BC Mess edged Gréngewald Hueschtert B, 42-35, in W-U14 Division 4 (Phase 2), preserving top spot in the group. The game evolved in waves: Gréngewald controlled the first half, taking Q1 13-12 and reaching the break ahead 23-20. After halftime, Coach Max Meysembourg's side flipped the script with a decisive 16-7 third quarter, highlighted by a 12-0 burst from 22-23 to 34-23. That run established the night's largest gap (+11). In the fourth, Coach Zeynep Hüner's team trimmed it to 35-40, but Laura Meysembourg's late basket settled it at 42-35.
Mess scored all 42 points on two-pointers (no free throws, no threes made). Laura Meysembourg (Season PPG: 11.14) led with 16 and hit the clincher. Kaly Bara (Season PPG: 10.00) added 12, driving the third-period surge with three field goals in that stretch. Flàvia Rodrigues Borracci (Season PPG: 7.71) contributed 8, and Theresa Magali Erasmy (Season PPG: 1.60) chipped in 4. Rona Baftijar (Season PPG: 5.20, 13, BEL) finished with 2 and managed four personals without fouling out.
For Gréngewald, scoring was balanced but lacked perimeter punch (no threes; 7 points from the line). Mathilda Ney (Season PPG: 2.38) scored 7, keeping GREB within reach late in the third. Lis Légil Walesch (Season PPG: 3.25) had 6, while captain Mara Klemmer Siebenaler (Season PPG: 3.09) posted 5. Marla Ailin Buchsteiner (Season PPG: 4.73, 12, DEU) added 3 including a late free throw. Season-leading scorer Yara Milani Nia (Season PPG: 11.18) was limited to 4.
Mess are on a three-game winning streak and sit 3-0 in Phase 2. Gréngewald fall to 0-2 (second straight loss) but remain in third place. No player fouled out. The key moment remained that third-quarter 12-0 spell, when Mess turned a three-point deficit into a double-digit lead that GREB could never fully erase.
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