T71 Dudelange B moved into 1st place in W-U14 Division 2: Phase 1 with a 61-25 home win over Nitia Bettembourg. It was also a good reaction for coach Bob Schumacher's team after a loss in its previous game.
Nitia Bettembourg, coached by Jack Da Costa Fernandes, started better. Tonia Rodesch (NIT) and Mira Frising (NIT) helped the visitors build a 10-4 lead, and NIT still led 10-8 after the first quarter. Rodesch was especially important early, giving her team steady inside scoring.
The game changed in the second quarter. T71B tied the score at 10-10, then gradually took control. After a 15-14 scoreline, the home side closed the half on a 6-0 run to lead 21-14. Lola Schumacher (T71B) added two free throws in that sequence, and the defensive balance of T71B improved clearly.
NIT stayed within reach early in the third quarter. Frising and Pia Stephany (NIT) cut the gap to 23-20, which was the last real moment of contact. T71B then answered with a 14-2 run to reach 37-22 at the end of the period. Marya Ait Mesbah (T71B) scored 6 points in a row in that stretch, while Béatrice Breden (T71B), Abygail Werner (T71B) and Lyna Biver (T71B) kept the pressure on.
The fourth quarter was fully controlled by T71B. The home team opened with a 12-0 burst from 37-22 to 49-22 and stretched the margin to its highest level at 61-25. NIT managed only 3 points in the period.
Top scorers were Breden with 12, Schumacher with 10, Ait Mesbah with 10 and Werner with 8 for T71B. For NIT, Rodesch finished with 12, while Stephany, Frising and Antonia Moskal (NIT) each scored 4. There were no three-point baskets in the game, and the foul count stayed low on both sides.
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