Black Star Mersch overpowered Telstar Hesperange 64-38 in the W-Coupe FLBB 1/2 finale at Holleschb2/Central and booked their place in the final. BSM set the tone immediately: after Lynn Eliane Schreiner (34, 1.60m) opened with a three, they raced to 0-5 and closed the first quarter up 7-17, with Catherine Max (26) and Nina Goedert (33, 1.74m) scoring inside. Telstar's only triple before halftime came from Ines Moreira (26), but BSM kept control in the second period as Jessie Kettel (25) hit two threes and Goedert added free throws for a 16-31 break. Telstar starter Iris Roca Mandri (26, ESP) picked up two quick fouls in Q2 and would later foul out scoreless in the fourth.
Coach Ivan Yeromin's team tried to shift momentum after halftime with a 7-2 push to 23-33 fueled by Moreira, Charline Lutgen (22) and Joelina Kaboth (21). Coach Lance Channing Legister's side answered decisively: a 7-0 run (Krier 2, Schreiner 3, Trommer 2) stretched it to 26-44 at the end of the third. In the fourth, BSM closed it out at the line Schreiner and Sarah Krier (33) netted four straight free throws and added transition baskets. Kaboth's unsportsmanlike foul (U2) came in that phase; she briefly responded with four points in a row, but Jo Kettel's late three fixed the largest gap at +26.
Top performers
- Black Star: Goedert 17, Schreiner 10 (two threes), Nele Trommer (22, 1.84m, DEU) 9, Max 8, Kettel 6 (two threes), Krier 6. All production came from the local core.
- Telstar: Lutgen 13, Moreira 11 (two threes), Kaboth 6; Julie Simon (27) and Dania Brugnoni (28) 4 each. The lone non-domestic, Roca Mandri, fouled out with 0.
BSM led at every stop (7-17, 16-31, 26-44) and never allowed a comeback chance, controlling pace and boards to the horn.
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Telstar Hesperange