BBC East Side Pirates opened W-U14 Division 2 Phase 1 with a clear 55-25 home win over T71 Dudelange B and moved into 1st place, while T71B sits 2nd after the first round of games.
The start was balanced only briefly. T71B struck first through Ivy Marchi (T71B), and Lana Gudendorff (T71B) put the visitors ahead 3-2. From there, Billy Ray Mc Daniel Jr's team changed the rhythm. BEP closed the first quarter on an 11-1 run to lead 13-4. Julie Ronck (BEP) was the main force in that spell, scoring 10 points in a row, a decisive early burst after Milana Daleiden (BEP) had tied the game.
The second quarter stayed lower-scoring, but BEP remained in control. Gudendorff hit a three-pointer to cut the gap to 13-7, yet Emma Kasel (BEP) answered with all 8 BEP points in the period. Her steady inside scoring pushed the lead to 21-9 at halftime.
T71B showed its best reaction just after the break. Marya Fatma Ait Mesbah (T71B) and Gudendorff trimmed the margin to 21-13. That was the key moment for the home side: BEP immediately replied with an 8-0 run, then later added another strong stretch to take the third quarter 20-8 and build a 41-17 lead.
The highest lead reached 28 points at 45-17 early in the fourth. T71B answered with a 6-0 run through Gudendorff and Lola Schumacher (T71B), but BEP finished stronger again and closed on an 8-0 push.
Ronck (BEP) and Kasel (BEP) led the winners with 12 points each, Iris Barnabe do Senhor (BEP) added 10, and Mia Theis (BEP) scored 8. For T71B, captain Gudendorff (13) carried the scoring with 11 points, including the team's only three-pointer, while Marchi (T71B) added 5. Lena Schroeder (BEP) also had an eventful first quarter with two fouls in a row before scoring late.
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