W-Coupe Fillettes, 1/4 finales in Wasserbillig: T71 Dudelange overpowered BBC East Side Pirates 96-40 and booked a place in the semifinals.
Coach Mike Baseggio's team seized control immediately with a 0-9 start sparked by Tamy Zatko, who scored 7 of those first 9 points. BEP burned two early timeouts but trailed 8-25 after the opening quarter. The second period decided it: T71 delivered a 17-0 run from 9-32 to 9-49 driven by Desejada Antonio Lopes Ca (13, PRT) and Ella Bourgnon, stretching the halftime gap to 17-54.
BEP produced its best basketball after the break. Midway through the third, a Pirates 8-0 burst (Bausch and captain Nelly Ney with back-to-back baskets) trimmed the margin to 27-56, and the quarter was relatively balanced (16-18). But T71 answered again: Zatko strung together three straight baskets for a personal 6-0 in the third, and Bourgnon opened the fourth with five in a row (a two and a three) to reassert the cushion. Zoey Winandy closed with five consecutive points. The largest lead equaled the final margin (+56).
T71's scoring profile underlined its dominance inside: 40 two-point field goals plus four threes. Bourgnon led with 22 points, Lopes Ca added 27, and Zatko 17; Chloé Wolf (9), Dalila Adrovic (8) and Winandy (5) supported.
For BEP, Louisa Schmit (18) carried the offense, helped by Julie Bausch (11) and Ney (6). The Pirates couldn't connect from long range (no three-pointers) and finished with 17 made twos and six free throws.
Coaches in focus: Baseggio's side controlled the tempo and depth all night. Tania Mehlen's Pirates fought to steady the game in Q3, but the early gap proved too large.
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