Black Star Mersch controlled BC Mess 55-35 in Mersch, dictating pace from the opening tip. The hosts burst to 8-0 after back-to-back threes by Nina Goedert and Lynn Eliane Schreiner, and closed the first quarter at 16-7. A second-quarter 9-2 push, sparked by Jo Marie-L. Schreiner's triple and Jessie Kettel's three, sent BSM to halftime up 30-14.
After the break BSM quickly stretched it to 38-16 and never looked back, reaching their largest lead at 53-27 on two free throws by Goedert. Mess finished with an 8-2 run, but the gap was already set. Coach Lance Channing Legister's team won the three key scoring sectors on the night: 5 made threes to 2, 15 made twos to 12, and 10 free throws to 5.
Catherine Max led BSM with 12 points, doing most of her work around the rim in the second half. Goedert added 11, including 6 points from the line and an early three. Jo Marie-L. Schreiner scored 9, and Kettel and Lynn Schreiner combined for three long-range makes. Nele Trommer (21, 1.84m, DEU) brought 8 points and interior presence, while Sara Dumont (28, 1.80m) chipped in 6 and steady minutes.
For Mess, Lynn Thilges kept her side afloat with 14 points, including two threes and trips to the stripe, but also picked up four fouls, two of them in the third quarter. Caroline Pantaleoni added 8 and Hannah Pauly 7, yet the visitors lacked perimeter punch beyond Thilges.
Game flow notes: BSM opened 8-0, led 19-7 early in the second, and hit their top margin at +26 in the fourth. Coach Joao Carlos Santiago Janeiro's time-outs in the second and third quarters stemmed brief runs, but the hosts' balance held.
Standings context: Black Star moves to 2-0 and sits 3rd. Mess drops to 0-3 in 10th and is on a three-game losing streak.
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