US Heffingen controlled Kordall Steelers 59-42 in Heffingen to open the W-U14 Division 2 Phase finale (round-robin). Under coach José Alberto Pais Costa, the hosts set the tone with a 15-5 first quarter. After an early Kordall timeout at 2-0, Lena Kugener strung together four straight points to make it 6-3, and Heffingen never trailed again. A second timeout followed at 8-5, but the hosts closed the period with a 7-0 stretch.
The second quarter reinforced the gap: Léini Dostert and Charlotte Poos pushed the pace, and contributions from Lou Halsdorf Valleriani and Kugener took Heffingen to 35-14 at the half, the night's biggest lead (+21). Kordall reacted after the break under coach Micheline De Oliveira. Ema Babacic (Season PPG: 18.25; 13, MNE) powered a 10-0 run almost singlehandedly she scored 8 in that burst to cut it to 37-24, and KDS won the third quarter 16-12. Heffingen shut the door to start the fourth: an 8-0 answer (Kugener/Emma Koenig) restored a 25-point cushion at 55-30, and the game flowed to its 59-42 finish.
Top performers
- Heffingen: Kugener 16 (Season PPG: 8.25); Dostert 13 (8.17); Poos 8 (5.00); Koenig 6 (7.38); Amelia Joan Morton 6 (12, AUS).
- Kordall: Ema Babacic 24 (11 2FG made + 2 FT); Sybélia Schmitz 6 (Season PPG: 5.57); Leticia Da Silva Costa 4 (2.17); Lea Njia Nouemsi 4 (14.43).
Notably, neither team connected from three; all field goals came inside the arc.
In the standings, Heffingen move to 2nd, Kordall sit 3rd. Form-wise, Heffingen extend their positive run to two straight wins, while Kordall drop a second in a row after a fourgame winning streak.
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