Arantia Larochette won 86-55 at T71 Dudelange and climbed to 2nd place in W-U14 Division 1: Phase 1. T71, despite the defeat, also moved up one spot and is now 4th.
The game stayed competitive for a long stretch. Arantia opened better, but T71 answered and even went in front 7-5. Later, the home side came back from 11-18 to 18-18, then from 20-22 produced an 10-4 spell to reach 30-26. Dunja Dos Santos Dramicanin (T71) was central to that phase.
The turning point came before the break. Coach Pedro Nunes Jordao's team closed the half with a 16-0 run, changing a four-point deficit into a 42-30 lead. During that sequence, Amélie Kirch (ARA) scored 8 points in a row for the visitors.
T71 reduced the gap to 32-42 early in the second half, but Arantia quickly regained control. From 38-46, the visitors went on another decisive surge, this time 21-2, to build a 67-40 advantage. That stretch settled the rhythm of the rest of the game, and Arantia's highest lead reached 31 points.
Kyara Dos Reis Cruz (ARA) led the winners with 26 points, Mathilda Wurth (ARA) added 18, and Kirch (ARA) finished with 15. Chiara Brunetti (ARA) scored 8.
For T71, captain Dos Santos Dramicanin (T71) stood out with 29 points and kept producing even after reaching 3 fouls in the third quarter. Eva Dilara Gambarini (Season PPG: 20.00) added 12, while Béatrice Breden (Season PPG: 5.43) and Lilli Muller (T71) had 6 each. Arantia has now won its last two games.
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