Gréngewald Hueschtert controlled the game in Larochette, winning 58-45 after setting the tone with a 16-5 first quarter. Captain Sophie Dupong (Season PPG: 10.5) drove the early surge with three straight free throws and 9 points in the opening period, while Fatou Ba added a three to help build the initial gap. Coach Bojan Eric's team never trailed.
Arantia reacted in the second quarter (16-14), sparked by threes from Charlotte Rüffin (Season PPG: 2.71) and later a productive stretch by Yara Mores (Season PPG: 8.5). Still, Gréngewald held a 30-21 halftime lead. After the break, Maëly Horta Mascarenhas (14, FRA) hit two threes to keep ARAB in touch, but Yadanar Mamou Greenhalgh (Season PPG: 15.0), just 13, answered with a triple and timely baskets to steady GRE. The visitors sealed it in the fourth: after Mores strung together a 3-0 mini-run to bring it to 37-44, Zoé Kahlki (GRE) scored back-to-back buckets, igniting a 14-6 push to the largest lead of the night (+15 at 43-58).
The scoring profile tells the story: GRE punished inside with 23 made two-pointers (to ARAB's 13), while ARAB's 4 threes over GRE's 2 weren't enough to offset paint production. Dupong finished with 20, supported by Giulia Pauletto (14, ITA) with 8 despite four fouls, Kahlki's late 8, Greenhalgh's 7 and Ba's 7. For Arantia, Mores led with 11, Horta Mascarenhas added 9, and Sarah Monique Mianda Ansay (ARAB) chipped in 7.
In the standings, Gréngewald climbs to second at 2-0 and extends its run to three straight wins. Arantia, coached by Joao Pedro Osorio Silva, drops to 0-3 but remains fourth.
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