Arantia Larochette B edged Etzella Ettelbruck 53-50 in a tight W-U16 Division 3 Phase 2 matchup at deichwisen/central, closing with composure from the line to overturn Etzella's late lead. The visitors started fast (10-19 after Q1), with Yara Mores scoring the first four points and Maëly Horta Mascarenhas drilling two early threes. Etzella steadied in the second period (18-10), riding Jill Maes and Jil Ries to pull within one at halftime (28-29).
The hosts seized control after the break. Ries (Season PPG: 12.57) put together a dominant third quarter, stringing three straight field goals in one stretch and pushing Etzella to their largest advantage, +8 at 43-35, before entering the fourth up 45-40. Maes (Season PPG: 9.40) supported with a pair of threes and would finish with 19, matching her season best.
Coach Philippe Oly's team responded in the final minutes. After Etzella moved ahead 49-43, Arantia pieced together a 10-1 closing run. Horta Mascarenhas (14, FRA; Season PPG: 6.00) was pivotal, calmly converting four late free throws and reaching a game-high 20 points. Sarah Monique Mianda Ansay (ARAB) added a key basket to make it 49-47, and Chiara Faber's layup tied it at 49-49 before Mores sealed it at the stripe with the last two points. Mores (Season PPG: 8.53) totaled 9, while Faber chipped in 7 including a third-quarter three.
Etzella's front line battled through foul trouble Hannah Eliza Johanns picked up two P2s in the third and finished with four fouls, while Maes collected multiple P2s in the fourth disrupting their rhythm when it mattered. Rica Karamaga (14, NLD) added 5 for the hosts.
The win lifts Arantia to 3rd in the classification (ranking gain +1) and ends their three-game losing run. Etzella remain winless in Phase 2 at 0-3 and sit 5th.
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