T71 Dudelange overpowered Arantia Larochette 88-48 in Larochette, dictating the W-U19 Division 1 Phase finale game from the opening tip. After a 2-2 start, T71 ripped an 11-0 run to 13-2 and closed the first quarter up 25-11. Coach Alain Schaeffer's side then opened the second with a further 10-0 burst to 35-11, forcing Arantia coach João Pedro Osório Silva into a timeout. Halftime read 43-23.
T71 struck first after the break with an 8-0 spurt to 51-23, but Arantia answered with their best phase: a 9-0 surge fueled by Suellen Santos Cruz (17 years, PRT), who hit three triples on the night, and Mara Ronkar, trimming it to 51-32. T71 quickly reasserted control and led 60-32 after three. In the fourth, the visitors' depth and balance decided it: Liv Jander (16) rattled off three straight field goals, Dana Wies (15; 1.77m, Season PPG: 15.08) kept finding lanes, and Lena Schalbar (18) added 18 including a fourth-quarter three and steady free throws. T71's cushion peaked at +44 (88-44) before Arantia scored late.
Arantia's best answers came from Santos Cruz (17) with 17 and Sarah Nunes Birchen (12), while starting guard Erika De Sousa Silva (Season PPG: 7.42) fouled out in the fourth after back-to-back fouls in the third put her in trouble. For T71, five players hit double figures: Schalbar 18, Jander 16, Wies 15, Mina Baseggio 12 and captain Lara Jemming (Season PPG: 14.92) 11, with Lisa Keup and Elsa Guedes adding 8 each.
T71 extend their perfect run to 13 straight wins and move top of the Phase finale at 3-0. Arantia slip to 0-3 and sit fifth, now on a three-game skid.
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