Musel Pikes overpowered Sparta Bertrange 106-36 in the W-U16 Division 1 Phase 2 championship round opener at atert/terrain1. Sparta struck first (4-0) through Annabel Maria Mason Mateos, but the response was immediate and emphatic. Marie Gloden hit three free throws in a row to steady MUS, and then Zoé Freitas (14) took over with 11 consecutive points, flipping 5-3 into 5-14. MUS closed the first quarter on a 28-5 surge to lead 33-10.
The visitors stretched the gap relentlessly in the second quarter (63-18 at halftime), mixing trips to the line from Gloden with steady finishing by Sonia Garcia Garcia (13, ESP). A third-quarter push led by Freitas and Coralie Heynen kept the pace (88-24 after three), and MUS opened the fourth with an 8-0 burst from Garcia and Heynen. The highest lead reached +73 (33-106) late in the game.
Freitas set the tone with 35 points, supported by Garcia's 18, Gloden's 16 and Heynen's 12. There were solid contributions across the roster, including Nour Elodie Diallo (7) and a timely second-quarter triple from Elisabeth Furtado Monteiro. For Sparta, Hanna Rotink, Kleio Chatzinikoli (14, GRC) and Mason Mateos each had 8, with Anaé Sacaze adding 7.
Notable sequences included Freitas' personal 11-0 in the first and MUS's 8-0 to start the fourth. Rotink picked up multiple fouls in the second quarter, while Garcia committed two quick P2 fouls early in the fourth. Under coach Majdi Anan, Musel Pikes extend their run to six straight wins and top the Phase 2 ranking; Sparta, coached by Colin Braun, sit sixth.
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