Second-ranked Musel Pikes beat Les Sangliers Wooltz 78-65 and completed a 2-0 season sweep after the earlier 58-57 win in Wooltz. Marc Hahnemann's team took control early with a 6-0 start and a strong first quarter at 18-7. The lead grew to 30-14 in the second period before the game turned.
Paul Biver's side reacted well. Wooltz answered with a 19-8 stretch and closed the half on a 9-0 run to cut the deficit to 38-33. After the break, the visitors kept pressing. They drew level at 44-44 and again at 46-46, with 15-year-old Italian Chiara Giorgio (Season PPG: 16.27) driving that phase, but Musel still protected a narrow 54-51 lead after three quarters.
The crucial moment came in the last period. From 58-54, Musel put together 10 unanswered points to move to 68-54, and that sequence gave them full control. Wooltz still had scoring from its main options, but the gap stayed too large.
The main difference was 1.73m forward Nanda Kleuls (Season PPG: 14.40), who finished with 20 points. Hannah Curridor (Season PPG: 14.65) added 16 despite four fouls, and captain Lilli Fischer (Season PPG: 9.00) scored 10. Chloé Schmitz added 8, matching her season best.
For Wooltz, Célia Abessolo Minane (Season PPG: 20.00) produced 21 points, Giorgio added 19, and Lena Hodzic (Season PPG: 10.33) scored 10 before ending in foul trouble with four fouls.
In the standings, Musel stays second at 4-2, while Wooltz moves up one place to third at 1-5.
(AI generated)