AB Contern B edged Black Star Mersch 60-58 in a tight W-Coupe FLBB round 1 game after overturning a five-point deficit in the last quarter.
The game stayed balanced early at 14-14, but BSM took control before halftime. Lynn Eliane Schreiner (35, 1.60m) and Anne Breuskin (36, 1.78m) gave the visitors strong perimeter production, and Mersch led 32-28 at the break. Contern stayed in touch through Amélie Laure Sybertz (19, 1.82m) inside and Sara Marpino (31, ITA).
The clearest BSM moment came in the third quarter. Lance Channing Legister's team stretched the margin to 47-37, their highest lead, with Breuskin, Schreiner and Nina Goedert (34, 1.74m) driving the run. Breuskin finished with 17 points, Schreiner with 16 points and five made three-pointers, while Goedert added 8.
Elisabeth Engel's side answered before the break in the momentum, closing the third on a 7-2 spell to get back to 49-44. Contern then opened the fourth with six straight points and moved ahead 50-49.
The decisive player was Lisa Zoller (17, 1.78m). She scored 22 points, hit four threes, and delivered Contern's final six points. After BSM went back in front 58-54, Zoller buried two late three-pointers, the second one putting CONB ahead 60-58. Sybertz added 16 points, all from two-point range, giving Contern steady inside scoring. Lori Zoller (17, 1.71m) added 8 points but spent much of the night in foul trouble and fouled out in the fourth, which made the finish even more tense.
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