Black Frogs Schieren, 2nd in the new classification and now on a five-game winning streak, completed a 2-0 season sweep of Etzella Ettelbruck with a 78-63 home win. Etzella moved up one place to 8th despite the defeat.
Etzella opened better. Amina Kocan (Season PPG: 10.13) scored the visitors' first 6 points and gave them a 6-3 lead. Schieren then changed the rhythm of the game and closed the first quarter with a 9-0 run, moving from 6-9 to 15-9.
The second quarter was a key stretch. Etzella came back to 19-18, but Melissa Genoud (Season PPG: 7.50) answered with two straight three-pointers for 6 points in a row. Soon after, Eve Weber (Season PPG: 13.27) added 6 consecutive points of her own, pushing Schieren from 21-19 to 33-23. Elisa Thill, the 20-year-old 1.80m guard (Season PPG: 16.33), finished the half strongly and scored the last 5 points before the break for 38-27.
Coach Amadeo Dias Bordang's team reacted well after halftime. Kocan and captain Anouk Reisch (Season PPG: 9.20) led the chase, Etzella won the third quarter 15-11, and the gap was reduced to 49-42. Early in the fourth, Kocan brought Etzella within 54-50, keeping the game open.
After a Schieren timeout from coach Diogo Jesus Lopes, the home side produced the decisive answer. Marie Palma, the 22-year-old French guard (Season PPG: 12.39), scored 3, Thill added 2, and Palma hit another 3 in an 8-0 burst to 62-50. The lead later reached its highest point at 78-57.
Weber led Schieren with 23 points, Thill added 19 and Palma 16. For Etzella, Kocan finished with 25, matching her season best, while Reisch scored 14 and Catharina Schonckert added 6.
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