Musel Pikes edged Les Sangliers Wooltz 69-68 in a game that stayed open until the final moments. Marc Hahnemann's team recovered from an early 6-10 deficit with a 13-0 run to close the first quarter at 19-10 and later reached its highest margin at 27-18. Wooltz reacted well in the second period, putting together 10 straight points to move in front 28-27 before Musel kept a slim 33-31 lead at halftime.
The third quarter remained tight at 19-19. Mackenzie Caroline Farmer (Season PPG: 18.67, RPG: 8.67, AssPG: 2.88), the 1.88m Canadian forward/center, led Musel with 24 points and 16 rebounds. Anne Mreches (Season PPG: 9.83, RPG: 3.70, AssPG: 1.95) added 14 points and shot a good 50% from three (4/8). Alexis Pana (Season PPG: 12.63, RPG: 6.35, AssPG: 3.41) brought 13 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists, with an excellent 75% from three (3/4).
Wooltz stayed in contact through Amra Hasanovic (Season PPG: 12.06, RPG: 3.33, AssPG: 1.83), who scored 17 points and went an excellent 3/3 at the line, while Cerie Mosgrove (Season PPG: 13.23, RPG: 8.50, AssPG: 2.00) posted 13 points and 10 rebounds, and Emma Marie Broermann (Season PPG: 10.18, RPG: 11.08, AssPG: 1.31) finished with 12 points.
The fourth quarter produced the decisive swing. After trailing 62-57, SAN answered with an 11-5 stretch and took the lead at 68-67. Farmer's foul trouble mattered here, as she fouled out late. Musel still found the winner: Pana scored the last basket for 69-68. Wooltz had the better team free-throw percentage, a good 79% (15/19), while Musel compensated with 11 made threes and 21 assists. The Pikes also ended a four-game losing streak.
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