FUNCHAL, Portugal (Interstat) — CDEFF defeated visiting Esgueira 81-64 on Sunday in a women’s professional basketball game. CDEFF built a 43-32 halftime lead, then held off Esgueira after taking a 63-53 advantage into the fourth quarter. Caterrion Thompson led CDEFF with 25 points, five rebounds, two assists and one block. Aleksandra Stojanovska added 12 points, M. Pereira posted 11 points and 11 rebounds, and A. Silva scored 10. CDEFF shot 25 of 58 from the floor, 11 of 22 from three-point range and 20 of 28 from the free throw line. De Myla Brown paced Esgueira with 19 points. L. Rodrigues and Gabriela Raimundo each scored 10, and Maria Andorinho added nine. Esgueira shot 22 of 65 from the field, 10 of 38 from beyond the arc and 10 of 18 from the foul line. CDEFF improved to 3-1, while Esgueira fell to 2-2. CDEFF committed 15 turnovers and Esgueira committed 12.