Black Frogs Schieren handled BC Mess 36-27 in W-U14 Division 3 (Phase 1), building control early and managing the game's key swings. The hosts opened 10-3 behind captain Maely Venancio Postel (13), who scored the team's first six points and set the tone inside. Mess steadied in the second quarter, but a sequence of two quick fouls on Rona Baftijar (12, BEL) slowed their momentum; Maely closed the half with back-to-back baskets for 18-11.
After the break, Schieren struck with a 6-0 run (Maely, Joy Maria Dos Santos Huss, Emily Andrade) to 24-11, the night's largest gap (+13). Mess answered through Kaly Bara, who strung together four points in a row from midrange and the line to trim it to 24-17, yet Andrade twice replied to maintain a cushion (28-19 after three). In the fourth, Mess pushed to within seven multiple times (30-23, 32-25, 34-27), but the Frogs always found a reply, notably via Hanna Kraus and Lara Costa Matias, and closed it out calmly.
Top performers
- Black Frogs: Maely Venancio Postel 18, Emily Andrade 6, Joy Maria Dos Santos Huss 4, Hanna Kraus 4. Coach Diogo Jesus Lopes' early timeout and steady rotations helped preserve the lead through each surge.
- BC Mess: Laura Meysembourg 6, Kaly Bara 6, Rona Baftijar 4, Mina Ziai 4, Flavia Rodrigues Borracci 3, Yuki Bara 2, Theresa Magali Erasmy 2. Coach Max Meysembourg's late timeout tried to spark one last push, but the gap stayed at two to four possessions.
Notable sequences included Schieren's 6-0 start to Q3 and Kaly Bara's personal run in response. Baftijar's three fouls, including two in a row in Q2, were a factor; no player fouled out. Schieren start with a win; Mess are still seeking their first victory after two losses.
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