T71 Dudelange C eased past Kordall Steelers 69-52 in the W-U16 Division 4 Phase finale opener at grimler/terrain2, turning the game after a slow start. Kordall struck first with a 6-0 burst and controlled the first quarter 14-10. Coach Lynn Biever's side flipped the script in the second: from 19-22, T71 pieced together a 9-0 run (21-22, 24-22, 26-22, 28-22) to seize a 30-25 halftime lead.
After the break, captain Joyce Perrard (Season PPG: 8.76) took over the third quarter with 10 points, including back-to-back buckets for 34-31 and 36-31, pushing T71 to 49-41 after 30 minutes. The fourth opened with a decisive volley: Jil Jander (Season PPG: 4.20) drilled consecutive threes for 52-41 and 57-41. Melina Melanda (Season PPG: 2.40) added a late six-point spurt, and the gap peaked at 67-45 before closing at 69-52. Starter Fiona Loes, active on both ends, eventually fouled out, but T71 had established control.
Perrard led T71 with 22 points, supported by Melanda's 13, Jander's 11 and Laura Raccogli (Season PPG: 8.00) with 8. For Kordall, Ema Babacic (KDS) poured in 23, Emma Kazic (Season PPG: 14.83) added 16 and captain Sabobo Daiana Gomes Djassi (Season PPG: 26.14) had 11. Coach Gianluca Pellegrino Ombroni's team set the tone early and trimmed the margin multiple times, but couldn't stem T71's key runs in the second and fourth quarters.
In the Phase finale standings, T71C take first place (1-0) with KDS in second (0-1). T71C are now on a two-game winning streak, while Kordall's four-game winning run is halted.
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