Musel Pikes overpowered Basket Esch 69-36 in Dreiborn in the WU14 Division 1 Phase finale (round-robin, game 3). The opening frame was tight (10-7) after Musel's 6-0 start. Early in Q2 Esch briefly moved ahead 10-11, but coach Kader Idris's team closed the half on a 24-5 burst to 34-16, driven by Emma Gloden's 14-point quarter.
After the break Musel broke it open with a 27-6 third period and a 16-0 run from 44-20 to 60-20: Julidé Klara Lambe (12, BEL) strung back-to-back baskets, Lilly Weber sank two free throws in a row, and Gloden kept piling on. The highest lead reached +41 at 61-20.
Esch reacted in the last quarter with an 8-0 start as captain Emma Muratovic (11) hit three consecutive twos. Diana Costa de Sousa (13, PRT) later scored five in a row, including the game's only three, before Muratovic fouled out. Coach Pierrette Birchen's side won the fourth 14-8 but the gap was already decisive.
Top performers Musel: Emma Gloden (Season PPG: 28.15) 27, Julidé Klara Lambe (Season PPG: 10.08) 14, Lilly Weber (Season PPG: 12.20) 12, Sally Kieffer (Season PPG: 5.46) 9. Esch: Emma Muratovic (Season PPG: 13.09) 14, Diana Costa de Sousa (Season PPG: 14.27) 12, Yara Tavares Dias (Season PPG: 7.09) 9.
Musel made 7 free throws and no threes; Esch had 5 at the line and one three. It is Musel's second win over Esch this season (74-51 in Phase 1). In the standings, Musel climb to 2nd (+1, 2-1). Esch are 5th at 0-3 and have dropped two straight in this phase, while Musel are on back-to-back wins.
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