T71 Dudelange overpowered Etzella Ettelbruck 80-33 at deichwisen/central in WU14 Division 1 (Phase 1). Etzella struck first through Sophie Nesen (ETZ), but T71 quickly settled: Dunja Dos Santos Dramicain (T71) hit two early free throws and the visitors moved in front 18-10 after the first quarter behind Zoey Winandy (T71) and Dos Santos.
The second quarter confirmed T71's control. Desejada Antonio Lopes Ca (T71) strung together two key threes and multiple drives, while Dalila Adrovic (T71) added a triple of her own, sending T71 to the locker room up 37-24. Etzella stayed in touch via captain Jill Maes (ETZ) and Yana Lukic (ETZ), but the gap was growing.
The game broke open after halftime with a decisive 24-0 T71 run to 61-24 before Etzella's lone point of the period. Chloé Wolf (T71), Ella Bourgnon (T71) and Lopes Ca piled up transition and halfcourt baskets as T71 won the third 30-1. In the fourth, Lopes Ca opened with a personal 6-0 burst (3+2+1), and T71 closed it out with the game's highest lead at the buzzer (+47).
Top performers: Lopes Ca (T71) led all scorers with 22 points a commanding display from the 13yearold from Portugal. Bourgnon (T71) added 14 as captain, Adrovic (T71) 13, Wolf (T71) 10 and Winandy (T71) 8. For Etzella, Maes (ETZ) scored 10, Lukic (ETZ) 8 and Emma Klein (ETZ) 6, with Leni Kreins (ETZ) contributing 5. Klein picked up two quick personals in the fourth, but no major foul trouble altered rotations.
With this result, T71 climbs to first place in the standings (+2), while Etzella sits second. Coach Mike Baseggio's side also posted the game's pivotal stretch with that 24-0 surge after the break. Coach Dragana Zoric's Etzella showed fight early but could not withstand T71's thirdquarter onslaught.
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