Second-placed Black Frogs Schieren extended their winning streak to eight games and completed a 2-0 season sweep over 6th-placed AB Contern B with a 60-44 road win at Contern. Elisabeth Engel's side opened well, going up 5-0 and later 11-7, but Schieren changed the rhythm with an 8-0 run to close the first quarter in front, 15-13.
The game turned in the second period. After Contern stayed close at 15-17, Black Frogs produced an 11-0 burst, moving to 28-15. Marie Palma, the 23-year-old French guard, was central in that phase and finished with 18 points, scoring in all three ways (3 free throws, 3 two-pointers, 3 three-pointers). She also committed two fouls and a technical in the same quarter, but Schieren kept control and led 31-22 at halftime.
The decisive break came just after the interval. Black Frogs opened the third quarter with another 11 unanswered points, from 31-22 to 42-22, for a first 20-point lead. Elisa Thill (Season PPG: 16.25) was on a roll from outside and ended with 15 points on five made threes. Sonia El Hammiri (Season PPG: 10.54) added 9 points, while Eve Weber (Season PPG: 13.44) scored 8.
Contern answered with a 7-0 run in the third quarter through Amélie Laure Sybertz (Season PPG: 17.37), Lisa Zoller (Season PPG: 13.33) and Sophie Grivet (Season PPG: 5.13), cutting the gap to 29-42. But they never got the margin back into single digits. Grivet led Contern with 10 points, while 1.82m forward Sybertz and Zoller each had 9. Lori Zoller contributed two third-quarter threes. Black Frogs matched their highest lead again at 60-40 before the final score settled at 60-44.
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