T71 Dudelange C left Schieren with a 63-50 win over Black Frogs in W-U16 Division 4 (Phase 1), built on a steady takeover after the first break. Black Frogs, guided by coach Diogo Jesus Lopes, led 15-11 after Q1, with Debora Teresa Dos Santos Kitumba driving early offense. T71, coached by Lynn Biever, flipped the rhythm in Q2: Laura Raccogli (T71C) hit the game's only three to make it 22-23, and Claudia Portero Martinez added another basket for a 22-25 halftime edge.
The visitors widened the gap in Q3 behind Raccogli and Portero to 32-44, before Dos Santos Kitumba answered with six consecutive points to close the quarter at 38-44. The crucial stretch came early in Q4: after Black Frogs cut it to 40-44, T71 strung together an 8-0 run (Joyce Perrard, Fiona Loes and Raccogli) to 40-52, and later peaked at +17 (41-58). Free throws and shot selection mattered: T71 made 14 free throws to Black Frogs' 8 and owned the only triple of the game.
Top performers
- T71 Dudelange C: Laura Raccogli (22), a constant in half-court sets; Claudia Portero Martinez (12), a 14-year-old Spanish interior finisher; Fiona Loes (9) and Wina Weber (6) added timely points.
- Black Frogs Schieren: Debora Teresa Dos Santos Kitumba (17), a 15-year-old Portuguese guard who scored six in a row late in Q3; Maely Venancio Postel (12) and Arja Rroji (10) kept the hosts in touch.
T71C improve to 1-1 and move to 1st place (ranking gain +2) after opening with a loss. Black Frogs start 0-1 and sit 4th. Game flow and T71's early Q4 burst defined the outcome.
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