T71 Dudelange controlled Rsidence Walferdange 70-59 in WU16 Division 1 (Phase 1), building a decisive cushion in the middle quarters and resisting a late surge.
After a balanced first period (14-13), T71 broke the game open with a 12-0 run to start the second quarter. Katarina Barbic (Season PPG: 10.00, 6 GP) sparked it with backtoback triples, and the hosts reached halftime up 41-27. The third quarter followed the same script: Veena Burgund (Season PPG: 9.80, 5 GP) piled on with multiple finishes and Ghalia Hatim added a three as T71 pushed the lead to +22 (59-37) and later to a gamehigh +28 at 68-40 early in the fourth. That final push came via a 9-0 start to Q4, with Jana Dos Santos Dramicnin (15) scoring 7 of those points, including a corner three.
Rsidence reacted with a 19-2 closing run to trim the margin, fueled by captain Jill Stoltz (14) who ended with 18 points (including 4 free throws) and late contributions from Caroline Charles (15, GBR) who hit a three and a two in the final minute. Rachel Grivet added 10, while Ella Wilmes and Emilia Ondo Weimerskirch scored 8 each; Ondo Weimerskirch played through foul trouble (4 fouls).
For T71, Dos Santos Dramicnin led with 16 (three triples), Marie Beffort Neuman (T71) scored 15, Burgund had 14, and Shari Von Arx (T71) 11. Among the nonLuxembourg contributors, Barbic's 8 included those momentumshifting threes to open Q2.
Coach Yves Marchi's side used perimeter bursts and depth to control the middle of the game. Coach Christophe Fiegen's team showed character late but had too much ground to make up.
In the standings, T71 move to 40 and remain second, extending their winning streak to four. Rsidence fall to 13, still third, and are now on a twogame skid.
(AI generated)