Racing Luxembourg overpowered Kordall Steelers 71-31 in Niederkuer, moving to 2-0 and the top of W-Nationale 2. The game swung after a deceptive start: Kordall opened on an 8-0 burst built by Alisha Staar (23, 1.75m) and Laetitia Soares. Racing replied with a 9-0 run to close the first period up 14-11, then broke the game in the second quarter (23-8), including a telling 16-2 stretch from 17-21 to a 37-19 halftime lead.
Coach Kubis' team kept control after the break, with Jil Mathis (24, 1.70m) hitting from deep and Estelle Sand (28, 1.82m) scoring inside and out. The fourth quarter was one-way traffic: after Kordall's only basket by Léna Wantz, Racing finished on a 16-0 run from 31-55 to the final buzzer, their largest lead of the night (+40). Lynn Konsbruck committed two quick fouls early in the last period, but Racing's depth absorbed it; Olivia Hoffmann even strung together two baskets in a row amid that closing surge.
Scoring distribution underlined the visitors' balance: Mathis 14 (three 3s), Sand 12, Juliana De Sousa Coelho (29, PRT) 9, while Daisy Bormann, Hoffmann and Charlotte Loaso added 8 each. Racing totaled 21 made 2-pointers, 5 threes and 14 free throws.
Kordall leaned on Soares (14) and Staar (11; the team's lone 3-pointer), with Wantz adding 6. Captain Kim Hurt had a quiet night, and Coach Julie Secco's side managed only two points in the final 10 minutes. Kordall sits at 0-2 after two rounds; Racing's second straight win leaves them leading the pack.
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