Gréngewald Hueschtert B opened the W-U14 Division 3 Phase finale with a commanding 58-20 road win at AB Contern. After a cautious first quarter (5-10), the game tilted decisively in the second period: 11-year-old Yara Milani Nia (Season PPG: 10.19) sparked a 6-0 burst with back-to-back baskets to 6-16. Contern briefly answered with a 4-0 run (Marie Weber and captain Hannah Rolles) to 10-20, but Gréngewald slammed the door with a 13-0 close to the half (10-33), fueled by Mara Klemmer Siebenaler (Season PPG: 3.80) and 12-year-old Marla Ailin Buchsteiner (DEU; Season PPG: 4.24). The visitors controlled the restart (third quarter 4-10) and finished steadily (fourth quarter 6-15), stretching the highest lead to 38 at the buzzer.
Gréngewald built the win at the rim: 28 made two-pointers (zero threes) against Contern's 9. Each side added two free throws.
Standouts - Gréngewald: Milani Nia poured in 22 (11 field goals), Klemmer Siebenaler 12, Buchsteiner 10, with solid support from Liz Kremer (Season PPG: 7.40) and Maxine Adalsteinsson (Season PPG: 4.71) at 5 apiece. Contern: Weber (Season PPG: 22.44) led with 10 and was the only consistent scorer after halftime; Rolles (Season PPG: 9.67) added 6, while Alicia Nunes Lopes (Season PPG: 3.75) and Matilda Weis (Season PPG: 7.00) chipped in 2 each.
Coach Zeynep Hüner's group maintained control after the big second-quarter swing, while Daniel Gonnering's team couldn't convert enough inside looks to mount a run. Gréngewald confirms its edge in this matchup after 62-41 and 59-42 earlier in the season and sits 1st in the Phase finale (+8). Contern drops to 7th and is now on a three-game losing streak.
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