Basket Esch B controlled AS Soleuvre from start to finish, winning 54-13 in the W-Nationale 2 qualification round at esch/ho4. Defense set the tone early (6-1 after the first quarter), and Raouf Hatira's team broke the game open before halftime with a 12-0 burst in the second quarter, turning 11-3 into 23-3 at the break. Esch B then added an 8-0 response early in the third after Soleuvre's first basket, and closed with authority to a highest lead of 41 at the buzzer.
Laura Hartmann led Esch B with 11 points, sparking runs with 5 points in a row in Q2 and back-to-back baskets in Q3. Marie-Josee Vidal added 8, producing steadily on both sides of halftime. Scoring depth was a clear edge: Lisa Engel (6), Ilaria Tuzze (6), Ariana Dos Santos da Graca (6, 20, PRT), and Luca Stocklausen (6) all chipped in, while Cathy Hoffmann hit two three-pointers, one in Q2 and another in Q4. Captain Cynthia Dohn (44) buried a triple in the final period. Esch B finished with 4 made threes and 4 free throws.
Pedro Jorge Escada Carvalho's side never found rhythm offensively and was held to just 3 points in the first half. Daiane Tavares da Silva (6) provided a brief lift with a personal 4-0 run in Q3, and Kimberley Mencler (4, 1.80 m) added a basket and two late free throws. Leonor Camara da Silva (2) and Aline Rocha (1) completed the tally. Soleuvre did not convert a three-pointer and managed only three free throws.
Esch B stop a two-game slide and climb to 6th (1-2), while Soleuvre remain winless (0-3) in 13th, now on a three-game losing streak. Notable sequences included Hartmann's two quick fouls in Q3, but the hosts' collective defense kept Soleuvre to single digits in every quarter.
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