Musel Pikes, 2nd in the table, controlled this road game from the opening minutes and stayed unbeaten with a third straight win, while 7th-placed Les Sangliers Wooltz dropped to 0-2.
The first break came very quickly. After SAN had tied at 2-2, Musel went on a 15-0 surge to 17-2. MVP Magaly Sonja Meynadier (34, 1.73m) set the tone with three consecutive first-quarter threes, and MUS already led 26-13 after 10 minutes. Wooltz still had some inside answers through Abby Niehues (27, 1.86m, USA), but the second quarter widened the gap further: Musel opened it by stretching the score from 26-13 to 35-13, then reached halftime up 55-25.
SAN showed some resistance in the third. Niehues and Chiara Giorgio helped Wooltz score 15 points in the period, but Musel kept the same rhythm behind Ella Joy Gallatin (22, 1.78m, USA), Meynadier and Myrielle Nadine Platte Behnke (32, 1.69m, DEU). At 77-40 entering the last quarter, the game was already decided. MUS then finished with a 32-9 fourth quarter and pushed the lead to 62 points at 109-47 before the final 109-49.
Musel's team numbers were strong: good shooting in all three areas, 13/16 FT (81%), 27/48 on 2-pointers (56%) and 14/33 from deep (42%), plus only 8 turnovers and 26 steals. Meynadier was outstanding with 26 points and excellent 8/9 three-point shooting. Gallatin added a 21-point, 11-rebound double-double, Platte Behnke scored 21, and Alexandra Weber had 15.
For Wooltz, Niehues was the main positive with a 17-point, 17-rebound double-double and 3 blocks. Giorgio added 15 points, but SAN finished at 11/19 FT, 15/32 on 2-pointers and 2/9 from three, with 35 turnovers. Rouven Behnke's team stays 2nd at 3-0.
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