Amicale Steesel opened the W-U19 Division 2 Phase finale with a 96-74 win at Musel Pikes, taking early control and never letting it go. The pivotal spell came late in the first quarter: trailing 9-17, Amicale strung together a 17-0 run to close the period 26-17. In the second quarter, captain Lily Wittwer (17, 1.80m; Season PPG: 22.9) poured in Amicale's next nine points to keep the lead growing, while Kathryn Jo Missavage (Season PPG: 26.38) hit back-to-back threes; halftime read 54-39 for the visitors.
Musel tried to spark a comeback with a 6-0 start to the third (threes by Lilli Fischer and Hannah Curridor), but a technical on Curridor was followed by free throws and another Wittwer burst. Amicale's margin peaked at +24 (72-96) in the fourth. Coach Paul Missavage's group punished inside and at the line: 26 two-pointers and 17 free throws, against Musel's 18 twos and 8 free throws. Both teams hit from deep AMI 9 triples, MUS 10.
Individually, Wittwer authored a 41-point night (14 twos, 7 FTs, 2 threes). Missavage added 26 with five threes, and Kendra Leveling (16, 1.80m, BEL; Season PPG: 10.67) had 17, mixing drives and five free throws. For Musel, Curridor (Season PPG: 13.55) scored 22 with five triples; Nanda Kleuls (Season PPG: 14.5) added 19, and Lisa Kleuls (MUS) opened the fourth with seven quick points. Sonia Garcia Garcia (MUS) chipped in 7, including a second-quarter three.
Amicale, who edged Musel 81-80 earlier this season, sit atop the Phase finale table (1-0). Musel drop to 0-1, their difficult run continuing. Coach Marc Hahnemann's time-outs stemmed several waves, but the first-quarter 17-0 and Wittwer's sustained scoring defined the game's evolution.
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