AB Contern won a close W-U14 Division 3 Phase finale game against Résidence Walferdange, 49-44 at home, and did it after two straight defeats. It was also Contern's third win over Résidence this season. In the table, Contern remains 6th at 2-4, while Walferdange stays 8th at 0-5.
Daniel Gonnering's team started better. From 8-7, Contern closed the first quarter with an 11-3 spell for a 19-10 lead. Marie Weber (Season PPG: 21.33) scored 6 early points, while Anna Julie Harsch (Season PPG: 3.75) brought quick impact from the bench.
Résidence stayed alive before halftime through Jana Meyer (Season PPG: 13.63). She hit two first-half three-pointers and kept her team within reach despite reaching four fouls by the second quarter. The gap was reduced to 27-21 at the break.
The third quarter was a key moment. Meyer opened with another 3 to make it 27-24, but Contern answered well. Noémie Gottal (Season PPG: 2.00), Weber and 11-year-old captain Matilda Weis (Season PPG: 6.71) pushed the home side back in front with authority, and the lead grew to 41-29, the biggest of the game. Weis also committed three fouls in that quarter, an important detail in the rhythm of the match.
Filip Dukic's side still produced the late push. Résidence opened the fourth with 8 unanswered points, from 45-36 to 45-44, with scores from Aislinn Lopez (Season PPG: 8.45), Manon Vanhoutte (Season PPG: 4.18), Ana Kozlik (Season PPG: 2.75) and Meyer. In the decisive sequence, Gottal stopped the run for 47-44, and Weis added the last basket.
Contern had balanced scoring: Gottal and Weber 10 each, Weis 8, Harsch 7, Alicia Nunes Lopes 6. For Résidence, Meyer led with 16, including four 3-pointers, ahead of Lopez with 9 and Vanhoutte with 8.
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