Musel Pikes B controlled the middle of the game to win 55-37 at Larochette in the W-U16 Division 3 Phase 2 opener. After Arantia Larochette B edged ahead 3-0, the visitors answered with a 15-2 run to close the first quarter at 15-9. A second decisive wave arrived before halftime: from 13-17, Musel strung together a 12-2 burst to reach the break up 29-15.
The third quarter settled it. Arantia briefly cut it to 20-29, but Musel replied with a 13-2 stretch to build the night's largest lead at +20 (42-22). Coach Omar Ismaël Cherif's group managed foul trouble captain Eve Engel (16 pts, 2 threes; Season PPG: 6.0) picked up multiple fouls in the third without losing rhythm. Engel had five straight points early and later dropped another triple. Esther Dayan (MUSB) added 10, including back-to-back baskets late in the third, while support came from Chiara Bidoli (8; Season PPG: 6.14), Sophie Martine Disewiscourt (8; Season PPG: 3.0) and Lisi Reitz (6; Season PPG: 3.2).
Arantia's best phase arrived in the fourth. Sarah Monique Mianda Ansay (ARAB) poured in eight consecutive points to open the period, trimming the gap to 30-44 before Musel reasserted control. Yara Mores (5; Season PPG: 9.10) and captain Lilly Agnes (4; Season PPG: 5.3) chipped in, with Chiara Faber (5; Season PPG: 4.1) and Lara Almeida Fernandes hitting Arantia's lone three.
Series notes and standings context: Musel Pikes B halt a two-game losing run and climb to second in the Phase 2 classification (1-0). Arantia Larochette B, whose four-game winning streak ends, sit third (0-1). Coach João Pedro Osorio Silva's side did win the final quarter 15-13, but the damage was done in the second and third frames.
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