At atert/central, Sparta Bertrange controlled a friendly against Saarlouis/Dillingen, 75-52, built on a blistering start. After D. Thiltges (SDI) opened with a three, Sparta unleashed a 29-2 run to close the first quarter at 29-5, the game's highest lead at +24. Coach Mike Feyder's team spread the scoring early through Naomi Davenport (SPA), Jennifer Aadland (SPA) and Nicole Torresani (18, 1.75m, ITA), with Lena Mersch (28, 1.73m) also on target.
Coach L. Edringer's side responded in the second period: A. Roth (SDI) scored four straight to launch an 11-2 start to the quarter, and with makes from Thiltges and L. Edringer (SDI), SDI won the quarter 20-9 to trail 38-25 at the break.
Sparta reset after halftime. Mersch splashed two threes, Davenport and Torresani added inside finishes, and Aadland kept ticking over to restore a 56-34 cushion after three. In the fourth, Torresani strung together a personal 6-0 run (2FG, two free throws, 2FG), Aadland added a late three, and Davenport closed it out. SDI kept scoring through N. Grieb (SDI), H. Berens (SDI), a Roth triple and late Thiltges free throws.
Sparta placed four in double figures: Aadland 22 (six 2FG, three 3FG, one FT), Davenport (SPA) 21, Torresani 16, Mersch 10. For SDI, Thiltges had 10, Grieb 9, Berens 8, Roth 7. Substitutions came early on both sides, and the game stayed clean with no unsportsmanlike or technical fouls.
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