T71 Dudelange, leader of the W-U14 Division 1 Phase finale, beat 4th-placed BBC East Side Pirates 78-56 and moved to 8-0, with a 16-game winning streak overall. BEP remained 4th at 3-5.
The game was competitive at first. BEP led 2-0, and the opening quarter stayed tight until 15-15 before T71 closed it at 17-15. Louisa Schmit (Season PPG: 20.38) and Ella Bourgnon (Season PPG: 21.17) set the tone early.
The first turning point came in the second quarter. Mike Baseggio's team went from 17-15 to 26-15 with 9 unanswered points, then controlled the half at 35-25. BEP stayed in touch mainly through Schmit, who kept scoring inside and from the line.
The decisive stretch came after the break. BEP cut the gap to 35-29 through Julie Ronck (Season PPG: 4.91), but T71 responded with a 22-0 run to reach 57-29, the biggest lead of the game at 28 points. That sequence settled the rhythm of the night. BEP reacted well with a 13-2 push to 59-42, driven by Schmit, Emma Kasel (Season PPG: 5.59) and captain Nelly Ney (Season PPG: 9.47), but the margin stayed too large.
Bourgnon finished with 27 points for T71. Chloé Wolf (Season PPG: 9.06) added 8, while Dalila Adrovic (13, MNE) and Zoey Winandy (Season PPG: 3.31) scored 7 each. T71 also had useful support from Tamy Zatko with 6 and Dunja Dos Santos Dramicanin with 6.
For BEP, Schmit carried the offense with 25 points, nearly half of her team's total. Ronck added 10, Ney had 7, and Kasel scored 4 for Romaine Christian's side.
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