Racing Luxembourg overpowered Basket Esch B 72-39 in the W-Nationale 2 qualification round at esch/ho1, breaking the game open with two massive surges and a dominant third quarter.
Esch B actually jumped ahead 4-0 (Lisa Engel and Luca Stocklausen), but Racing replied with a 10-0 run to 10-4 and closed the first quarter on another 10-0 to lead 22-9. In the second period Petra Oroz answered with five straight points (three then two) to trim it to 14-26, yet Racing controlled the half, 38-22.
The game's turning point came after the break: Racing strung together a 25-0 avalanche, pushing the score from 38-23 to 63-23 and holding Esch B to just 3 points in the quarter (3-25). The gap peaked at +40. Esch B reacted with an 8-0 start to the fourth (Stocklausen, Hartmann, Engel), but the damage was done.
For Racing, Juliana De Sousa Coelho (Season PPG: 9.8) led with 17 points, the 29-year-old Portuguese guard repeatedly finishing in transition and late in the half-court. Estelle Sand (Season PPG: 14.0) added 16 with steady production around the rim. Daisy Bormann (Season PPG: 5.67) chipped in 10, and Jil Mathis (Season PPG: 10.17) hit two threes for 8. Coach Wojciech Daniel Kubis' side spread the scoring and tightened the screws defensively right after halftime.
Esch B's bright spots were Stocklausen (Season PPG: 8.6) with 14, Cathy Hoffmann (Season PPG: 5.5; 27 years, 1.70m) with 6 including a first-quarter triple, and Oroz (18) with 5.
Form and standings matter: Racing posts a second straight win and climbs to 5th (+3) at 4-2, while Esch B, now 11th at 1-6, slides with a third consecutive loss. Coach Raouf Hatira's team showed late fight, but Racing's long runs defined the night.
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