Gréngewald Hueschtert edged Black Star Mersch 65-60 in Oberanven, handing the leaders their first loss of the Tour qualificatif. The game was tight early (16-15 after Q1), with Black Star captain Lynn Eliane Schreiner (Season PPG: 14.09) hitting back-to-back threes for an 8-4 lead before Gréngewald settled through interior touches to Dorkas Von Arx (Season PPG: 11.30) and 17-year-old, 1.85m center Barbora Buzasi (Season PPG: 16.33, CZE).
Black Star briefly moved ahead 29-27 late in Q2 on a Jo Marie-L. Schreiner triple (Season PPG: 6.18), but Gréngewald closed the half on a 10-2 run to 37-31, built on Buzasi's free throws and Von Arx's calm at the line. The hosts stretched it in the third: despite a technical on coach Andrea Haris, Buzasi drilled a three and Von Arx added another from deep for a 56-44 cushion. Gréngewald's largest lead came early in Q4 at 58-44.
Black Star then surged. Catherine Max (Season PPG: 12.82) strung together points at the stripe and inside, and Lynn Schreiner added five straight to cap an 8-0 sequence from 60-49 to 60-57. In the key moment, captain Maé Manti (Season PPG: 10.20) answered with a clutch three for 63-57, and Maike Jasmin Marneth (Season PPG: 4.90, 20 years, DEU) followed with two free throws. A late three by Jo Marie-L. Schreiner set the final margin.
Top contributors
- Gréngewald (domestic core): Buzasi 24 (fouled out in Q4 after carrying the offense), Von Arx 18. Support from Manti 10 and Lavinia Strelen 7 (Season PPG: 5.60).
- Gréngewald (other): Marneth 6, steady late at the line.
- Black Star (core group): Lynn E. Schreiner 24 with five threes, Max 13, Jo Marie-L. Schreiner 11, Nele Trommer 7 (Season PPG: 12.90). Nina Goedert fouled out late.
In the standings, Black Star stay first at 11-1, while Gréngewald climb to third (+1) at 10-1 and extend their winning streak to nine. Coach Lance Legister's side had the last push, but Manti and Marneth delivered the decisive plays for the hosts.
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