Black Frogs Schieren controlled Basket Esch B, 64-45, in the W-Nationale 2 return round. The tone was set from the opening sequence: an unsportsmanlike foul on Esch captain Cynthia Dohn led to two Elisa Thill free throws and a 7-0 start, forcing an early timeout from coach Raouf Riahi. Schieren led 16-10 after the first quarter and built a 35-20 cushion by halftime.
Coach Diogo Jesus Lopes' team broke the game open midway through the third quarter with an 8-0 burst: a Thill three, a Marie Palma three and a Yana Ferreira finish stretched the gap from 39-27 to 47-27. The hosts' largest lead reached 21 (64-43) before closing at +19. The fourth quarter was even, but the damage had been done.
Elisa Thill (20, 1.80m) was the game's standout with 25 points (7x2P, 3x3P, 2 FT), matching her season high (Season PPG: 15.0). Palma (Season PPG: 12.25) added 16 with three triples, while Ferreira chipped in 11. Melissa Pelladeau scored 5, including 3 free throws, and Melissa Genoud buried a late three.
For Esch B, Rocana Burgund (1.80m, Forward) paced the visitors with 17 points, including 6 at the line and one three. Luca Stocklausen posted 9 but navigated foul trouble (four fouls, two in the third), and Bruna Filipa Fonseca Cracel (21, 1.71m, PRT) added 8. Dohn's lone three came in the second quarter.
Key numbers came from the arc: Schieren hit seven threes to Esch's two. Both teams scored seven points from the stripe, so the perimeter gap and Schieren's steady inside scoring told the story. Notable sequences included Thill opening with two free throws and later fueling the third-quarter run, while Ana Margarida Resende Cerqueira picked up two quick fouls in the first but returned to score late.
Schieren complete the season sweep (73-28 away in the first meeting) and climb to 2nd in the standings. It's their third straight win. Esch remain 10th.
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