Black Star Mersch overwhelmed AS Soleuvre 93-33 in Mersch, controlling the game after a brief SOL start (0-4) and building steadily: 23-13 after 10 minutes, then a decisive 23-3 second quarter that settled matters by halftime (46-16). The key stretch came right after SOL trimmed it to 23-15: BSM strung together a 23-1 run powered by Dana Lisa Richartz's nine points in the period (including a three) and a series of inside finishes from Catherine Max. The gap ballooned to a highest lead of 62 late in the fourth.
Max was untouchable in the paint, finishing with 33 points on 13 two-point field goals and 7 made free throws, scoring in bursts and drawing fouls throughout. Around her, the supporting cast hit their marks: Sara Dumont (13 pts; 1.80m) piled up five two-pointers and went 3/3 at the line, while Richartz added 13. The perimeter closed the show as the Kettel duo heated up in the last quarter Jessie Kettel (12) drilled two triples and added inside baskets, and Jo Kettel (10) dropped two late threes.
For Soleuvre, Ana Ribeiro Couto (13 pts; 20, 1.70m, PRT) impressed on debut and carried the scoring load, with help from Daiane Tavares da Silva (7) and Kimberley Mencler (6). But a dry spell in the second quarter only one point across a long stretch proved fatal against BSM's pressure and rhythm.
Coach Lance Channing Legister's side finished strong with a 31-9 final quarter and climbs to 2nd in the standings (ranking gain +2). Pedro Jorge Escada Carvalho's SOL remains 12th. No player fouled out; BSM's Jessie Kettel did accumulate four personals, but the game state was long decided. BSM's season form stays solid, while SOL's struggles continue despite Ribeiro Couto's encouraging first outing.
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