Musel Pikes controlled this W-U16 Division 1 Phase 1 game from the opening minutes and won 108-23 at atert/central. The second-ranked visitors moved to 3-1 and kept their place in the table, while sixth-ranked Sparta Bertrange dropped to 0-4 with a fourth straight loss.
Daniel Fernandes Sousa's team imposed the pace immediately. After a brief 2-2 start, Musel went on a 20-0 run to reach 22-2, then finished the first quarter with another strong push for a 40-4 lead. Charlotte Schmitz (MUS) set the tone early, and Musel already had several scorers involved before the break.
The second quarter was again one-sided at 30-10. Sparta had better moments through Marie-Fleur Elisabeth Flechtner (SPA), Sophie Styr (SPA) and Kleio Chatzinikoli (SPA), but Musel kept answering. At halftime the margin was already 70-14, with Schmitz (MUS), Eve Engel (MUS) and Coralie Heynen (MUS) leading the attack.
After the interval, Sparta's offense was more stable and won small sequences inside the quarter, but Musel still carried the period 17-9. Engel (MUS) opened the half with 4 points in a row, and Elisabeth De Lourdes Furtado Monteiro (MUS) added a productive stretch as the gap stayed above 60.
The last quarter underlined the difference. Musel closed the game on a 21-0 run and reached its highest lead at the final buzzer, +85.
Top Musel scorers were Schmitz (MUS) with 21 points, Engel (MUS) 17, Heynen (MUS) 16 and Kadija Macalou (MUS) 10. For Sparta, Flechtner (SPA) scored 7, captain Styr (SPA) 6, while Anaé Sacaze (SPA) and Chatzinikoli (SPA) had 3 each. Musel also spread the scoring well, with 11 players scoring.
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