League leader Musel Pikes strengthened first place in the phase finale with a 92-60 away win over fifth-placed Résidence Walferdange. It was Musel's third win over RES this season and a third straight success, while Walferdange are now on a five-game losing streak.
Majdi Anan's team set the tone immediately. Musel opened the game with 14 unanswered points before RES got on the board, with Zoé Freitas (Season PPG: 28.18) and captain Marie Gloden (Season PPG: 16.79) driving that first break. Walferdange reacted later in the quarter through Maella Faye (Season PPG: 10.13) and Jill Stoltz (Season PPG: 16.53), but Musel still led 26-15 after 10 minutes.
The visitors kept control in the second quarter and reached halftime at 47-30. Marie Gloden was already on a roll with 20 first-half points, and Elisabeth Furtado Monteiro gave extra spacing with two three-pointers. RES had some good answers from Faye, including a three, and from Milena Meyer, but they never got close enough to change the rhythm.
Walferdange had its best offensive stretch in the third period. Faye, the 14-year-old French scorer, and Stoltz helped trim the gap only briefly, with RES getting to 47-63, but Musel answered each small push and stayed firmly ahead at 66-47 entering the last quarter.
In the fourth, Musel widened the margin again. Freitas kept attacking despite foul trouble and still finished with 27 points before fouling out, while Gloden completed a 29-point game. Musel's highest lead reached 32 points.
For RES, Faye led with 18 points, Stoltz added 14 and Nina Bintz scored 6. For Musel, the Freitas-Gloden duo combined for 56 points, with Nour Elodie Diallo adding 6 and Emma Gloden scoring five late points, including a three.
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