Black Frogs Schieren overpowered Basket Esch B 73-28 in the W-Nationale 2 qualifying round at esch/ho1, imposing control from the opening tip. A 0-11 start, sparked by a Marie Palma triple and a pair of early threes from captain Melissa Genoud, set the tone. The visitors closed the first quarter up 4-26 and went to halftime at 15-45. The gap stretched to 21-62 after three before game management sealed a 45-point final margin, the night's highest lead.
Schieren's scoring was well spread: Palma (16) led with three triples and added 5 points in a row late in the fourth. Melissa Pelladeau (10) mixed perimeter and stripe production, while Lena Ehmann (8) and Ana Margarida Resende Cerqueira (8) hit repeatedly inside. Lina Mischaux (1.65 m, 19) added 8, and Sonia El Hammiri chipped in 7 off the bench. In total, Black Frogs sank 6 threes and 7 free throws. Coach Jesus Lopes Diogo rotated early and often, and the bench maintained the pace: Lara Boudler (4) and Yana Ferreira (2) also contributed.
Esch's resistance came in pockets. Luca Stocklausen led with 9, Lisa Engel added 5, and there were 4 each from Elisa Thill and Laura Hartmann. The hosts made 1 three and 3 free throws. There were brief sparks, such as back-to-back baskets by Hartmann in Q2, but Schieren consistently answered; Kathrine Hansen, for example, posted 4 points in a row in the second period. Fouls briefly disrupted Esch's flow, with Marie-Josee Vidal whistled twice in quick succession in the third and Petra Oroz accumulating three personals; no one fouled out.
Palma (22, FRA) set the early rhythm, and Schieren never looked back. The Black Frogs stay perfect at 4-0 and sit 4th in the table, extending their winning run to four. Basket Esch B drop to 1-4 and 9th. Coach Raouf Hatira's early timeout in Q1 could not stem the decisive opening run.
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Basket Esch B 
Black Frogs Schieren 
