Musel Pikes B overpowered Kordall Steelers 60-43 in Rodange, pulling away with a dominant fourth quarter in the W-U19 Division 3 Phase finale round-robin.
The opening belonged to the visitors (0-6), but Kordall answered through a one-woman surge: Suéllen Cabral Tavares (Season PPG: 11.29) scored all 12 Steelers points in the first quarter to keep it 12-13. Early in the second, Eve Engel (15) authored a personal 5-0 run and Musel stretched it to 12-20, before Kordall hit back 6-0 and tied at 20-20 behind two free throws from Alessia Joanna Nouemsi (Season PPG: 9.08). Engel's late triple preserved a 23-25 Musel lead at the break.
Kordall started the third with a 6-0 run to seize their first lead (29-25), but Musel flipped it immediately with a 7-0 answer and closed the period on an 11-3 stretch for 36-32. The hosts then lost starter Wendy Luna Silva da Rocha (17, PRT) to five fouls late in the third, just as the game tightened.
Coach Mackenzie Caroline Farmer's side sealed it with a 24-11 fourth quarter, piecing together a 6-0 burst to 46-36 and later reaching the night's largest gap at +19 (60-41). The shot profile told the story: Musel knocked down five threes and made nine free throws, while Kordall hit 19 two-pointers but no triples (five free throws).
Top performers
- Musel Pikes B: Marie Streef (Season PPG: 5.58) 16, Engel 12 (two triples, key 5-0 run), Alessia Bidoli (Season PPG: 5.59) 10, Giulia Piermatti (Season PPG: 5.21) 8, Lara Degrott (1.74m, Guard) 6.
- Kordall Steelers: Cabral Tavares 19, Nouemsi 6, Ingrid Bayart (Season PPG: 10.13) 4.
Musel Pikes B stay perfect (4-0) and atop the classification, while Kordall remain winless (0-4) in the Phase finale. Coach Julie Secco's team has work to do offensively from long range after a night without a three.
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