Musel Pikes won 109-49 in Wiltz after taking control very early. After the 27-year-old 1.86m USA center Abby Niehues put Les Sangliers Wooltz level at 2-2, MUS answered with a 15-0 run to 17-2. Magaly Sonja Meynadier was immediately on a roll, scoring 9 early points, and Ella Joy Gallatin added quick support inside. Wooltz recovered a little through Lara Graglia and Niehues, but the first quarter still ended 26-13.
Coach Rouven Behnke's side widened the gap in the second period. From 13-26, MUS opened with a 9-0 burst and kept the pressure on to reach 55-25 at halftime. Meynadier continued to stretch the defense, while Myrielle Nadine Platte Behnke finished efficiently around the basket. Wooltz had positive production from Niehues (Season PPG: 12.00, RPG: 12.83, AssPG: 0.5), who posted 17 points, 17 rebounds and 3 blocks, and from Chiara Giorgio (Season PPG: 8.17, RPG: 3.67, AssPG: 1.83), but SAN could not protect the ball.
The third quarter removed the remaining suspense. MUS started it with consecutive threes from Alexandra Weber and Meynadier, moving from 55-25 to 61-25. Wooltz answered for a short spell through Niehues, Giorgio and Cerie Alissa Mosgrove, yet MUS still led 77-40 after three.
The last period became even more one-sided. MUS produced a 14-0 run from 90-45 to 104-45 and reached its biggest lead at the final buzzer. Meynadier (Season PPG: 17.33, RPG: 6.29, AssPG: 3.57) was the game MVP with 26 points and excellent 8/9 from three. Gallatin (Season PPG: 19.33, RPG: 10.10, AssPG: 3.9) added 21 points and 11 rebounds, Platte Behnke scored 21, Weber 15.
The team numbers underlined the difference: MUS shot well at 81% on free throws, 56% on 2-pointers and 42% on 3-pointers, while forcing 37 SAN turnovers and collecting 26 steals. Wooltz are now on a six-game losing run.
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