Arantia Larochette controlled the game at Grimler/Central, beating T71 Dudelange B 69-40 in the W-U16 Division 2 Phase finale (round-robin, game 4). The start was balanced: T71B struck first through Katarina Barbic and Joyce Perrard, but Arantia answered via Clara Walter and Mara Ronkar to edge the first period 15-11.
The pivotal swing arrived mid-second quarter. After Laura Kieffer Richtarik and Barbic pulled T71B level at 17-17, Perrard and Barbic pushed the hosts ahead 20-17. From there Arantia closed the half on an 11-1 run Ylvi Lepage Post, Yara Mores, Ronkar at the line, and a triple from Maëly Horta flipping the game to 28-21 at the break.
Arantia broke it open after halftime. Following Perrard's points to 25-30, the visitors delivered a 12-0 burst: Ronkar's free throws, Sara Ferreira Afonso inside, Horta from deep, Mores from long range, and Horta again. Ferreira Afonso then added five straight (a two and a three) to 47-27, and the third ended 49-31. In the fourth, Barbic briefly cut into the gap with a three, but Arantia closed with authority Lilly Agnes, Ronkar (four in a row), Horta and Ferreira Afonso finishing on an 18-4 stretch. The final 29-point margin was the night's largest, and Arantia's defense held T71B to 19 points after halftime.
Key performers for Arantia: Ferreira Afonso (17) drove the decisive third-quarter surge; Ronkar (13) was steady in key moments; Walter (15, DEU) added 13 despite four fouls; Horta (14) scored 11 with two threes; Mores chipped in from outside. For T71B, Barbic (Season PPG: 11.32) led with 17, Perrard (Season PPG: 9.05) had 9, and Kieffer Richtarik added 9.
Coach Joao Pedro Osorio Silva's group stays first at 4-0 and is on a four-game winning streak. Coach Lynn Biever's T71B moves to 2-2 and sits second, up one place in the classification.
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