Amicale Steesel handled Black Frogs Schieren 42-24 in Steinsel, building a steady lead and breaking the game open after halftime. The hosts started 4-0 and took the first quarter 13-8, with Charlotte Simon (AMI) and Marlene Franziska Beauloye both active early. Emily Andrade answered for the visitors, but Coach Alexandra Lamesch's side kept control through Q2, reaching the break at 26-18. Andrade carried Schieren's offense with eight points in the second period, while Beauloye repeatedly found the target inside. Lara Costa Matias collected three P2 fouls by midgame and finished on four, flirting with foul trouble.
The decisive stretch came right after halftime: Amicale ripped a 10-0 run from 26-18 to 36-18, with Leandra Pires de Sousa, Ella Medernach, Birgul Derya Tasoluk and Beauloye all scoring. Schieren managed just one basket in the third (by Joy Maria Dos Santos Huss), and the gap peaked at 20 when Beauloye opened the fourth for 40-20. From there Amicale managed the clock; Coach Diogo Jesus Lopes' time-outs couldn't halt the momentum.
Top performers
- Amicale: Beauloye (Season PPG: 10.6) poured in 16 and matched her season high; Pires de Sousa (Season PPG: 7.4) added 8. Tasoluk (Season PPG: 9.6), Medernach (Season PPG: 4.6), Würth (Season PPG: 2.8) and Simon (AMI) chipped in 4 each. Twelve-year-old Eva Silva Dinis (PRT) had 2.
- Black Frogs: Andrade (Season PPG: 11.14) led with 12; Costa Matias (Season PPG: 5.17) scored 6 despite her fouls; Venancio Postel (Season PPG: 5.0) had 4.
All of Amicale's scoring came from two-pointers plus two free throws; Schieren scored exclusively from two-point field goals. Amicale moves to 1st in Phase 2 (+2), now 2-0, and extends its run to three straight wins. Schieren slips to 3rd (-1) and couldn't build on its previous win.
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