Black Frogs Schieren opened Phase 2 with a solid 60-46 road win in Niederkuer over Kordall Steelers. Coach Diogo Jesus Lopes' side set the tone early, closing the first quarter on a 6-0 run for 8-19. The visitors kept control in the second quarter, stretching the gap to a highest lead of 20 at halftime (16-36), with Yana Ferreira (17) stringing six consecutive points in the middle of the period.
Kordall reacted after the break. Ingrid Bayart (18, FRA) scored the first six points of the third quarter and added another basket shortly after, bringing KDS repeatedly back to 13, but Schieren answered each push. The Steelers won the fourth quarter 13-8 yet never got closer than 14 in the final minutes.
Ana Margarida Resende Cerqueira (17, PRT; Season PPG: 18.8) led Schieren with 21 points, active at the rim and steady from the line. Ferreira added 18, and captain Kathrine Hansen (Season PPG: 7.6) contributed 12, including the team's lone three-pointer. Débora Teresa Dos Santos Kitumba (15, PRT; Season PPG: 3.4) chipped in 9.
For Kordall, Bayart paced the offense with 19 before fouling out in the fourth, a key blow to their chase. Alessia Joanna Nouemsi (Season PPG: 5.6) added 11, while Emma Kazic (15, FRA) and Anna-Louise Nicole Duchesne hit from deep. Coach Julie Secco's group showed resilience after the break but paid for early foul trouble and the big first-half deficit.
Schieren's form continues four wins in a row placing them top of the W-U19 Division 3: Phase 2 standings (1-0). Kordall drop to fourth and carry a five-game losing streak into the next round.
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