BBC East Side Pirates won a close W-Nationale 2 qualification game against Kordall Steelers, 58-50, and stayed 3rd in the standings. KDS remained 7th. It was also a response to the first meeting, won by Kordall 52-45, so the season series ended 1-1.
The game turned several times. BEP led 13-10 after the first quarter, but KDS controlled the second and went into halftime ahead 25-22. The visitors then opened the third quarter with 7 unanswered points, with Léna Wantz (22, FRA, Season PPG: 7.00) and Kim Hurt (Season PPG: 5.52) pushing the lead to 32-26, Kordall's biggest margin.
BEP reacted well. Lynn Frank (39, 1.76m, Season PPG: 12.11) hit from outside, Jennifer Ferring (Season PPG: 10.25) scored repeatedly, and coach Stéphane Said's team closed the third quarter in front again, 40-39.
The decisive stretch came in the fourth. From 44-43, BEP produced a 6-0 run, with Lea Christmann (24, DEU, Season PPG: 12.55) at the center of it, to move to 50-43. KDS cut the gap to 50-48, but BEP answered the pressure with a strong finish and reached its biggest lead at the final buzzer.
Christmann led BEP with 18 points, including a big late sequence. Ferring added 12, Frank 11 and Denise Kirsche (29, DEU, Season PPG: 9.62) had 9. Samantha Lizardo contributed 6 and scored the first basket of the game.
For KDS, Julie Secco delivered 14 points, matching her season high, while Hurt added 12. Alisha Staar scored 8, and Sarah Macri and Wantz also had 8 each.
BEP is now on a 10-game winning streak, while KDS has lost its last two.
(AI generated)