Black Frogs Schieren won a close road game in Mersch, 72-69, between the teams now ranked second and third in W-Nationale 2. Coach Diogo Jesus Lopes' side also stretched its run to five straight wins and split the season series 1-1 after the heavy loss in the first meeting.
Schieren set the tone early through its outside scoring. Eve Weber (Season PPG: 13.75) and Melissa Genoud (Season PPG: 7.63) helped FRO build a 24-15 first-quarter lead, and the visitors reached their biggest margin at 41-29 in the second period. Black Star answered before halftime with an important 8-0 run: Jessie Kettel (Season PPG: 7.41) hit two straight threes and cut the gap to 41-37.
That momentum continued after the break for Lance Legister's team. Kettel buried two more threes early in the third, Sara Dumont (Season PPG: 6.71) attacked efficiently around the basket, and Lynn Schreiner (Season PPG: 12.69) put BSM in front 59-57 at the end of the quarter. Dumont produced 9 points in that third period.
The fourth quarter stayed tight. Catherine Max (Season PPG: 13.73) gave Mersch a 63-61 lead, but Schieren answered with the decisive sequence. Sonia El Hammiri (Season PPG: 11.00), Weber and Marie Palma (Season PPG: 12.37) led an 11-4 run to 72-65, finished by Elisa Thill (Season PPG: 16.40) from long range. BSM still scored the last 4 points through Max and Schreiner, but Schieren held the edge.
Weber led all scorers with 21 points. Thill added 17, while Palma and El Hammiri both had 12. For Mersch, Dumont scored 14, and Kettel and Max added 12 each.
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