BBC East Side Pirates controlled T71 Dudelange B from start to finish, winning 73-39 in Wasserbillig and sweeping the season series 2-0 (47-40 away, now 73-39 at home). The hosts move up to 4th in the W-N2 standings (10-5), extending their winning streak to four, while T71B remain 12th and slip to five straight losses.
The game tilted decisively in the middle quarters. After a 22-16 opening frame where Jennifer Ferring opened with back-to-back baskets and T71's Elsa Guedes strung together four straight free throws BEP broke it open with a 20-6 second quarter to lead 42-22 at halftime, closing the half on a 14-3 run. The third quarter followed the same script: a 21-7 margin, highlighted by a 19-5 surge capped by a Samantha Lizardo three (63-29). The Pirates reached their largest lead at 65-29 early in the fourth (+36) and cruised home.
Balanced scoring powered BEP. Ferring led with 14, Lea Christmann added 13 (the 23-year-old German showing range with two threes and steady free throws), and Carole Laplume (1.83m, Center) imposed inside with 12. Denise Kirsche posted 10 with a flurry in the third, while Lizardo (5) and Alice Fortunaso (6) chipped in. Defensively, BEP held T71 to just 13 points across the second and third quarters combined.
T71B's offense revolved around the outstanding 17-year-old Elsa Guedes, who poured in 26 of her team's 39, scoring in every quarter and keeping her side afloat from the line and mid-range. Laure Bignoli (6) and captain Lisa Keup (4) were the other scorers of note, but foul trouble for Amy Baulesch (four fouls) and the lack of secondary scoring made it an uphill climb.
Coach Stephane Roger Said's group is gathering momentum at the right time, while Lynn Biever's young T71B will look to halt the skid and spread the scoring load in the next outing.
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