Les Sangliers Wooltz controlled the championship-round opener in W-U16 Division 2, winning 65-49 at grimler/terrain2. T71 Dudelange B started better (17-13 after Q1) and even strung a 6-0 run to 23-17 early in the second quarter, but Coach Paul Biver's team flipped the game with an 11-0 answer to 23-28 and then closed the half on an 8-0 burst for a 25-36 lead. The visitors' momentum held after the break and they led by as many as 18 in the fourth.
Chiara Giorgio (15, ITA) was the game's standout with 25 points, scoring in every quarter and adding important free throws during the second-quarter surge. Captain Lou-Andréa Foutey Fonkam (15, FRA) contributed 13, including back-to-back baskets that helped SAN pull away before halftime. Leni Di Cato added 14 and sparked the third period with a personal 5-0 run (a three followed by a two). Despite foul trouble for Sirine Selmi and Foutey Fonkam (four each), SAN maintained control.
For T71B, Coach Lynn Biever saw Laura Raccogli (15) come off the bench to lead with 16 points, while Taissy Costa Pego (14) and Jil Jander (8 each) provided early offense Jander's lively first quarter set the initial tone. Pia Bermes added 6.
SAN open the Phase finale atop the standings (1-0), while T71B drop to 0-1 and sit second. Notably, SAN had endured a three-loss spell earlier in their recent run of games but start this round with authority.
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