Les Sangliers Wooltz opened the Championship Round with a 59-50 road win in Heffingen, weathering swings and closing strong. Black Frogs Schieren jumped 4-0 and later pieced together a 7-0 run in the second quarter, fueled by six straight points from Yana Ferreira (Season PPG: 14.5), to lead 21-14. Coach Emma Marie Broermann's side answered immediately: Célia Abessolo Minane (17, CMR; Season PPG: 22.38) hit back-to-back threes to cap a 9-0 response and send Wooltz to the break up 29-25.
The third quarter belonged to the visitors. Chiara Giorgio (15, ITA; Season PPG: 14.0) and Lena Hod i (Season PPG: 10.25) drove a steady stretch that extended the margin to 43-31 by the buzzer. Early in the fourth, Giorgio's triple made it 46-33, Wooltz's largest lead at +13. Schieren rallied Lara Boudler (Season PPG: 10.5) led a 6-0 push to 51-46 but Wooltz closed with an 8-0 burst, including two quick baskets by Abessolo Minane, to seal it.
Top performers:
- Wooltz: Abessolo Minane 25, Hod i 14, Giorgio 10; Lou-Andréa Foutey Fonkam (Season PPG: 5.5) added timely scores.
- Schieren: Ferreira 13, Ana Margarida Resende Cerqueira (Season PPG: 19.7) 9, Boudler 8, Kathrine Hansen (Season PPG: 7.3) and Joana Gonçalves Teixeira (Season PPG: 7.78) 7 each.
After two straight losses, Wooltz bounce back and climb to 2nd (+1) in the Phase finale standings (1-0), while Schieren drop to 3rd (-1) at 0-1. Coach Jesus Lopes Diogo's team saw an eight-game winning run halted with this defeat, despite a strong first-half surge.
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