First-placed Etzella Ettelbruck, coached by Romain Beckers, stayed perfect in the W-U16 Division 4 Phase finale with a clear 74-35 home win over third-placed Black Frogs Schieren. It was Etzella's fifth straight win, while Schieren fell to 2-3. After the earlier 64-33 away win in this matchup, Etzella again controlled the game.
Schieren scored first for 1-0, but Etzella quickly took over. Hannah Maes started the response with five points in a row, and the home team moved from 2-1 to 14-3. The game was already well in Etzella's hands at 16-5 after one quarter. The second period widened the gap further: between 5-3 and 25-5, Etzella produced a dominant 20-2 stretch, and Diogo Jesus Lopes had to use both first-half time-outs before the break. At halftime, the score was 31-10.
Schieren opened the second half with a basket, but Etzella answered again. From 31-12, the leaders pushed through an 11-2 run to 42-14 and never allowed any comeback. The highest lead reached 39 points at the end.
Etzella had balanced production, led by Jil Ries (Season PPG: 14.00) and Hannah Maes (Season PPG: 17.11), both with 18 points. Jill Maes (Season PPG: 9.22) added 11, while Emma Klein (ETZ), only in her fourth game of the competition, scored 9. Captain Rica Karamaga, the 15-year-old Dutch player, also contributed to the steady control.
For Schieren, Maely Venancio Postel (Season PPG: 7.00) and captain Débora Teresa dos Santos Kitumba (Season PPG: 19.25) scored 9 each, with Emily Andrade (Season PPG: 6.64) adding 8. Schieren had better moments in the third and fourth quarters, but Etzella's repeated runs shaped the whole evening.
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