T71 Dudelange controlled their W-U19 Division 1 opener, beating Basket Esch 75-54 at grimler/central. Esch struck first from the line, but T71 answered with a composed first quarter (19-9), keyed by an early triple from Lara Jemming and a deep make from Alana Krings (18, 1.65m). A 7-0 burst in the second period Lena Schalbar's and-one followed by two Jemming baskets stretched the margin to 31-15, and the hosts took a 41-21 lead to halftime.
Esch found more rhythm after the break through Estelle Birnbaum (14) and Laure Valentin, yet T71 kept pace as Liv Jander (17) knocked down a third-quarter three and Schalbar finished repeatedly inside for 61-39 at 30'. In the fourth, Ilaria Tuzzé (16) sparked Esch with eight points, including four in a row to open their late push, but Krings closed the door with three triples in the final quarter, pushing T71's highest lead to +23 (75-52).
Top performers T71: Krings 18 (five threes) despite managing four fouls, Jander 15, Schalbar 12, Jemming 11. Basket Esch: Ajla Adrovic 11, Birnbaum 10, Lana Clausi 9, Tuzzé 8, Kim Ferron 7. T71 coach Alain Schaeffer's side led wire to wire; Raouf Hatira's team battled to win the fourth quarter.
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