US Heffingen, now 3rd in the W-U14 Division 2 final phase, controlled most of this 66-47 home win over 6th-ranked Amicale Steesel and completed a 2-0 season sweep after the earlier 51-38 success away. For José Alberto Pais Costa's team, it was a third straight win, while Amicale extended its losing streak to seven games.
The opening minutes belonged to Amicale. Tasoluk and Beauloye helped the visitors move in front 6-1, but that was the turning point of the first half. Heffingen answered with a 10-0 run to go ahead 11-6, then finished the first quarter 17-8. After that early deficit, HEF closed the period on a 16-2 surge.
The second quarter widened the gap. Amicale briefly stayed within 19-12, but Heffingen produced another strong stretch, first a 7-0 run to 26-12, then later another 7-0 burst to 33-14. At halftime, the home side led 38-18 and had clearly imposed the game rhythm.
Heffingen reached its highest margin early in the second half at 42-18 and still led 52-29 after three quarters. Amicale's best spell came in the last quarter, with Marlene Beauloye and Birgul Derya Tasoluk leading the response and cutting the gap to 58-45. Heffingen answered immediately with six straight points to remove any late doubt.
Léini Dostert, who came in with a 12.08 season average, was the key scorer with 23 points, including the only three-pointer of the game for HEF. Charlotte Poos and 12-year-old Australian Amelia Joan Morton added 10 each, while Lou Krieps scored 9. Heffingen also handled foul trouble well, even with Lena Kugener and captain Emma Koenig fouling out.
For Amicale, Tasoluk and Beauloye both finished with 15 points and kept the offense alive, while Charlotte Simon added 6.
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