Résidence Walferdange controlled BC Mess 87-65 in the W-U16 Division 2 Phase 2 round-robin (Aller/game 2), building a decisive platform in the second quarter and closing firmly under coach Christophe Fiegen.
Game evolution
- Q1 (19-16): RES jumped to 19-8 behind Jill Stoltz and Caroline Charles, but Mess answered with an 8-0 run driven by Maéna Barandao-Bakele and Hannah Meysembourg to close the period.
- Q2 (25-9): The game flipped decisively here. Stoltz linked multiple baskets around an early timeout, while Serena De Jesus and Isabella Burman added inside points. RES opened the quarter with a 9-0 burst and stretched to 44-25 at halftime.
- Q3 (21-29): Mess responded. An 8-0 sequence cut 48-27 to 48-35, then another 8-0 brought it to 50-43 as Favor Patience Kobrissa and Meysembourg powered the comeback. RES steadied with a 6-0 reply to restore double digits (56-43) and led 65-54 after three.
- Q4 (22-11): After Mess trimmed to 69-61, RES finished on an 8-0 run Stoltz, De Jesus, Maella Faye, and Charles scoring on consecutive possessions to reach the night's largest lead at the buzzer (+22). Coach Joao Carlos Santiago Janeiro's side couldn't sustain the third-quarter momentum.
Top performers
- Résidence: Jill Stoltz (Season PPG: 17.86) poured in 26 and dictated stretches on both sides. Caroline Charles (15, GBR; Season PPG: 15.71) added 24 with two key threes in the fourth. Support came from Kyra Schanck (Season PPG: 7.14) with 10, plus Aleksandra Tokareva (RES) 8 and Burman (RES) 9.
- Mess: Hannah Meysembourg (Season PPG: 17.33) and Barandao-Bakele (Season PPG: 10.50) each scored 22, Kobrissa (Season PPG: 9.50) had 18. The trio accounted for nearly all of Mess' points.
Trends and standings
RES sits first in the Phase 2 classification (2-0) and is on a two-game winning run after a difficult stretch earlier. Mess, now 0-2 in Phase 2 and third on tie-breaks, remains in search of a first win after five straight losses in their current sequence.
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