Racing Luxembourg overpowered AS Soleuvre 105-32 in Zolwer/Scheierhaff, breaking the game open early and never looking back. The visitors led 30-13 after the first quarter and decided it with a staggering 33-1 second period, highlighted by a 33-0 run from 13-30 to 13-63. Coach Wojciech Daniel Kubis's rotation at the start of Q2 bringing in Juliana De Sousa Coelho (29, PRT), Jil Schmit and Olivia Hoffmann lit the fuse, while Soleuvre's timeout in the 3rd minute couldn't halt the avalanche.
Key sequences told the story: Jackie Diederich scored three straight baskets in Q1 to push the gap, and in Q3 Marie-Lou Haentges opened with back-to-back field goals as Racing continued to stretch the margin. Soleuvre tried to respond through Daiane Tavares Da Silva (19, PRT), who scored 11, and Aline Rocha (8), with Kimberley Mencler adding 6 after the break. Leonor Camara Da Silva had an active start but slipped into early foul trouble with four personals across the first half.
Racing's scoring was balanced and relentless. Jil Mathis (Season PPG: 8.31) led with 19, including early free throws and two triples to punctuate runs. Hoffmann (1.85m; Season PPG: 9.54) imposed herself inside for 17, while Haentges (16) and Schmit (16; Season PPG: 9.31) added constant pressure on drives and cuts. De Sousa Coelho (11; Season PPG: 11.00) hit from deep in both halves, and Diederich chipped in 13 around the rim.
Quarter splits (30-13, 33-1, 20-8, 22-10) underline Racing's control and the highest lead of 73 at the buzzer. With this win, Racing consolidates 4th place in the Tour qualificatif (9-4), now at 22 classification points, while Soleuvre remains 13th (0-13). Racing also completes the season sweep after the 90-25 first meeting. Coach Pedro Jorge Escada Carvalho's team called two timeouts to stem momentum, but the visitors stayed on a roll and closed professionally.
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