BBC East Side Pirates controlled this friendly 96-59, but the opening was more balanced than the final score suggests. AS Soleuvre started well through Leonor Camara da Silva (SOL) and Laure Valentin (SOL), going up 5-0 and later 13-8. The turning point came at the end of the first quarter: BEP closed on a 15-0 run for 23-13, with inside scoring and steady pressure changing the rhythm of the game.
The second quarter created the real gap. From 23-15, the Pirates accelerated to a 55-26 halftime lead. Lea Christmann (BEP) and Noémie Hengel (31, 1.70m, BEL) were the main difference, finishing with 36 and 30 points. Nina Schmit (BEP) added 15, giving Jeff Steinmetz's team three strong scoring references.
Soleuvre had a better response after the break. Pedro Jorge Escada Carvalho's team opened the third period with an 8-2 stretch to cut the margin to 57-34, mainly through Valentin and Daiane Tavares da Silva (SOL). BEP answered quickly and kept the lead around 30 points, reaching 70-40 after three quarters.
Valentin led Soleuvre with 18 points, ahead of Tavares da Silva with 10 and Camara da Silva with 9. Emilie Loesch (SOL) brought 8 points but spent the game in foul trouble and fouled out. In the last quarter, the Pirates pushed the highest lead to 37 points. Late in the game, Soleuvre also lost Angele Rita Gomes Mendy (SOL) on a disqualifying foul.
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