Black Frogs Schieren overpowered Nitia Bettembourg 69-20 in Schieren in WU19 Division 3 (Phase 1), controlling the game from the opening minutes. A 6-0 start set the tone before Nitia used an early timeout in the 6th minute and trimmed it to 10-5 after the first quarter. The Frogs then broke the game open with a 26-10 second period for a 36-15 halftime lead, despite Nitia momentarily sparking through threes by Maelle Schillings and Liselotte Eudier.
After the break, coach Jesus Lopes Diogo's team delivered the decisive stretch: a 17-2 third quarter that included a 13-0 run from 40-17 to 53-17, holding Nitia to a single basket in the period. The hosts stayed aggressive to the end, finishing on a 16-3 fourth quarter and reaching their largest lead at the horn (+49). Notably, Black Frogs needed no perimeter makes (0 made threes on the sheet), carving up the defense inside and at the line.
Ana Margarida Resende Cerqueira (17, PRT) led all scorers with 24 points and repeatedly punished the paint. She had strong support from Lara Boudler (17) with 15, Yana Ferreira with 10, and Diliana Ilieva (16, BGR) with 9. Captain Kathrine Hansen added 7. For Nitia, Schillings scored 7, Eudier 6, and captain Julie De Oliveira 4; Eudier's second quarter was turbulent, picking up three personals, including two on consecutive plays.
In the table, the Black Frogs climb to 2nd place (2-1, +2), while Nitia slip to 4th (2-1, -1). Nitia's two-game winning start came to an end under coach Defer's watch as Schieren bounced back convincingly.
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