At Dreiborn, Musel Pikes overpowered T71 Dudelange 95-59 in W-U16 Division 1 (Phase 1, round 5), staying perfect and atop the table (5-0). T71, second in the standings, took its first loss after four wins.
The start was balanced, T71 opening through Marie Beffort Neuman, but Musel closed the first quarter 22-14, capped by a Lisa Kleuls three. The key break came early in the second: after Shari Von Arx's triple made it 22-17, Zoe Freitas rattled off 9 consecutive points to 31-17. Coach Yves Marchi's timeout briefly slowed the momentum, yet Musel reached halftime 45-30. Out of the locker room, coach Majdi Anan's side struck with an 8-0 burst (four straight free throws by Marie Gloden and a basket from Nour Elodie Diallo) to 53-30, and the margin never came under 20 again, peaking at +36 in the fourth. Gloden then strung together a flurry of mid-range makes to keep the lead swelling.
Musel's balance and interior finishing told: 35 made 2-pointers to T71's 21 (Musel also 5 threes, 10 free throws; T71 3 threes, 8 free throws). Freitas led all scorers with 25, Sonia Garcia Garcia (13, ESP) added 18, Gloden 17, and Coralie Heynen (MUS) 14. Kleuls contributed 9 despite carrying 4 fouls. For T71, Beffort Neuman had 11, while Matilde Pego Pinto and Jana Dos Santos Dramicanin scored 8 each; Katarina Barbic (Season PPG: 11.0) also had 8, and Von Arx (Season PPG: 10.0) added 5. No player fouled out; Musel managed foul trouble well as the game progressed.
Musel's run of five straight wins continues; T71's perfect start ends but they remain firmly in second place.
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