Résidence Walferdange won 93-40 at Racing Luxembourg and moved up one place to 1st in W-U16 Division 3:Phase 1. It was a third straight win for coach Diogo Jesus Lopes's team, while Racing stayed 4th.
After an early 2-2 score, the game shifted quickly. Résidence finished the first quarter with a strong 23-8 stretch to lead 25-10, already setting the pace on both ends. Hannah Meysembourg (RES) and Jill Stoltz (RES) were very active in that opening period, and Racing was forced to chase.
Racing had a better second quarter offensively. Julie Obertin (RAC), Madara Mikosa (RAC) and Sadhbh Pin (RAC) helped the home side stay in contact for a while, and the gap was still 11 at 20-31. Résidence, though, answered each push and closed the half at 52-26 behind another efficient scoring sequence from Meysembourg (RES) and Nina Bintz (RES).
The decisive moment came just after the break. Résidence opened the third quarter with 10 unanswered points, stretching the margin to 62-26. A type-1 technical foul on Annabel Mason Mateos (RAC) also came during that phase, and the visitors stayed firmly on a roll. They led 71-31 after three quarters and kept extending the advantage to a game-high 53 points.
Meysembourg (RES), 15, led all scorers with 28 points. Stoltz added 19, Bintz 17, Rachel Grivet (RES) 16 and Ella Wilmes (RES) 11, giving Résidence five players in double figures. For Racing, the 14-year-old Obertin (RAC) finished with 11 points, Mason Mateos added 9, Kotryna Pakstyte (RAC) 6 and Mikosa 5. Pakstyte also committed two fouls in a row late in the third quarter.
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