Sparta Bertrange overpowered Musel Pikes 91-57 in Stadtbredimus, building an insurmountable lead with a dominant first quarter (10-31) and never letting go. Coach Mike Feyder's side opened 0-2 and then closed the first period on a 24-4 surge; within that span came a 17-0 run from 6-7 to 6-24, sparked by Lena Mersch and Cathrin Wolff inside finishes and Jenna Wolf in transition. Musel's early timeout and free throws from Mackenzie Caroline Farmer (25, 1.88m, CAN) briefly slowed the bleeding, but Sparta led 27-49 at halftime.
The second quarter saw back-to-back threes by Mia Hagen for 10-34, followed by five straight points from Jordan Alexis King (24, 1.81m, USA) to 13-43. After the break, Naomi Rebekah Davenport and Mersch reasserted control before Hagen's third triple pushed the gap past 30. In the fourth, King added two threes around a Musel reply, Joy Have hit a 3+2 burst late, and Sparta's largest margin reached +35 (54-89).
Sparta's efficiency from deep was a separator: 9/23 from three (39%, good). Their defense produced 13 steals and a 19-12 turnover edge, plus a 46-34 rebounding advantage. Musel struggled at 12/32 on twos (38%) and 8/35 from three (23%).
Top performers - Sparta (non-local core): King delivered 20 points, 10 rebounds, 9 assists and 8 steals, flirting with a triple-double; Davenport (Season PPG: 23.2, RPG: 13.0, AssPG: 2.83) posted 16 points and 17 rebounds. From the supporting group, Mersch (Season PPG: 9.6, RPG: 2.33, AssPG: 1.5) scored 19 on strong percentages (60% 2P, 50% 3P), and Wolff Cathrin (Season PPG: 6.0, RPG: 5.83, AssPG: 0.5) added 12 points, 10 boards and 4 assists; Hagen shot an excellent 3/4 from three.
Musel - Farmer had 13 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists; Julie Nilles (Season PPG: 12.2, RPG: 4.5, AssPG: 1.67) also scored 13. Nanda Kleuls fought on the glass (10 rebounds). Coach Marc Hahnemann's team moved the ball (20 assists) but was hurt by shooting and turnovers.
Context matters: in the Enovos League, Sparta fielded two professionals against Musel's one, a tangible power gap. In the table, Sparta climb to 2nd (4-1) with a fourth straight win; Musel remain 7th at 0-5.
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