T71 Dudelange imposed its rhythm early in Esch/Ho4 and never looked back, winning 87-70 over Basket Esch in the W-U19 Division 1 Championship round. Alain Schaeffer's side opened with a 12-2 punch and led 29-10 after the first quarter, fueled by back-to-back triples from Lara Jemming (Season PPG: 14.9). Mina Baseggio (Season PPG: 12.2) struck from deep on both sides of the quarter break, and T71 stretched the margin to 55-24 at halftime. The gap peaked at +38 (24-62) mid-third quarter.
Basket Esch, guided by Karim Elbaoune, found answers late. A 6-0 burst trimmed it to 49-72 early in the fourth, and the hosts took the final period 29-17 behind Lana Clausi (Season PPG: 6.75) with 16 points and Ajla Adrovic (Season PPG: 10.9) with 13, while Emma Wallenborn (16, 1.68m; Season PPG: 9.33) added 11. The comeback effort, however, came after the game had already tilted decisively in T71's favor.
For T71, Dana Wies (Season PPG: 15.0) led all scorers with 22, consistently getting to the line and finishing in traffic. Jemming added 17 and playmaking from the guard spot (1.72m, 18), while Baseggio contributed 14 and Lena Schalbar (Season PPG: 14.6) 11. Support came from Liv Jander and Lisa Keup in key second-quarter stretches; Shari von Arx (T71) chipped in late third- and fourth-quarter baskets.
T71 extends its perfect Championship-round record to 5-0, moves to first place (+1), and is on a 10-game winning streak. The visitors also sweep the season series after a 75-54 win in Phase 1. Basket Esch sits fourth at 2-3.
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