US Heffingen reacted well after two straight losses and controlled this W-U14 Division 1 Phase 1 game from the opening minutes, beating Basket Esch 73-25. The home side climbed to 3rd place with a gain of two positions, while Esch remained 5th and is now on a three-game losing run.
Coach Matias Nicolas Carol Lugones saw Heffingen set the tone with a 10-0 start. Charlotte Poos (HEF) opened the scoring, then Léini Dostert (HEF), Amelia Joan Morton (HEF) and Lina Sertznig (HEF) kept the pressure on. Heffingen led 12-0 before Basket Esch got on the board, and the first quarter already showed the gap at 18-4.
The second quarter had the one clear response from the visitors. After Heffingen moved from 18-4 to 25-4, Basket Esch captain Kemly Cabral Goncalves (LAL) went on a personal roll and scored 8 points in a row for her team, cutting the margin to 26-12. That was an important moment, but Heffingen answered immediately with a 12-0 run to close the half at 38-12. Sertznig was very efficient early and had all 13 of her points before the break.
The third quarter ended the suspense. Dostert, Olivia Sousa Guerreiro (HEF), Hannah Rolles (HEF) and Mayllene Almeida Monteiro (HEF) pushed the lead beyond 30, and Heffingen also produced a 10-0 run from 45-16 to 55-16. The highest lead reached 48 points at the end.
Dostert was the main scorer with 24 points, including a very strong second half. Sertznig added 13, Rolles 10, while Morton and Sousa Guerreiro each had 8. For Basket Esch, Cabral Goncalves was clearly the reference with 16 points, 64% of her team's total, and Dila Ajdarpasic (LAL) contributed 5. Charlotte Hermes at least got a sustained offensive stretch from her captain, but Heffingen's rhythm and repeated scoring runs shaped the game throughout.
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