Kordall Steelers took a 62-47 home win over BC Mess in a game that stayed competitive for three quarters. KDS moved to 4-0, climbed four places to 2nd in W-Nationale 2, and extended its run to four straight wins. Mess slipped to 3rd and now has three losses in a row.
BC Mess started better. After leading 12-10 at the end of the first quarter, the visitors opened the second with a 7-0 burst to reach 19-10. Hannah Pauly (Season PPG: 8.80) was important in that phase, scoring six points in a row. That nine-point margin was Mess's highest lead.
Kordall answered with the key sequence of the first half: a 14-1 run that turned 10-19 into a 24-20 lead. Shalana Clemens (24, 1.72m) and Nikita Julian (25, FRA) changed the flow, and KDS carried that momentum into the break.
The third quarter remained close. Mess got back to 28-28 and later stayed within one possession at 31-30 and 38-36. Each time, KDS found an answer, mainly through Clemens' outside scoring and Julian's work inside. Clemens finished with 27 points and Julian with 23, combining for 50 of Kordall's 62 points.
The decisive stretch came early in the fourth. From 43-38, KDS produced an 8-0 run to 50-38. Julian scored five straight points in that spell before Clemens added a three. Mess never really recovered from that swing. For the visitors, Jil Heck (Season PPG: 13.50) and captain Lynn Thilges (Season PPG: 9.50) scored 12 each, while Pauly added 11. Thilges then fouled out late as KDS controlled the final minutes.
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