In game 1 of this Tour montée home-and-away decider, Gréngewald Hueschtert beat Black Frogs Schieren 72-51 and built a 21-point margin for the return leg.
Andrea Haris' team took control very early. GRE opened 8-0, forced an early Schieren timeout, and after Sonia El Hammiri's first basket, Maé Manti (Season PPG: 12.35) hit back-to-back 3-pointers to push the lead to 14-4. Hueschtert closed the first quarter 18-4, with strong defensive pressure and a clear edge in rhythm.
The second quarter confirmed that start. GRE moved from 18-4 to 23-4, then kept the visitors at distance all the way to 38-16 at halftime. Manti led the scoring, while 18-year-old 1.86m German forward/center Lavinia Strelen (Season PPG: 6.48) and Dorkas Von Arx (Season PPG: 11.05) added important inside production.
Black Frogs had their best spell after the break. From 38-16, they produced a 10-1 run to 39-26 behind El Hammiri, Melissa Genoud and 23-year-old French guard Marie Palma (Season PPG: 12.40). Schieren won the third quarter 21-16 and cut the gap to 13 before GRE steadied itself at 54-37.
The crucial sequence came at the start of the fourth quarter. Hueschtert answered with a 12-0 burst from 54-37 to 66-37. Manti started it, Maike Jasmin Marneth scored, and Von Arx added points in a row as the home side reached its highest lead at 29.
Manti finished with 22 points, Strelen 14, Von Arx 13 and Barbora Buzasi (Season PPG: 18.64) 8 before fouling out. For FRO, El Hammiri scored 18, Palma had 16 despite four fouls already by halftime and a later foul-out, and Elisa Thill added 7. Gréngewald extended its winning streak to 21 games, while Schieren's 11-game run ended.
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