Arantia Larochette controlled Nitia Bettembourg from the opening tip in Larochette, building a 24-4 first quarter and never looking back on the way to an 88-24 win. A 6-0 start prompted an early Nitia timeout, but Arantia quickly stretched the gap with a 18-2 close to the opening period. The second quarter followed a similar pattern: after 30-6, Arantia strung together a 14-0 run to 44-6 before a late free throw set the halftime score at 44-7. The hosts won every quarter (+20, +17, +12, +15), with the largest lead reaching 64 at the buzzer.
Arantia's scoring came almost entirely inside the arc: 42 made two-pointers and four free throws, with no threes converted. The trio of Michele Elsen (20), Mathilda Wurth (20) and Amélie Kirch (19) combined for 58 of 88 points. Kirch (Season PPG: 12.4) set the tone with 12 points in the first quarter, including six straight. Wurth (Season PPG: 12.75) was steady across the second and fourth quarters, and Elsen (Season PPG: 15.63) produced an eight-point burst in the third. Captain Jana Agnes (Season PPG: 12.13) added 10, while Kyara Dos Reis Da Cruz matched her season best with 8. Coach Pedro Nunes Jordao rotated effectively, keeping pressure high throughout.
Nitia's offense came from Adèle Emma Schmidt (13, FRA), who had 10, with support from captain Chiara Terazzi (Season PPG: 11.17) and Nadine Kabbah (Season PPG: 5.33), 6 points each. Nitia also relied on twos and free throws and, like Arantia, hit no three-pointers. Coach Arnaud Pyee used time-outs in the 3rd and 6th minutes of the first half and again in the fourth, but Arantia's successive runs after each break widened the gap.
Arantia remains top of the W-U14 Division 2 Phase 2 table at 3-0 and extends its winning streak to three. Nitia sits fourth at 1-1; this defeat ends a five-game winning run from earlier in the season.
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