Arantia Larochette, now 5th, ended a two-game losing run with a clear 73-42 road win over 7th-placed AS Soleuvre, who have now lost three straight.
Soleuvre actually started well and led 6-4, driven by Leonor Camara da Silva (SOL). The game changed quickly: Larochette closed the first quarter on a strong surge to 19-10, with Lucie Rock (ARA), Suellen Santos Cruz (ARA) and Sarah Nunes Birchen (ARA) all contributing.
The key break came in the second period. After Soleuvre had reduced the gap to 12-21, Larochette produced a 12-0 run to 33-13. Rock hit from outside, Kathrine Hansen (ARA) added a three, and Nunes Birchen took over in transition and early offense. At halftime, ARA were firmly in control at 43-25.
Coach Pedro Jorge Escada Carvalho still got a response from Soleuvre after the break. Camara da Silva, despite early foul trouble and already four fouls before the last quarter, kept attacking and lifted SOL to 31-45. But Larochette answered again: Nunes Birchen scored 5 straight points, Santos Cruz buried back-to-back threes, and the margin grew to 61-37 after three quarters.
The fourth quarter stayed one-sided. Clara Walter (16) finished strongly for coach Joao Pedro Osorio Silva's team, and Larochette pushed the lead to its game-high 31 points.
Larochette had four players in double figures: Nunes Birchen 19, Rock 13, Walter 12 and Santos Cruz 11. Noëllie Almeida da Cruz (22, 1.74m) added 3, while Christabel Onyia (19, ITA) scored 4.
For Soleuvre, Camara da Silva was the clear standout with 22 of her team's 42 points. Aline Rocha (SOL) and captain Daiane Tavares da Silva (SOL) each added 6.
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