Musel Pikes (MUS) dominated Arantia Larochette (ARA) 95-45 in Stadtbredimus, breaking the game open with a 30-4 second quarter after a 25-17 start (55-21 at halftime). Hannah Curridor (MUS) ignited the surge with an 8-0 personal run midway through Q2, while Nanda Kleuls (16, 1.73m, MUS) kept piling up points inside. ARA reacted after the break, taking Q3 18-12 behind Rita Silva (ARA) and two long-range strikes from Erika De Sousa Silva (16, PRT, ARA), but MUS closed with a 28-6 final quarter, including a 21-0 run to the buzzer for their largest lead of 50.
Scoring profile tells the story: MUS converted 40 two-point field goals to ARA's 12; each side made three triples, and ARA earned 12 points at the line to MUS's 6. Top performers for MUS were Curridor (19), Kleuls (18), Lilli Fischer (16, 1.70m, MUS) and Lea Muacho (MUS, 10). For ARA, Silva led with 12, supported by De Sousa Silva (10), Nora Hansen (16, BEL, ARA) with 9 and Suellen Santos Cruz (17, PRT, ARA) also with 9.
There was an unsportsmanlike foul on De Sousa Silva in Q1. Curridor later picked up consecutive fouls in Q3 and finished on four, yet remained productive. Coach Marc Hahnemann's side starts 1-0 and tops the table (rank 1, +5), while Philippe Oly's ARA sits sixth (0-1).
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