Amicale Steesel edged Musel Pikes 68-61 in Steinsel, completing a regular-season sweep after the 83-53 away win earlier in the campaign. Under coach Paul Missavage, Amicale built the game with a solid first half (21-16, then 21-14), peaking at +14 (40-26). Coach Marc Hahnemann's Pikes answered after the break with an 11-2 surge, driven by Alexandra Weber's outside shooting, to close to 44-41 and trail 52-46 after three.
The fourth quarter stayed tight. Weber struck again from deep (55-52), and Musel were back within 61-58 before Amicale closed at the line: Desiree Ramos (32, 1.70m, USA) hit three late free throws and Marie Stoffel added two in the final minute to seal it.
Among Amicale's non-domestic players, Brazil Ronelle Harvey-Carr (24, USA) was MVP with 20 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists, finishing 9/13 on twos (69% good). Ramos (Season PPG: 21.4, RPG: 6.9, AssPG: 2.3) led all scorers with 25 and drew 8 fouls, shooting 6/8 from the line (75%, good). From the local core, Stoffel (Season PPG: 7.9, RPG: 6.5, AssPG: 1.0) grabbed 11 rebounds and calmly converted the last two free throws; young Kathryn Jo Missavage added 11 points. Julie Mangen opened the game with back-to-back baskets in Q1 and captained the group.
For Musel, Weber (Season PPG: 9.6, RPG: 4.6, AssPG: 1.2) hit 6/9 from three (66.7%, excellent) for 20 points. Mackenzie Farmer (1.88m, CAN; Season PPG: 17.5, RPG: 9.7, AssPG: 1.3) posted 16 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists despite four fouls. Julie Nilles added 11. Alexis Pomaika'i Pana's line (8 rebounds, 5 steals) underlined Musel's late pressure.
Team shooting separated the sides: Amicale were good at the stripe (80%) and inside the arc (61%), while Musel managed 77% on free throws but only 41% on twos and 24% from three. Amicale also won the glass 40-32. Note: Lara Maria Lepage Post committed two quick personals in the third, but no one fouled out.
In the table, Amicale rise to 2nd (+3), responding after a run of losses, while Musel remain 7th.
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