Résidence Walferdange beat Etzella Ettelbruck 66-46 in this friendly, with the game marked by several strong runs on both sides.
Diogo Jesus Lopes saw Walferdange open at full speed. RES started on a 23-0 run, a decisive first-quarter sequence built around Jalila R'BIAA (32), Marie Palma (23, 1.70m, FRA) and Melissa Genoud (24). Palma scored 8 points in that opening burst, and Walferdange already had four 3-pointers in the first period. Ettelbruck finally settled and answered with 11 straight points to close the quarter at 23-11.
The second quarter pushed the game back into balance. Walferdange briefly extended to 29-11, but Amadeo Dias Ep. Bordang's team responded with another 11-0 run to cut the gap to 29-22. Anouk Reisch (25, 1.69m) started to find rhythm there, and Ettelbruck had clearly changed the momentum by halftime.
The third quarter followed the same pattern of swings. RES produced 15 unanswered points to move from 29-22 to 44-22, with Margaux Geelen and R'BIAA giving them fresh scoring. Ettelbruck then answered with 16 straight points of its own, reducing the score to 44-38. Reisch scored 9 points in that ETZ surge, with support from Liz Diderrich (17) and Noëllie Almeida da Cruz (22, 1.74m).
The decisive stretch came in the fourth quarter. Walferdange went on a 22-0 run from 44-38 to 66-38, their highest lead of the evening at 28 points. R'BIAA finished with 16 points, Palma added 15, Genoud 13 and Geelen 9. For Ettelbruck, Reisch led with 14 points, Diderrich had 10 and Léa Gomes (18) added 6. RES also had the stronger long-range output, with Palma and Genoud each making 3 triples and R'BIAA adding 2.
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