Black Frogs Schieren won 32-50 at grimler/terrain2, overturning a slow start with a dominant middle stretch. T71 Dudelange C opened 7-1 and led 9-2, then 9-7 after the first quarter. The game flipped in the second: after T71 briefly went up 14-11, FRO pieced together an 11-3 run to close the half 19-26. From there, the visitors controlled the tempo, extending to 28-39 after three and peaking at a 20-point lead (30-50) late in the fourth before T71 trimmed the final margin at the line.
Sixteen-year-old captain Débora Teresa Dos Santos Kitumba (Season PPG: 18.83) was unstoppable, pouring in 30 points. She strung together five straight for FRO late in the third and scored 8 of FRO's last 10, including back-to-back buckets to push the gap to 50-30. Jolina Kluckers (Season PPG: 4.50) added 8, while Emily Andrade (Season PPG: 7.00) chipped in 4. Maely Venancio Postel (Season PPG: 6.40) flirted with foul trouble, picking up four personal fouls across the final three quarters, but FRO never lost its grip. Coach Sandra Ferrari's time-outs midway through each half coincided with steadying stretches and extended runs.
For T71, Joyce Perrard (Season PPG: 8.95) and Claudia Portero Martinez (Season PPG: 7.06) shared top billing with 7 apiece; Portero Martinez, 14, also opened T71's second-half push. Fiona Loes (Season PPG: 4.57) scored 6, while Taissy Costa Pego converted four free throws. Melina Melanda's four fouls hampered T71's rotation.
Head-to-head this season now tilts 2-1 to FRO. In the Phase finale standings, T71 remain 2nd (1-2), while FRO climb to 3rd (1-2, +1 rank gain). After a long skid earlier in the season, FRO have now taken two of their last three.
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