BBC East Side Pirates took control very early and won 106-23 away to Nitia Bettembourg. In the standings, BEP moved up one place to 1st and extended its run to three straight wins, while NIT stayed 6th and suffered a fifth consecutive defeat.
The game turned quickly after NIT opened 2-0. Captain Tonia Rodesch (Season PPG: 8.60) scored her team's first 6 points, but BEP replied with an 18-0 run to move from 0-2 to 18-2 and finished the first quarter ahead 20-6. Even with Rodesch active, NIT had a difficult first half, and the Pirates kept building the gap to 38-8 and then 48-17 at halftime.
Coach Billy Ray Mc Daniel Jr's team stayed in control after the break. The third quarter pushed the score to 73-21, with Emma Kasel (Season PPG: 17.40) continuing to lead the scoring. In the fourth, BEP produced another major burst, a 20-0 run from 73-21 to 93-21. During that phase, the 13-year-old Kasel was on a roll and hit five consecutive baskets for her side. The highest lead reached 83 points at the final buzzer.
BEP had balanced scoring: Kasel 25, Julie Ronck (BEP) 14, Maud Wagener (BEP) 12, Emilie Ribeiro (Season PPG: 6.71) 12, Naila McDaniel (Season PPG: 6.57) 12, with Lena Schroeder (Season PPG: 7.43) and Mariam Torres Gharbi (Season PPG: 4.17) adding 8 each. For NIT, Rodesch finished with 16 despite picking up three fouls already in the first quarter. Laura Simoes (Season PPG: 1.80) scored 2 and also committed three fouls, all in the third quarter.
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