AB Contern B beat BBC East Side Pirates B 59-47 in a game that turned on two strong home stretches. The result moves CONB up to 3rd place (+1) at 3-0, while BEPB stay 2nd at 3-1. CONB also extended their winning run to three games; BEPB saw a three-game streak end.
BEPB opened through Noémie Hengel (32, 1.70m), but CONB answered with nine straight points, sparked by Angela Ruppert (25, 1.64m) and Laura Bernardy (25, 1.72m), to take control at 9-2. That early reaction set the tone for a first quarter won 12-7.
The visitors stayed close in the second period. Nina Schmit (32) hit from outside, Lynn Frank (40, 1.76m) added interior production, and BEPB cut the gap to 21-19. CONB still finished the half better and led 28-21.
The crucial phase came after the break. From 28-23, CONB produced an 8-0 run to reach 36-23, then kept building until the margin peaked at 18 points, 46-28. Amélie Laure Sybertz (19, 1.82m) was central here with 14 points, while Sara Marpino (31, ITA) gave steady support with 8.
BEPB made one serious push in the fourth. Frank scored eight straight points for her team as the guests came back from 46-30 to 46-38, and later Hengel reduced it to 50-44. Coach Elisabeth Engel's side answered calmly: Lisa Zoller (17, 1.78m) scored, Lori Zoller (17, 1.71m) added key baskets, and CONB closed on a 9-3 spell.
Top scorers were Sybertz with 14 for CONB, ahead of Lori Zoller with 9 and Marpino with 8; BEPB were led by Hengel with 14 and Frank with 13, with Schmit adding 9.
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AB Contern B