Musel Pikes snapped their skid with a 54-40 road win in Wiltz, reversing the first meeting (SAN had won 61-48). Under coach Marc Hahnemann, the visitors climbed to 6th (+1), both teams now 1-6, while Les Sangliers drop to 7th (-1). It also ends a six-game losing streak for Musel.
The game opened tight (8-8). In the second quarter Musel edged ahead: Mackenzie Caroline Farmer (25, 1.88m, CAN) scored inside, Anne Mreches hit from deep and Alexandra Weber added another triple for 16-22 at halftime. Les Sangliers rallied after the break: a Lisy Hetting three and Amra Hasanovic's long-range make pulled it to 32-33 late in Q3. Alexis Pomaika'i Pana (27, 1.75m, USA) then struck 5 points in a row (two free throws and a three) to restore a 32-38 cushion.
Early in the fourth, Sophie Beffort Neuman (Season PPG: 3.29, RPG: 1.75, AssPG: 1.5) buried two timely threes (2/3 3PT, excellent), and a technical on Lisy Hetting handed Farmer a free throw for 34-47. Pana added another triple to 37-50; Musel's lead stretched to a game-high 14 at the buzzer.
Numbers told the story. Musel's free throws were good (82%, 9/11) and they hit nine threes (28%), while SAN struggled mightily from the field (2P: 28%, 3P: 9%). The seven-made-threes gap accounted for 21 points. Despite SAN's dominance on the offensive glass (22-9), Musel forced 15 turnovers (13 steals) and kept their own to eight.
Farmer delivered a commanding double-double (16 points, 17 rebounds, 2 blocks; MVP). Pana added 13 with key momentum threes and 100% at the line. Beffort chipped in 9. Captain Julie Nilles (Season PPG: 10.14, RPG: 4.63, AssPG: 1.75) fouled out, but Musel managed the finish.
For Les Sangliers, player-coach Tessy Hetting (39, 1.84m) fought for 9 points and 8 boards; Lisy Hetting (Season PPG: 17.71, RPG: 7.8, AssPG: 3.2) had 11 and drew 8 fouls. Cerie Alissa Mosgrove (37, 1.86m, USA) added 10 points and 8 rebounds, while Hasanovic (Season PPG: 12.0, RPG: 4.2, AssPG: 2.0) hit from deep late. SAN's losing run extends to six.
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