T71 Dudelange B edged AS Soleuvre 50-43 in Zolwer/Scheierhaff after a tight, lowscoring game that swung on late shotmaking and composure at the line. The first quarter set the tone (11-13), and T71 pushed to the night's first real gap at 15-21 in Q2. Soleuvre answered immediately with a 6-0 run to 21-21, only for T71 to reply 0-6 to lead 23-27 at the break. Coach Lynn Biever's team kept a narrow cushion through three (33-35), before the final quarter delivered the decisive blows.
Early in Q4, Dana Wies (Season PPG: 12.17) hit a free throw and a three for 33-39, but Soleuvre, under Pedro Jorge Escada Carvalho, kept coming. Daiane Tavares da Silva (Season PPG: 9.0) poured in four straight points to tie it at 43-43. From there, T71 closed it: Lisa Keup (1.74m, 18 years, Season PPG: 6.75) buried a clutch triple for 43-46, Wies calmly added two free throws, and Keup sealed it with two more at the stripe a 7-0 finishing run. T71's largest lead came at the buzzer (+7).
Keup matched her season high with 20 points, and Wies (1.77m, 17 years) matched her season best with 17; together they provided 37 of T71's 50 points. Keup navigated four fouls to stay on court late, while Wies picked up two quick fouls early in the third before settling. Soraia Mota Dias was also whistled for consecutive fouls in Q3.
For Soleuvre, Tavares da Silva delivered a seasonhightying 21 and was the offensive reference, Kimberley Mencler (Season PPG: 4.88) added 9, and Leonor Camara da Silva (Season PPG: 7.13) had 7.
In the standings, T71 move to 3-6 in 10th and have now won backtoback games after a long losing stretch. Soleuvre remain 12th at 0-8, still searching for a first win.
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