Musel Pikes B controlled Nitia Bettembourg 72-37 in Dreiborn, dictating pace from late in the first quarter and never looking back. Nitia opened 0-3 behind Maëlle Schillings, but a triple by Giulia Piermatti flipped the lead, and the hosts closed the first period up 16-9. Coach Mackenzie Caroline Farmer's group tightened the screws before halftime, spreading the scoring to reach 32-17 at the break.
Nitia tried to spark a comeback early in the third, trimming to 32-21, but Musel answered with an 8-0 burst: two free throws by Julie Kayser followed by back-to-back threes from Eve Engel and Piermatti for 40-21. Jordane Pyee (16, FRA) strung together two baskets to keep Nitia in touch, yet Musel's balance held. The fourth quarter began with Lara Degrott scoring four quick points and later adding a three, while Marie Streef also connected from long range. Musel closed the night on a 12-0 run to reach the largest lead at the buzzer, +35.
Scoring was well shared for Musel: Engel (11; Season PPG: 8.0), Kayser (11; Season PPG: 4.23), Piermatti (11; Season PPG: 5.17) and captain Alessia Bidoli (11; Season PPG: 4.87) all hit double figures. Degrott (Season PPG: 4.8) added 9, and late in the game Chiara Bidoli (15) chipped in two quick baskets. For Nitia, Schillings (Season PPG: 11.75), a 16-year-old Belgian, led with 15, Pyee had 11 and Hanna Wiejak (Season PPG: 10.6) scored 6.
Discipline briefly surfaced in the fourth with an unsportsmanlike foul on Kayser, but it did not alter momentum. Musel's captain Bidoli navigated foul trouble without fouling out. In form terms, Musel Pikes B have now won three straight and top the Phase Finale at 3-0. Nitia drop to 0-3 and sit sixth under coach Arnaud Yves Gilbert Pyee.
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