AB Contern B controlled AS Soleuvre 68-46 in Zolwer, built on a decisive second quarter and never looked back. After a balanced start (12-17), Elisabeth Engel's side ripped the game open with a 31-9 second period that featured a 17-0 run from 16-22 to 16-39. Contern B's highest lead reached +29 at 19-48 shortly before halftime.
Soleuvre, coached by Pedro Jorge Escada Carvalho, responded after the break, taking the third quarter 14-8 and edging the second half 25-20, but the gap was too large. A brief spark came from captain Daiane Tavares da Silva (Season PPG: 7.0), who posted 17 points and a personal 4-0 burst early in the fourth, while Leonor Camara da Silva (Season PPG: 7.67) added 15. Kimberley Mencler (Season PPG: 3.67) and Aline Rocha (Season PPG: 7.6) chipped in 6 apiece. Soleuvre's two non-domestic pieces, Sarah Montcho (Season PPG: 1.4; 18, DEU) and Angele Rita Gomes Mendy (Season PPG: 1.2; 18, ESP), combined for 2 points.
Contern B's inside-out balance was clear: 24 made two-pointers, four threes and eight free throws. Amélie Laure Sybertz (Season PPG: 18.14) led with 22, repeatedly punching holes in the defense during the big second-quarter surge. Laura Bernardy (Season PPG: 7.29) followed with 20, including two baskets in a row in that same stretch, while Sophie Grivet (Season PPG: 5.8) hit three triples for 11 and captain Tessy Margue (Season PPG: 8.17) added 8. JeanneMarie Wagener (28) contributed in rotation.
Foul trouble touched Soleuvre's leaders late, with Tavares da Silva collecting her fourth in the fourth quarter. The result consolidates Contern B's good run (three wins in a row) and lifts them to 4th (6-1, +3 places). Soleuvre remain winless (0-6) and 13th.
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