Black Frogs Schieren edged Etzella Ettelbruck 64-59 in a tight W-Nationale 2 contest at deichwisen/central, closing it out at the free-throw line. Etzella burst out 9-0 behind early inside work from Amina Kocan and Selma Jung, only for the visitors to respond with an 8-0 run to lead 12-10. Etzella still took the first quarter 15-13.
The second period swung both ways: sparked by Anouk Reisch (Season PPG: 9.29), Etzella surged 22-15, but Black Frogs flipped it with a 15-3 stretch, Melissa Genoud and 22-year-old French guard Marie Palma pushing them ahead. Halftime: 33-29 for Schieren.
Coach Diogo Jesus Lopes' team struck first after the break with a 7-0 start to the third and built the night's biggest gap at +12 (46-34). Etzella answered: Kathya Rocha Piloto (Season PPG: 5.50) drilled back-to-back threes in a 7-0 reply to pull within 46-43, before Black Frogs restored an eight-point cushion entering Q4 (51-43).
The hosts kept coming. Rocha Piloto, equalling her season-best with 10 points, and Celina Santos (8) trimmed it to 58-60 in the final minute. With captain Genoud having fouled out, Schieren leaned on composure: Lina Mischaux (1.65m) and Eve Weber coolly sank four straight free throws, then Etzella could only add one late point.
Palma led the winners with 18, Sonia El Hammiri added 13, Weber 10 and Genoud 8 before exiting. For Etzella, Rocha Piloto had 10, Kocan 8, Santos 8, Jung 6, and Reisch 7; Liz Diderrich (ETZ) chipped in timely points off the bench.
Black Frogs stay perfect at 6-0, making it six wins in a row and holding second place in the standings. Etzella drop to 2-5 and sit seventh after back-to-back defeats. Coach Amadeo Dias ep. Bordang's side showed resilience with multiple runs, but Schieren's late-game execution, including Palma's fourth-quarter three for 58-52 and the closing free throws, proved decisive.
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