Amicale Steesel edged Gréngewald Hueschtert B 55-48 in Steinsel to open WU14 Division 4 (Phase 1). AMI set the tone early (12-6 after Q1) and reached halftime 30-22. GREB roared back after the break, winning the third 20-12 and closing the period on a 16-4 run to tie it 42-42, with Yara Milani Nia and Liz Kremer supported by Marla Ailin Buchsteiner (12, DEU).
AMI's response defined the game: a 7-0 start to the fourth (Birgul Derya Tasoluk, Marlene Beauloye and Ella Medernach on target, plus a free throw) rebuilt separation, and MaryLou Tholl (13) supplied the winning baskets down the stretch. AMI led by as many as 12 at 38-26 before weathering GREB's surge.
Top scorers AMI: Tholl 14, Beauloye 9, Liz Adam 8; Leandra Pires de Sousa, Tasoluk (FRA) and Medernach added 6 each. GREB: Milani Nia 14, Buchsteiner 12, Kremer 10, Justina Lopez Oderigo 6, Mara Klemmer Siebenaler 6. GREB's captain Lopez Oderigo picked up three fouls in Q2 and finished on four, hampering late aggression.
Coaches: Alexandra Lamesch's AMI kept composure in the final quarter; Zeynep Höner's GREB battled back but couldn't overturn the last swing. AMI starts with a win; GREB opens with a loss. Quarter scores: 12-6, 18-16, 12-20, 13-6.
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