Amicale Steesel edged AB Contern 59-53 at contern/central in WU14 Division 4 (Phase 1). Contern built a 26-23 halftime lead and stretched it to 41-37 after three, even peaking at +10 (37-27) midway through the third after a pair of free throws by Matilda Weis (CON). The last quarter flipped the script: Amicale poured in 22 points to close it out.
The decisive stretch came from 49-45 for Contern. Birgul Derya Tasoluk (AMI), a 12yearold from France, strung together five consecutive points to hand Amicale the lead (49-50), and the visitors completed a 100 run to 49-55 with help from Marlene Franziska Beauloye (AMI). Tasoluk added 11 points in the fourth alone and finished with 13. Charlotte Simon (AMI) led the winners with 14, scoring in every quarter and delivering key baskets late, while Beauloye and Ella Medernach (AMI) chipped in 7 each. Leandra Pires de Sousa (AMI) added 6, with MaryLou Tholl (AMI) and Liz Adam (AMI) at 4 apiece. Neither team made a three-pointer.
For Contern, Marie Weber (CON) authored a standout performance with 36 points (matching her season maximum), accounting for 68% of her team's total. She repeatedly answered Amicale's surges, including buckets that pushed Contern ahead 47-41 early in the fourth, but lacked sustained support down the stretch. Contern's rotation was hit in crunch time as starters Hannah Rolles (CON) and Anna Julie Harsch (CON) both fouled out in the fourth.
Coach Alexandra Lamesch's group showed composure in the closing minutes, turning stops into transition and halfcourt points, while Coach Daniel Gonnering's side could not stem the late momentum swing. Amicale stays top of the classification, with Contern in second after three games.
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