AB Contern B opened the W-Division 1 campaign with a 42-30 home win over Black Star Mersch B and built it through defense and control of the game flow. BSMB started better, with Kina Thill (BSMB) scoring the first 5 points, including an early three, for a 5-0 lead. CONB then answered with a 16-4 run to close the first quarter 16-9. Jessica Hommel (CONB) changed the rhythm with 8 first-quarter points and back-to-back threes, while Lena Wintersdorff (CONB) also gave immediate scoring help.
The second quarter stayed tighter. CONB stretched the margin to 21-9 through Laura Bernardy (CONB) and Amélie Laure Sybertz (19, CONB), but BSMB reacted well with an 8-1 spell. Kina Thill (BSMB), Véronique Schmit (BSMB) and Noémie Schockmel (BSMB) cut it back to 22-17 before Bernardy restored a 24-17 halftime edge.
The third quarter was again defensive. Schmit hit a three to bring BSMB within 29-23, but CONB answered with 4 straight points from Angela Ruppert (CONB) and Wintersdorff for 33-23. BSMB stayed alive at 33-25 entering the last period.
In the fourth, Sybertz scored CONB's first 5 points and pushed the lead to 38-27, a key moment in a low-scoring game. BSMB got late points from Kina Thill and Schmit, trimming it to 39-30, but Kadri Türk (39, EST) and Sara Marpino (31, ITA) finished the job.
Top scorers were Hommel and Sybertz with 9 each for CONB, ahead of Wintersdorff with 7. For BSMB, Kina Thill led all scorers with 11, while Schmit added 8 and Fischbach 6. After this opener, CONB moved up to 2nd place (+3), while BSMB stood 5th (+2).
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