Kordall Steelers beat AS Soleuvre 66-53 in Rodange and built the win mainly with a strong first half. Soleuvre struck first through Emilie Loesch (17), but KDS answered quickly, with Alisha Staar (24, 1.75m) and Julie Nestorovic (38, FRA) giving the home side an early edge. After a balanced opening quarter at 18-13, the game changed in the second.
KDS imposed several runs in that period. From 24-15, the Steelers pushed through a 13-3 stretch to 37-18, then finished the half at 44-23. Shalana Clemens (24, 1.72m) was central in that phase, mixing inside scoring and perimeter impact, while Nikita Julian (25, FRA) gave efficient support and Alessia Nouemsi (17) added useful bench points. The highest lead reached 21 points.
Soleuvre reacted well after the break. Laure Valentin (18) kept the offense alive, Loesch added a three and a two during the third quarter, and Daiane Tavares da Silva (20) scored repeatedly as SOL won the period 17-12 and cut the gap to 56-40. Loesch also had a difficult foul sequence earlier, picking up her first three fouls in the second quarter.
The visitors tried again in the fourth and got as close as 62-53 after a 13-6 stretch, with Valentin, Rocha and Tavares da Silva carrying the comeback. Clemens then stopped the momentum with back-to-back threes around that phase, and Tammy Poupart (23) finished the game with four straight KDS points. For KDS, Clemens led with 19 points, ahead of Staar's 13 and Julian's 10. For Soleuvre, Valentin scored 18, Tavares da Silva 12 and Aline Rocha (20) 10. Tavares da Silva fouled out late, as did Audrey Guyot (36, FRA), who still contributed 9 points for KDS.
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