T71 Dudelange controlled Les Sangliers Wooltz 79-40 in the W-U16 Division 1 Phase 2 opener at grimler/terrain1, asserting themselves from the tip. Yves Marchi's starting five (Baur, Beffort Neuman, Von Arx, Dos Santos Dramicanin, Hatim) jumped to an 8-0 lead before SAN got on the board. Captain Lou-Andréa Foutey Fonkam (15, FRA) stopped the bleeding with three consecutive free throws, but T71 still closed the first at 19-7.
The second quarter decided the game. After SAN trimmed it to 19-9, T71 uncorked a 10-1 burst to 29-10 and later a 14-1 run to 43-11, mixing starters and bench. Contributions stacked up: Katarina Barbi (14, HRV) hit from deep and inside, Veena Burgund added pace and finishing, and Jil Jander drilled a triple. Halftime read 49-17.
Paul Biver's team responded after the break, taking the third 15-13 behind their captain's flurry: Foutey Fonkam strung together a three-pointer, drives and trips to the line to keep SAN competitive in the quarter. T71 steadied through Noémie Baur and Jana Dos Santos Dramicanin. Early in the fourth, Dos Santos Dramicanin authored seven consecutive T71 points across three possessions (3, 2, 2) to push the gap to 71-32, the night's defining push. Marie Beffort Neuman followed with back-to-back baskets, and Baur added the last two points. T71's largest lead reached 39.
Balanced scoring underpinned T71's win: Dos Santos Dramicanin led with 20, Baur had 11, Barbi 9, Beffort Neuman 8, with Burgund (7), Pego Pinto (6), and Perrard (5) chipping in. For SAN, Foutey Fonkam carried the offense with 26, supported by Chiara Giorgio (14, ITA) with 4, Lara Rossler 3, and small contributions from the rest.
T71 open Phase 2 at 1-0 and move to the top of the classification. Wooltz sit second. SAN's slide extends to three consecutive losses, despite winning the third quarter and timely time-outs to halt runs.
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