Black Frogs Schieren were the game winners in a tight 59-56 road result at Racing Luxembourg, decided by a swingy second half and a cooler finish from the visitors.
Racing controlled the first 20 minutes with physical half-court scoring from Estelle Sand (14) and Marie-Lou Haentges (12), building a 32-20 halftime lead after quarters of 17-11 and 15-9. Olivia Hoffmann (1.85m) gave RAC presence inside, but picked up two quick fouls late in Q1, a sign of the foul trouble to come.
Diogo Jesus Lopes' team flipped the rhythm after the break. Sparked by Marie Palma (12, 22, FRA), Melissa Genoud (captain, 10) and Eve Weber (13), the Frogs authored a 12-0 run from 38-26 to 38-38, capped by Genoud's three and free throws. Jil Mathis briefly answered with a three for 41-38, but the momentum had shifted.
Early in the fourth, Sand pushed Racing to 45-41 before Black Frogs delivered the decisive blow: an 11-0 burst to 46-55. Weber drilled a key three, Palma scored in traffic, and Weber and Genoud strung together free throws. Even an unsportsmanlike foul on Weber at 50-55, which allowed Daisy Bormann to sink two at the line, did not derail the visitors. Haentges then scored four in a row to keep RAC alive, and Sand added another basket to reach 56-57. In the final moments, 19-year-old guard Lina Mischaux (1.65m) calmly hit four straight free throws across the quarter, including the last two to make it 59-56.
Top contributors for Black Frogs: Weber (13, including a late three), Mischaux (13, clutch from the line), Palma (12, two timely threes) and Genoud (10). For Racing: Sand (14) and Haentges (12) led the way, with Mathis and Jil Schmit adding 6 apiece. The endgame tilted when Mathis and Hoffmann both fouled out in the fourth, narrowing coach Wojciech Daniel Kubis' options in crunch time.
In the early table, Racing sit first while Black Frogs are fourth.
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Racing Luxembourg 
Black Frogs Schieren 
