Nitia Bettembourg controlled BC Mess 46-31 in W-U14 Division 3 (Phase 1) after turning a balanced start into a decisive lead through two major runs. Mess struck first and even edged ahead 8-6 behind captain Laura Meysembourg (MES) and Kaly Bara (MES). At 15-16, coach Arnaud Pyee's time-out steadied Nitia, who answered with an 8-0 burst to 24-15 through Chiara Cataldo (NIT), captain Chiara Terazzi (NIT), Tonia Rodesch (NIT) and Nadine Kabbah (NIT).
Mess replied to 23-28 via Meysembourg (MES) and Bara (MES), but Nitia broke the game open with an 11-0 run to 43-25, highlighted by a Terazzi triple. The largest gap reached 46-27 before Mess closed 4-0.
Terazzi (NIT) led all scorers with 18 points (7 two-pointers, 1 three, 1 free throw), well supported by Rodesch (NIT) 6, Kabbah (NIT) 6, Sasha Pyee (NIT) 5, Adèle Schmidt (NIT) 4, Cataldo (NIT) 3, and 2 each from Mira Frising (NIT) and Laynie Mayer Garson (NIT). For Mess, Meysembourg (MES) posted 13 and Bara (MES) added 12, combining for 25 of the team's 31; Flavia Rodrigues Borracci (MES) scored 4 and Alessia Pinciotti (MES) 2.
Profile of the game: Nitia converted 20 two-point field goals to Mess's 15, hit the only three of the match, and edged the stripe 3-1 in made free throws. Meysembourg (12-year-old captain) navigated four personal fouls; Kabbah also finished with four. Coach Max Meysembourg's side battled to the end but couldn't erase the mid-game surge.
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