T71 Dudelange overpowered Sparta Bertrange 98-17 in the W-U14 Division 1 Championship round (Aller/game 4), a result that lifts T71 to first place (4-0, +2 in ranking gain). Sparta remains 6th (0-4). The win extends T71's overall streak to eight victories in a row, while Sparta slips to a fifth straight defeat.
Game evolution
- First quarter: Mike Baseggio's team decided it early with a 29-0 start. Tamy Zatko (Season PPG: 11.50) delivered an 8-0 personal run in the middle of the period, supported by captain Ella Bourgnon (Season PPG: 17.33) and Desejada Lopes Ca (Season PPG: 18.00). Sparta used two early time-outs but could not score.
- Second quarter: Sparta finally got on the board through captain Anaé Sacaze (Season PPG: 17.43), who added three consecutive free throws and seven points in the frame; Sparta took it 14-9. T71's Zoey Winandy committed two fouls in a row in this stretch.
- Third quarter: T71 reasserted control with a 29-4 quarter. Chloé Wolf (Season PPG: 7.00) hit three mid-quarter baskets, and Dunja Dos Santos Dramicanin (Season PPG: 10.22) followed with four straight field goals, pushing the gap to 72-13.
- Fourth quarter: T71 closed at pace. Bourgnon knocked down a three, and Dalila Adrovic (12, MNE) added a three and another basket. Lopes Ca (13, PRT) and Zatko kept the scoreboard moving. The largest lead reached 81 points at the buzzer.
Top performers
- T71: Zatko 26, Bourgnon 23, Dos Santos Dramicanin 14, Wolf 12, Lopes Ca 8, Adrovic 7.
- Sparta: Sacaze 13, Eshetha Thokala 2, Camille Blau 2. Only three Sparta players scored.
Laurent Cames's Sparta had its best phase in the second quarter, but T71's sustained runs especially Zatko's early surge and Dos Santos's four straight baskets in Q3 defined a one-way game.
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