T71 Dudelange overpowered Arantia Larochette 91-52 in W-U19 Division 1 (Phase 1) at grimler/terrain1, driven by a blistering start and a dominant finish. Alain Schaeffer's team opened with a 10-0 run and closed the first quarter 27-9. Philippe Oly stopped the bleeding with an early timeout in the 3rd minute, then again early in the second, but T71 kept the pressure to reach 47-21 at halftime.
Arantia's best stretch came in the third quarter, which they edged 17-15. Sara Ferreira Afonso (ARA) poured in 18 points and strung together eight consecutive points for her side midway through the period to trim the margin to 58-34. T71, however, reset after a timeout and restored control. Starting the fourth with a 5-0 burst, the hosts accelerated to a 29-14 final quarter, peaking at a 40-point lead (90-50) before closing at +39.
For T71, Dana Wies (17, 1.77 m) led all scorers with 23, attacking the rim and adding five free throws. Captain Lara Jemming (T71) supplied 18, mixing six twos, one three and three made free throws, while Mina Baseggio (T71) also hit 18, including two triples in the last stanza that broke the game wide open. Lena Schalbar (T71) added 14 and Liv Jander (T71) 12 to round out a balanced rotation.
Arantia's support came in six-point packets from Clara Walter, Suellen Santos Cruz (17, PRT), Mara Ronkar and Ylvi Lepage Post, with Erika De Sousa Silva scoring 5. Despite that third-quarter response, Arantia could not match T71's depth or runs at both ends.
T71 remain perfect (4-0) and keep top spot in the classification. Arantia drop to 1-3 and sit sixth.
(AI generated)