Gr'ngewald Hueschtert controlled Basket Esch 75-32 in Oberanven/Central, setting the tone from the opening minutes. Coach Bojan Eric's team raced to 10-2 behind early baskets from Yadanar Mamou Greenhalgh (GRE) and Eve Van der Schilden (GRE) and closed the first quarter 20-4. Esch, guided by Coach Pierrette Birchen, steadied in the second frame through Yara Tavares Dias, Giulya Fiore and Mia Weber, but Gr'ngewald still took a 33-14 lead into halftime.
The game broke open in the third. With the score 41-20, Greenhalgh strung together three straight baskets to push it to 47-20, part of a 22-8 quarter that stretched the gap to 55-22. In the fourth, Katherine Thompson (GRE) opened with six quick points; Jana Lucius answered twice for Esch, but Greenhalgh then scored three in a row again to make it 71-28. The hosts' largest lead reached +45 at 75-30 before a late bucket by Maheva Monteiro Soares closed the night.
Top performers for Gr'ngewald: Greenhalgh poured in 34 points, Van der Schilden added 14, and Yara Milani NIA (Season PPG: 10.67) contributed 10. Marla Ailin Buchsteiner (Season PPG: 6.17), 12, DEU, added late points, while KAHLKI Zo' battled through foul trouble. For Basket Esch, Lucius (7) led the way, with Emma Muratovic (6), Fiore (6) and Tavares Dias (5) chipping in. Notably, Tavares Dias committed back-to-back fouls in the second quarter during a key stretch that helped the hosts maintain control.
Neither team connected from long range. Gr'ngewald's relentless two-point scoring waves and defensive pressure across quarters underpinned a fourth straight win, moving them to first place (4-0, +1). Basket Esch remain sixth at 0-4, still seeking their first victory of the campaign.
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