Avanti Mondorf overpowered Etzella Ettelbruck 86-45 at deichwisen/central to open the W-U16 Division 3 Phase 2 championship round. Mondorf rise to 1st place (+3), while Etzella sit 2nd (+3). Mondorf also got back to winning ways after a loss, whereas Etzella's skid extends to four.
Game evolution told the story early. After Etzella edged in front 1-0, Sara Pronaj (Season PPG: 21.0) answered and Mondorf closed the first quarter with 13 unanswered points for 5-22. Etzella steadied in Q2 behind Hannah Maes (Season PPG: 13.2) and a burst from Rica Karamaga (14, NLD), but Mondorf kept the gap intact, reaching halftime at 17-43.
The key stretch came right after the break: an 11-0 run powered by Pronaj and Ziba Milani Nia (Season PPG: 20.4) pushed the margin to 21-58, and the visitors never looked back. Etzella had a brief response in the fourth through Jil Ries (Season PPG: 9.0) and Jill Maes (ETZ), yet Mondorf closed the game on a 7-0 sequence, sealing the highest lead of 41 at the buzzer.
Top performers
- Mondorf: Pronaj poured in 32 with scoring in every phase, while Milani Nia added 30, mixing drives, a pair of threes and steady trips to the line. Margarida Veiga Costa (14, PRT) hit two key long-range shots and finished with 8. Inaya Moubarkak (Season PPG: 5.6) and SCHLECK (MON) chipped in 6 apiece.
- Etzella: H. Maes led with 15 despite foul trouble (4 PF), Ries followed with 14 after an active second half. Jill Maes (ETZ) struck twice from deep for 6, and Karamaga added 6.
Coaches Olivier Haan (MON) managed momentum and runs expertly, while Romain Beckers (ETZ) saw his team keep competing but pay for the early 13-0 swing and the third-quarter surge.
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