Kordall Steelers controlled their W-U14 Division 3 trip to Schieren, defeating Black Frogs Schieren 59-40. The visitors edged a tight opener 12-8, then broke the game open with an 8-0 start to the second quarter that pushed the score to 20-8. By halftime it was 33-22. A low-scoring third (41-28) kept Kordall in command, before the decisive push came in the fourth: Ema Babacic (13, MNE) poured in 16 points in the last period as Kordall stretched the lead to a game-high +23 at 59-36, with the Frogs reducing it slightly at the buzzer.
Kordall's scoring was led by Babacic with 35 points built on 17 made two-pointers and 1 free throw. Lea Njia Nouemsi added 13, captain Diana Lopes Campelo 6, Layane Strauss 4 and Leticia Da Silva Costa 1. For Schieren, captain Emily Andrade (13) produced 18 points on nine made twos, with Chaima Bouras (FRA) at 12. Naela Venancio Postel scored 4, Joy Maria Dos Santos Huss 3, Hanna Kraus 2 and Eliana Francine Leonie Pomponio 1.
Neither side made a three-pointer; Kordall's edge came from volume inside the arc with 28 two-point field goals to Schieren's 19. Andrade and Bouras combined for 75 percent of the hosts' points, while Kordall found decisive runs in key moments: the 8-0 burst to start Q2, and multiple back-to-back baskets from Babacic in Q4 that sealed control. Foul counts stayed modest and no key player fouled out.
Coaches Gianluca Pellegrino Omboni (KDS) and Diogo Jesus Lopes (FRO) set their rotations early; Kordall's win halts a two-game slide (loss, loss, win), while Schieren slip to a second straight defeat (win, loss, loss). In the standings, Schieren are 3rd and Kordall 4th, both at 1-2.
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