T71 Dudelange overran Etzella Ettelbruck 97-35 in the W-U14 Division 1 Phase 2, controlling the game from the start and consolidating first place (5-0, +2 in the standings). Mike Baseggio's team opened on a 0-8 burst (two early baskets by Chloé Wolf and Ella Bourgnon), led 10-21 after one, and broke the game open with a 33-10 second quarter to reach 20-54 at halftime.
The third quarter told the same story: Etzella were limited to just three points while T71 strung together a 10-0 run to close the period at 23-70, highlighted by an eight-point personal streak from Desejada Antonio Lopes Ca (13, Portugal). In the fourth, T71 kept piling on with threes from Lopes Ca, Dalila Adrovic (12, Montenegro) and Tamy Zatko, reaching the night's largest lead at 33-97 (+64) before Etzella's final basket.
Bourgnon (Season PPG: 18.5) set the tone and finished with 29 points, including a second-quarter spurt with back-to-back scores and a triple. Lopes Ca (Season PPG: 18.9) added 27 and put the game beyond reach with repeated finishes in the third. Zatko (Season PPG: 12.29) chipped in 17. T71's shot profile underscored their dominance inside: 38 made two-pointers (76 points) plus five threes.
For Etzella, coached by Dragana Zoric, Emma Klein (Season PPG: 15.9) led with 11, Jill Maes (Season PPG: 15.25) had 8 and drew nine points from the stripe for the team overall. Captain Leni Kreins (Season PPG: 9.75) scored 6, and Inaya Mélanie Babinyanga had 7. Foul trouble weighed heavily: Maes picked up two quick fouls in the first quarter and later fouled out; Babinyanga committed three personal fouls in a row in the fourth and also fouled out.
T71's run of form continues eight straight wins in their last ten while Etzella sit fourth at 1-4. The season series stands 2-0 for T71 (80-33, 97-35).
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