Avanti Mondorf overturned a doubledigit deficit in Dreiborn to beat Musel Pikes B 60-46 in the WU16 Division 3 Phase 2 round-robin. The visitors led 12-9 after a balanced first quarter, but Musel Pikes dominated the second (24-10) behind Charlotte Schmitz (10) and Chiara Bidoli (10), taking a 33-22 halftime lead.
The game pivoted midway through the third. From 39-27, Mondorf unleashed a 14-0 run: Ziba Milani (20) sparked it with a 2+3, Inaya Moubarkak (12) added a layup, Sara Pronaj (14) struck from deep and Lou Léonie Louise Haesaerts (MON) finished it with backtoback baskets for a 39-41 lead. In the fourth, after Musel tied at 41-41, Mondorf delivered a decisive 15-0 surge featuring a Margarida Veiga Costa (14, PRT) free throw, a Pronaj triple and another Milani three, pushing the gap to 41-56 and sealing it. Highest leads: Musel +12 (39-27), Mondorf +15 (56-41).
Mondorf's perimeter was the difference: seven made threes (three by Milani, three by Pronaj, one by Veiga Costa) versus none for Musel. Moubarkak (14, FRA) added timely backtoback baskets in Q1 and steady scoring in the second half. For Musel, Eve Engel (Season PPG: 5.44) and Schmitz (Season PPG: 5.15) each had 10, Bidoli (Season PPG: 5.90) also 10, while Elisabeth Furtado Monteiro (Season PPG: 6.80) scored 7 but picked up two quick personals in Q2 that blunted momentum.
Coach Olivier Haan's group closed the game on a 38-13 second half. Mondorf remain top (3-0) and have won three in a row; Musel Pikes B sit second (1-1). Mondorf also complete a 2-0 sweep over Musel this season (64-57 in Phase 1, 60-46 here).
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