BBC East Side Pirates controlled this W-U16 Division 2 Phase 1 meeting from early on and beat US Heffingen 74-49 in Echternach. Coach Tania Mehlen's side, still 4th after the game, ended a two-game losing streak, while HEF stayed 2nd.
Heffingen scored first through Charlyne Gloden (HEF), but BEP replied with a 10-0 run and never trailed again. Captain Nelly Ney (BEP) gave the home side its first real impulse, scoring 12 points in the opening quarter as BEP moved to 20-11.
The decisive passage came in the second period. BEP opened the quarter with 12 unanswered points, stretching the score from 20-11 to 32-11. That sequence, built by Nedzla Eco (BEP), Emma Kasel (BEP), Julie Ronck (BEP), Liz Diederich (BEP) and Ney, gave the Pirates firm control before halftime at 32-16.
Heffingen's main answer came from 12-year-old Léini Dostert (HEF), who finished with 22 points and scored in every quarter. She also made both of her team's three-pointers. In the third quarter, Ronck went on a roll for BEP with 8 straight points, helping the home team keep the margin high even when HEF answered with a 6-0 run to get back to 43-27. BEP still entered the last period up 49-31.
When Dostert cut the gap to 49-34 early in the fourth, BEP responded immediately. Ronck, Maud Wagener (BEP) and Ney pushed the score to 55-34, and Lena Lentz (BEP) closed strongly. The biggest lead reached 27 points at 72-45.
Ney led BEP with 21 points, Ronck added 18, Lentz 12 and Kasel 8. For HEF, Dostert stood out clearly, with Ella Kieffer (HEF) adding 7 and Gloden 6. BEP also kept captain Nina Meyers (HEF) scoreless, which underlined the home team's collective defensive work.
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