Black Frogs Schieren controlled their trip to Mondercange, beating BC Mess 58-45 after a dominant start. The visitors opened with a 17-0 run powered by Lena Ehmann and Eve Weber in the paint and a string of four straight free throws by Sonia El Hammiri. Despite a Mess timeout mid-first quarter, Schieren closed the opening period up 23-6. The gap peaked at 23 points (6-29) early in the second before Mess steadied.
João Carlos Santiago Janeiro's side won the second quarter 14-12 and the third 11-8, with Jenny Hellers (Season PPG: 6.29) and Caroline Pantaleoni (11.00) finding rhythm inside. Mess even trimmed it to 10 in the fourth (34-44) after three straight free throws by Noémie Schammo, but Jesús Lopes Diogo's group answered: El Hammiri added timely twos and Weber hit the game's lone fourth-quarter three for 37-54, restoring a safe cushion.
Top performers for Schieren: El Hammiri (11 pts; Season PPG: 12.38) was efficient and steady from the line, Ehmann (11; 8.10) opened the game with two early baskets and closed it at the stripe, while Weber (9; 12.22) provided key scores including the late triple. Marie Palma (6; 12.30), 22 years old and 1.70m, added control on both ends. Mess leaned on Lynn Thilges (16; 12.00), who closed their scoring with a personal 6-1 burst late, Hellers (13) and Pantaleoni (10) carrying the inside load. Team captain Hannah Pauly fouled out early in the fourth, a blow to Mess's backcourt rotation.
Schammo committed two early fouls in the first quarter, which helped the visitors live at the line; Melissa Pellaudeau also converted multiple trips as Schieren managed the clock and the lead. Schieren move to the top of the W-Nationale 2 standings (9-1) and extend their run to three straight wins. Mess remain winless (0-9) despite a solid middle stretch. Coach Lopes Diogo's first-period surge proved decisive against a Mess side that fought back but never fully erased the initial damage.
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