T71 Dudelange controlled Les Sangliers Wooltz 78-49 in the W-ENOVOS League qualification round in grimler/central. The game turned late in the first quarter: trailing 15-18, T71 closed with an 8-0 run, including 6 consecutive points by Lauren Anne Van Kleunen (27, 1.88m, USA), to lead 23-18. Coach Mathieu Pierre Fivet's team then opened Q2 with another surge, stretching the run to 16-0 for 31-18. A further 10-0 burst sent T71 to halftime at 45-25.
Shalonda Renae Winton (34, 1.80m, USA) buried a three early in Q3 for 51-29, and T71 kept SAN at arm's length the rest of the way. In Q4, Lisy Hetting (34, 1.72m) received an unsportsmanlike foul; moments later, T71 added from the line and from deep to push the gap past 20. The highest lead reached +29 at the buzzer.
T71's efficiency was decisive: 79% at the line and 53% on two-pointers (both good by definition), along with 11/31 from three. SAN struggled to 32% inside the arc and 21% from three. T71 also dominated playmaking (18 assists to 6) and edged the glass 39-33 (offensive boards 13-13), overcoming 17 turnovers and SAN's 9 steals.
Van Kleunen led all scorers with 27 points (5/9 2P, 4/9 3P, 5/6 FT), adding 7 rebounds and 5 assists. Winton produced 24 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists (1/1 FT, 7/11 2P, 3/6 3P) and was named MVP. Beatriz Ines Gomes Jordao (26, 1.91m, PRT) added 8 points and 12 rebounds, while Svenia Nurenberg (25, 1.80m) went 4/4 at the line with 5 assists. Michelle Dittgen (28, 1.70m) hit two threes.
For SAN, Hetting scored 15 points with 8 rebounds and 4 steals. Chloe Nicole Fleming (24, 1.68m, USA) had 14 points and 7 rebounds. Emma Marie Broermann (24, 1.92m, USA) posted a double-double (10 points, 13 rebounds) before fouling out in the fourth, a blow to SAN's interior presence.
T71 stays top of the classification at 3-0 (three wins in a row). SAN sits second at 1-2 and is on a two-game losing streak. Coach Raphaël Alain Ansion's timeouts slowed T71 briefly, but the first-half runs defined the game.
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