Black Star Mersch dominated AS Soleuvre 110-42 in Mersch, extending its winning run to four games and climbing one place to 3rd in W-Nationale 2. Soleuvre remained 5th.
Coach Lance Legister's team imposed itself very early. Anne Breuskin (36, 1.78m) and Nele Trommer (22, 1.84m) led the first wave, and BSM opened a clear gap at 17-2 before finishing the first quarter ahead 29-8. Soleuvre reacted better in the second period. After trailing 39-13, Pedro Jorge Escada Carvalho's side cut the margin to 39-19, with Daiane Tavares da Silva (Season PPG: 8.83) and Laure Valentin (SOL) giving the offense more life. At halftime, the gap was down to 42-23.
The key sequence came in the third quarter. Soleuvre reduced the score to 46-29, but from there Mersch went on a massive 33-0 run to break the game open at 79-29. Breuskin was again decisive in that stretch, while Ines Moreira (BSM) and Jo Kettel (BSM) added important scoring. BSM won the third quarter 37-10 and never let the pace drop.
Mersch placed five players in double figures. Breuskin finished with 27 points, Trommer added 22, Jo Kettel scored 18, and both Moreira and Jessie Kettel (BSM) had 11 and 10 respectively. Denise Kirsche (29, DEU) also reached 10 points. For Soleuvre, Tavares da Silva carried the attack with 17 points despite four fouls, Emilie Loesch (Season PPG: 6.83) scored 7, and Valentin added 6. Early in the fourth, Jo Kettel hit back-to-back threes, and BSM's highest lead reached 68 points.
(AI generated)