US Heffingen controlled the game at tramsschap/central, winning 48-38 over Racing Luxembourg in the W-U16 Division 4 (Phase 2). The visitors set the tone early: after a 4-4 start, Nedzia Eco strung together five straight points to spark a 10-4 push and a 17-10 first-quarter lead. Heffingen stretched the gap to 11 in the second quarter (18-29) through steady free throws from Lena Kugener and Isabella Alves Novaes (13, PRT) and an inside finish by Josephine Jensen (14, DEU), reaching halftime at 30-22.
Heffingen's decisive surge came after the break. Eco and Sarah Kugener combined with Lou Krieps to build the lead to 24-38, the largest gap of the third. Early in the fourth, Emma Koenig hit two free throws in a row to make it 28-43, the night's biggest margin (+15). Racing answered with an 8-0 run points from Emma Peccati, Ema Zajc (14, SVN), Lucia Maestro Varillas and Sadhbh Pin pulling to 38-47, but Heffingen managed the finish.
Both teams scored exclusively on twos and free throws; no three-pointers were made. The visitors' edge at the line proved key: Heffingen made 12 free throws to Racing's 4.
Eco (Season PPG: 8.8) led Heffingen with 15 points (six 2s, three FTs), captain Sarah Kugener (Season PPG: 10.4) added 8, and Koenig scored 7. For Racing, Maestro Varillas (Season PPG: 6.4) posted 12, captain Peccati (Season PPG: 12.5) had 6, with Kotryna Pakstyte (Season PPG: 2.33) and Margaux Brun (Season PPG: 3.0) at 4 each, and Adriana Carrasco de Chavarri (14, ESP) added 3.
Coach José Alberto Pais Costa's side rises to 2nd (2-1), while Wojciech Daniel Kubis and Racing sit 3rd (1-2). Heffingen have won three of their last five; Racing's slide reaches six straight losses.
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