Résidence Walferdange controlled the game from the opening minutes and beat Musel Pikes B 69-19 in Walfer. The home side, now 2nd after gaining two places, imposed the rhythm immediately with a 19-0 first quarter. Coach Diogo Jesus Lopes' team opened on a 10-0 run before Musel's first timeout, then finished the period with 9 more unanswered points.
Musel, working with a seven-player rotation, did not score until the second quarter. Alessia Bidoli (18) briefly gave the visitors some stability with 4 points in a row to make it 21-4, but Walferdange answered with a 15-0 run and pushed the score to 36-4. At halftime it was 38-6, then 57-13 after the third quarter. The biggest gap reached 52 points at 69-17.
Walferdange had full collective production: all 12 players scored. Ana Margarida Resende Cerqueira (18) led with 13 points, Jill Stoltz (15) added 12, Lara Boudler (18) had 10, and Ella Wilmes (15) finished with 7, including the team's first free throws and one 3-pointer. Yana Ferreira (18) contributed 6.
For Musel, Marie Streef (18) scored 7, Alessia Bidoli (18) added 6, and Lisi Reitz (15) finished with 4. Musel did not make a 3-pointer. Sally Kieffer committed three personal fouls, with two coming in a row in the third quarter, while Lilly Weber also picked up two consecutive fouls in that same period.
Walferdange has now won two straight after its opening loss. Musel remains 5th and has lost four in a row.
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