Kordall Steelers overpowered Nitia Bettembourg 66-30 in Bettembourg to move into the W-Coupe Cadettes quarterfinals. After a 4-4 start sparked by Julie De Oliveira (15) and captain Jordane Pyee (16, FRA), Kordall closed the first quarter on a 9-2 surge for 13-6.
The game broke open in the second quarter. Kordall strung together a 12-0 run from 6-13 to 6-25, with Ingrid Bayart (18, FRA) pouring in four baskets during that span and tallying 10 points in the period. Alessia Joanna Nouemsi (16, ITA) then added three consecutive scores to send the visitors to halftime up 35-9.
Nitia reacted after the break through De Oliveira, who authored an 11-point personal run to bring her team from 9 to 20 in the third quarter. The period finished level (17-17), but Kordall still led 52-26 after 30 minutes. Coach Julie Secco's side closed the evening with authority, finishing on a 12-0 burst from 30-54 to the final horn (30-66).
Kordall's inside dominance was clear: 31 made two-pointers (62 points) and 4 free throws. Nitia answered with 13 two-pointers, one triple and a single free throw. Nouemsi led Kordall with 18, Bayart added 16, and Suellen Cabral Tavares (KDS) chipped in 10. Wendy Luna Silva da Rocha (KDS) had 7, Anna-Louise Nicole Duchesne (KDS) 6, with Imane Sarlet (KDS) on 4.
For Nitia, De Oliveira posted 17 despite foul trouble (four personals, including two quick ones in the first quarter and two more in the third). Pyee added 7, while Lena Wies (NIT) and Tuana Belinay Yalcin (NIT) combined for 6. Coach Jrme Defer's team briefly matched the visitors' intensity in the third but could not offset Kordall's depth and late 12-0 closing run. The Steelers led by as many as 36.
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