Kordall Steelers controlled Basket Esch B 73-50 in Niederkuer, ending a three-game skid and climbing to 3rd in W-Nationale 2: Tour qualificatif. Coach Julie Secco's team set the tone with a 7-0 start (Kim Hurt opened with five in a row) and a dominant 24-6 first quarter. The margin grew in the second period as Secco hit from deep and Audrey Nicole Guyot added a three, pushing the halftime gap to 44-15.
Esch B had their best spell after the break. An unsportsmanlike foul on Secco in the third sparked a response: Cynthia Dohn and Marie-Josee Vidal led a 10-2 push that briefly cut into the deficit, but Kordall still led 56-30 after 30 minutes. Early in the fourth, Kordall reached their highest lead at 62-30. Esch then strung together a 12-0 run with Gaelle Marielle Pousseur (43, BEL) drilling a three and adding a free throw, Petra Oroz (18, HRV) scoring inside, and Lisa Engel finishing to make it 64-44, but Kordall answered through Lena Wantz, a timely three by Sarah Macri, and baskets from Hurt and Bertille Noemie Roulet to close it out.
Scoring was balanced for Kordall. From the core: Julie Secco (13, captain), Hurt (9, 37) and Tammy Poupart (8, 22). From the experienced contingent: Guyot (11, 35, FRA), Roulet (11, 29, FRA) and Laetitia Emilia Anges Soares (12, 28, FRA) made consistent plays off the ball, with Macri adding 5. For Esch B, Pousseur led with 10, while Vidal (9), Oroz (8), Dohn (8), Engel (7) and Ariana Dos Santos da Graca (3, 20, PRT) shared the rest.
Basket Esch B, guided by Raouf Hatira, fought to the end with that fourth-quarter 12-0 run, but Kordall's cushion from the opening half proved decisive. KDS improve to 1-3; LALB sit 1-3 in 6th.
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