BBC East Side Pirates B handled Black Frogs Schieren B 86-53 in Wasserbillig, controlling the game after a brief early exchange. Schieren opened 0-2 and still led 3-5 and 5-6, but the Pirates closed the first quarter on a 9-0 run to 21-8, sparked by Nina Schmit stringing together five straight points. Q1 ended 21-11.
BEPB stretched the margin in the second. Samantha Lizardo hit from deep for 28-17, then Edona Ademi came off the bench with a 3 and a layup in a quick 8-2 spurt to 36-19. Halftime came at 43-25, with coach Michele Dustert's group firmly in control.
The third quarter decided it. After Chiara Dichter's triple for 45-28, the Pirates blasted an 18-5 run to 63-33. Noemie Entringer drilled two threes and later added five points in a row to push it to 70-36. The lead peaked at 40 (86-46) in the fourth before Marlen Hentschel-Gebler closed the night with five straight points for the Frogs. Aida Latic (26, MNE) fouled out in the last quarter, further limiting Schieren's options.
Carole Laplume (40, 1.83m) was the anchor inside for BEPB with 24 points on 11 two-pointers, supported by Schmit's 17, Entringer's 17 (three triples), Lizardo's 15 and Ademi's 8. For Schieren, coach-captain Hentschel-Gebler (42, DEU) led with 18, Lonia D'Onghia added 10, and Latic had 9 before exiting.
Team production underlined the gap: BEPB made 25 two-pointers, 8 threes and 12 free throws, against 19 two-pointers, 4 threes and 3 free throws for FROB. The Pirates also take the head-to-head 2-0 this season after a 64-50 win in the first meeting.
BEPB remain first in W-Division 1 at 4-0 and on a three-game winning roll. FROB are 0-3 and sit third.
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