Gréngewald Hueschtert overpowered Sparta Bertrange 76-33 in the Championship Round at nikibett/central, riding a dominant start and sustained interior scoring. The visitors set the tone with a 19-2 first quarter, closing the period on a 16-0 run. By halftime it was 45-9, and after three quarters 66-17, before Sparta salvaged a 16-10 final period.
Eve Van der Schilden (Season PPG: 21.63) led the way with 32 points, matching her season high. She strung together early baskets and finished with 15 made two-pointers plus two free throws. Yadanar Mamou Greenhalgh (Season PPG: 22.25) added 18, repeatedly finding lanes in transition. Zoé Kahlki (Season PPG: 5.75) chipped in 10 and Katherine Thompson (Season PPG: 8.25) 8. Gréngewald's offense was all inside-the-arc: 37 made twos and no threes, plus two free throws.
For Sparta, Anaé Sacaze (Season PPG: 18.17) paced the hosts with 12 points and sparked the fourth-quarter push with multiple mid-range finishes. Stéphanie Stoeva (Season PPG: 8.33) had 11, including all three of Sparta's made free throws, and Maya Gaudnek (Season PPG: 5.33) added 6. Despite the late rally, Gréngewald peaked at a 45-point lead (76-31) before the final margin narrowed.
Key moments included Gréngewald's first-quarter surge and a controlled response after a third-quarter unsportsmanlike foul on Van der Schilden; Coach Bojan Eric's group never lost rhythm. Coach Laurent Cames used early timeouts to stem the tide, but the gap at halftime proved decisive. Notably, the game featured no made three-pointers and only five made free throws in total.
In the standings, Gréngewald climbs to 3rd (+2), while Sparta remains 6th. Gréngewald is now on a two-game winning streak after a single setback; Sparta has dropped four in a row following two early wins.
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