Black Frogs Schieren overpowered T71 Dudelange B, 90-20, in grimler/terrain2, consolidating second place in W-Nationale 2 and extending their winning streak to four. The game echoed the first meeting (91-24), with FRO dictating from the opening minutes.
T71B struck first on a Liv Schroeder triple for 3-0, but FRO replied with a 22-0 run to close the first quarter at 3-22. Elisa Thill and Melissa Pelladeau hit early threes, Marie Palma finished in transition, and Sonia El Hammiri added inside points and free throws. The second quarter brought another surge: Thill strung together three straight scoring plays (3,2,3) for eight consecutive team points, pushing the lead out before halftime at 16-57.
The third quarter saw T71B held scoreless as FRO added nine more (16-66), with a brief score correction on a Joana Goncalves Teixeira basket. The final period opened with a 21-0 burst for FRO Eve Weber knocked down multiple threes, Palma added back-to-back buckets and the visitors led by as many as 72 (18-90) before late baskets from Laure Bignoli and Nina Overmann closed the gap.
Top performers for FRO: Elisa Thill (Season PPG: 16.00) led all scorers with 23 and five triples; Eve Weber (Season PPG: 12.57) added 19 with three from deep; captain Melissa Genoud (Season PPG: 7.53) tallied 16 including a late three. Strong support came from Marie Palma (FRA; Season PPG: 12.18) with 11 and Melissa Pelladeau (Season PPG: 4.19) with 9 on three triples.
For T71B, Julie Poncin (Season PPG: 3.54) and Liv Schroeder (Season PPG: 3.20) led with 7 apiece. Captain Overmann and Bignoli had 2 each, as did Soraia Mota Dias (PRT). T71B endured a scoreless third quarter and struggled to stem the runs despite timeouts by coach Yves Marchi at key moments; FRO coach Diogo Jesus Lopes rotated early and often to keep the pressure high. T71B remain 11th in the standings.
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