T71 Dudelange B controlled Telstar Hesperange 90-78 in the W-U16 Division 2 Phase finale (round-robin Aller, game 3) at holleschb2/central, confirming November's win (81-64) over the same opponent. Under coach Lynn Biever, T71B closed the first quarter on a 6-0 run to lead 26-20, then broke the game open in the second. Matilde Pego Pinto (Season PPG: 11.00) strung together three consecutive scoring plays (1+2+2) to push it to 41-26, and T71B reached halftime up 49-37.
Telstar responded in the third behind captain Ketsiah Joy Dor (15, FRA) and Inès Sarah Kambire (Season PPG: 25.30). Dor knocked down four free throws in a row to trim it to 48-51, and Telstar came within two at 50-52 before T71B steadied at the line and with inside finishes. The visitors reasserted control early in the fourth as Shari Von Arx drilled a three for 63-76 and the gap stretched to a game-high 16 at 67-83. Dor's foul trouble proved pivotal; she picked up her fourth and fifth in quick succession and fouled out, limiting Telstar's late push.
Pego Pinto paced T71B with 25, supported by Katarina Barbic (14, HRV) with 24 and Von Arx with 13. Laura Kieffer Richtarik added 9, Fiona Loes 6, and Jil Jander hit a timely triple. Telstar's attack was top-heavy: Kambire poured in 30 and Dor 29, while Victoire Joséphine Kimoni added 13. Coach Ivan Yeromin's side won the third quarter but couldn't erase the early deficit.
In the updated Phase finale table, T71B jump to first place (gain +3, 2-1), while Telstar sit fifth (1-2).
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