Telstar Hesperange controlled Basket Esch B 71-42 in holleschb2/central, building the gap early and stretching it after halftime. Telstar opened with an 8-0 burst (Lutgen, Moreira, Roca Mandri) that forced an early timeout, and closed the first quarter 18-8. Esch steadied in the second, even taking the period 14-12 behind Lisa Engel and Luca Stocklausen, trimming to 30-22 at the break.
The decisive stretch came after halftime. Charline Lutgen (Season PPG: 11.0) and Iris Roca Mandri (26, ESP) combined for a 9-1 push to 41-27, and Joy Roden's three made it 50-34 late in the third. Early in the fourth, Lutgen strung together six straight points from the line, turning 56-36 into 60-36 and effectively sealing it. Telstar's largest lead reached 29 at the buzzer.
For Telstar, Lutgen powered the offense with 27, constantly getting to the stripe in the final quarter. Ines Moreira (Season PPG: 14.67) added 18 despite managing foul trouble, while Roca Mandri supplied 14 inside. Julie Simon (Season PPG: 3.17) knocked down a late three, and captain Lynn Rock coolly hit two free throws in the second quarter. Coach Ivan Yeromin's group snapped a three-game losing streak and moved up to 7th (+2), now 3-4.
Basket Esch B's best moments came in Q2. Engel (Season PPG: 6.57) led with 15 and kept scoring in the fourth, Stocklausen (Season PPG: 9.0) had 11, and Marie-Josée Vidal (Season PPG: 5.0) added 7, including a third-quarter three. Cathy Hoffmann (1.70m) hit from deep. Vidal picked up two quick fouls late in the first, and Petra Oroz's whistles mounted across the game, blunting Esch's rhythm. Coach Raouf Hatira's team, now 10th at 1-7, suffered a fourth straight defeat.
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