US Heffingen opened Phase 2 with a 56-48 road win at grimler/terrain2 over T71 Dudelange B, taking first place in the new classification. It is Heffingen's second straight victory after two losses, while T71's skid stretches to four.
The visitors, coached by José Alberto Pais Costa, struck first with an 0-8 start through Emma Koenig, Lou Krieps and Amelia Joan Morton (12, AUS). T71 steadied, trimming to 11-17 after the first quarter. The second period turned when T71, guided by coach Yves Winandy, pieced together a 10-2 run to a 23-21 lead Nour el Hoda Hatim netted three baskets in that stretch. Heffingen answered immediately and decisively: a 12-0 close to the half (25-33) powered by Morton (six points), Charlotte Poos and Léini Dostert flipped momentum.
After the break, T71 came out 5-0 to 30-33 on two Leni Jil Streicher (12) finishes and a Lana Gudendorff free throw, but Heffingen rebuilt a nine-point cushion (34-43) through Dostert and Isabella Alves Novaes (13). Early in the fourth, Heffingen's 6-0 burst pushed the largest lead to +15 (34-49). T71 replied with a 10-1 run free throws from Gudendorff (Season PPG: 3.17) and baskets by Streicher and Gudendorff closing to 44-50. Heffingen then produced the game-winning response, six straight points from Dostert and Matylda Dunaj Lafaye to 44-56 before T71's final 4-0.
Key contributions for the winners: Dostert 11, Koenig (captain, 13) 10, Poos 8, Morton 8, Krieps 6, Dunaj Lafaye 6, Alves Novaes 5. For T71: Hatim 12 led the way, with Streicher 8, Mia Schnell 8 (navigating four fouls), Gudendorff 7 (Season PPG: 3.17), Ivana Babovic 7 (Season PPG: 3.71) and Anne Sophie Feiereisen Carvalho 6 (Season PPG: 1.67).
Heffingen confirms its edge in this matchup after the Phase 1 win (74-25), while T71 narrowed the gap and briefly led in the second quarter. Heffingen sit 1st; T71 are 2nd after one round in the championship round.
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