Black Star Mersch B controlled Black Frogs Schieren B from start to finish in Mersch, winning 59-24. The hosts edged a low-scoring first quarter 10-6, then built a 21-11 halftime lead. The game broke open after the break: BSMB produced a 25-3 third quarter featuring a 17-0 run that pushed the margin beyond reach and peaked at a 35-point lead.
Dana Lisa Richartz (Season PPG: 14.83) set the tone with 14 points, mixing drives with timely free throws, while Véronique Schmit (Season PPG: 9.2) added 12, including several one-point trips in the fourth that kept the scoreboard moving. Noémie Schockmel (Season PPG: 6.29) and Julie Schiel (Season PPG: 3.6) gave BSMB consistent inside finishes, and Julie Fioretti (Season PPG: 9.17) chipped in 8. Anna Mayer (30, DEU) contributed across the middle quarters as the gap widened. Coach Erik Daling's team strangled Schieren's offense, holding FROB to just three points in the third.
For Schieren, Marlen Hentschel-Gebler (Season PPG: 10.14) led with 6 points, while player-coach Sandra Ferrari (Season PPG: 4.4) scored after checking in and briefly steadied the visitors early in the third. Joy Hellers (Season PPG: 4.17) and Maria Maraglino (Season PPG: 1.6) added from the line and mid-range. Filipa Ribeiro Correia (19) hit a first-half three, and Stefani Loureiro Simões sank two free throws in a row in the opening period, but sustained runs never materialized against an organized BSMB defense.
BSMB complete a season sweep of this matchup and climb to first place in the 2e Tour (ranking gain +1), now at 5-2. The Black Frogs remain winless (0-7) and sit third. Mersch are on a four-game winning streak; Schieren's skid extends to eight.
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