T71 Dudelange kept first place in W-U19 Division 1 with a solid 80-51 road win at Musel Pikes. After a balanced opening (16-18), Alain Schaeffer's team broke the game in the second quarter with an 8-0 run sparked by Dana Wies (Season PPG: 14.4) at the stripe and Mina Baseggio (Season PPG: 12.2) inside, stretching the margin to 18-28 and then to 26-47 at halftime. The lead peaked at 29 by the buzzer.
Game flow favored T71's depth and pressure. Captain Alana Krings (Season PPG: 14.5) knocked down back-to-back baskets late in the first to tilt momentum. The visitors opened the second half with a Baseggio three, while a 7-0 burst in Q2 (from 20-30 to 20-37) and a 5-0 close sealed the gap. T71 featured 11 different scorers, with Baseggio and Lena Schalbar (Season PPG: 14.6) leading with 14 points each, Wies and Krings adding 11 apiece, and Lara Jemming contributing 10, repeatedly cashing in at the line in the fourth.
Marc Hahnemann's Pikes stayed in touch early through Lilli Fischer (17, 1.70m) who led the hosts with 12 points, and captain Nanda Kleuls (17, 1.73m) who added 10 and steady free throws. Alessia Bidoli chipped in 8 late, while Giulia Piermatti (16, ITA) and Sophie Beffort Neuman each hit from deep. Foul accumulation hurt Musel's backcourt rhythm, with Beffort Neuman and Hannah Curridor finishing on four fouls.
T71 remains unbeaten (5-0) and top of the table, extending its five-game winning run. Musel Pikes (2-3) stay fourth.
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