points in the first quarter alone and repeatedly finishing Etzella possessions. The second period followed the same pattern: Nitia briefly scored through Adèle Emma Schmidt and Cataldo, but Etzella answered with inside scoring from Hannah Eliza Johanns (ETZ) and a strong sequence from captain Jil Ries (ETZ), taking a 60-10 lead into halftime.
After the break, coach Dragana Zoric's team kept the pressure high. Etzella continued to score in waves, with Agnes reaching 35 points, Ries adding 25, Johanns 22 and Inaya Melanie Babinyanga Bonyeme (ETZ) 16. Catarina Gomes Fernandes (ETZ) contributed 10 and Rica Karamaga (ETZ) 9 as the lead kept growing, reaching 93 points by the final buzzer.
For Nitia, captain Chiara Annie Jeanne Terazzi (NIT) was the main offensive reference with 11 points, while Cataldo added 4 and Nadine Ineronbhiton Kabbah (NIT) had 4. Bettembourg also had early foul pressure: Kabbah committed two fouls in a row in the opening quarter and later fouled out, which made the home task even harder for coach Gioacchino Galione.
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