T71 Dudelange imposed its rhythm early in Contern/Central and won 69-44 over AB Contern in WU19 Division 1 (Phase 1). After an opening free throw from Joyce Alliaume (CON), T71 answered with a 13-1 surge to close the first quarter (8-22), fueled by Dana Wies (T71) and Lara Jemming (T71).
The second quarter widened the gap. Mina Baseggio (T71) caught fire from deep, hitting three triples in the period, while Lena Schalbar (T71) added a three and multiple finishes. An 8-0 burst pushed the score to 14-37 before halftime settled at 19-44. Coach Fabienne Fuger tried to halt momentum with time-outs, but T71 kept executing.
T71 reached its largest lead at 19-47 right after the break when Baseggio opened the third with another three (+28). Contern responded with its best spell: a 7-0 run sparked by Lisa Zoller (CON), Lori Zoller (CON) and free throws from Alliaume, trimming it to 34-52 and taking the quarter 17-11. In the fourth, T71 steadied through Liv Jander (17, 1.70m) and Schalbar (18, 1.77m), closing without drama.
Top performers: Schalbar (T71) led with 19 points. Baseggio (T71) added 12 on four three-pointers, Jemming (T71) 12, Jander (T71) 11 and Wies (T71) 9. For Contern, Orélie Moes (CON) had 9, Joyce Alliaume (CON) 7, Zoé Moes (CON) 6, while Lisa Zoller (CON) and Lori Zoller (CON) contributed 5 each. Notable sequences included Wies stacking three baskets across T71's first-quarter breakaway and Baseggio's long-range stretch spanning Q2-Q3.
With this result, T71 moves to 3-0, climbs to first place (+3) and extends its winning run to three. Contern is 1-2 and sits second. Coach Alain Schaeffer's rotations kept T71 fresh, while no player fouled out on either side.
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