Racing Luxembourg dominated T71 Dudelange B 97-34 in W-Nationale 2 (Tour qualificatif), building steadily from a 19-12 first quarter into a one-sided second half. After Julie Poncin briefly put T71B ahead 3-2, RAC settled behind inside scoring from Estelle Sand and Olivia Hoffmann to close Q1 at +7. The game broke open in Q2 with an 8-0 burst to 27-12, fuelled by Jil Schmit and Jackie Diederich, and a 31-10 quarter sent the hosts to halftime up 50-22.
The third period (18-6) started with a T71B triple by Nina Overmann, but RAC answered 7-0 to 57-25 and never looked back. Sand then hit seven points in a row late in the quarter, pushing the margin to 68-28. In the fourth, Racing closed on a 15-0 run, with Juliana De Sousa Coelho, Schmit and Marie-Lou Haentges piling on as the lead stretched to the night's high of +63.
Top contributors for RAC: Sand (22 pts; Season PPG: 15.14; 1.82m, 28) led the way, Schmit (21; Season PPG: 9.71) mixed perimeter and mid-range scoring, while De Sousa Coelho (12; Season PPG: 10.17), the Portuguese guard (29), added a string of transition baskets. Haentges (11; Season PPG: 11.17) and Hoffmann (9) supported the interior dominance, and Daisy Bormann chipped in 8.
For T71B, Liv Jander (12; Season PPG: 8.83) and Lisa Keup (11; Season PPG: 4.00) carried most of the offense; Overmann had 5 and picked up two early personals, slowing T71B's rhythm. Coach Lynn Biever tried to halt momentum with early time-outs, but RAC, guided by coach Wojciech Daniel Kubis, controlled pace and rotations throughout.
Form and standings reflect the gap: Racing moves up three places to 3rd (5-2), riding a three-game winning streak. T71 Dudelange B remains 10th (1-6) and is now on a six-game slide.
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