Musel Pikes edged Les Sangliers Wooltz 69-68 in Stadtbredimus, decided by a late basket from Alexis Pomaika'i Pana. The game swung on runs: after trailing 6-10, Pikes closed the first quarter with a 13-0 burst to 19-10. Coach Tessy Hetting's side answered with a 0-10 reply in the second to lead 27-28 before Musel took a 33-31 halftime edge. The third stayed balanced; Mackenzie Caroline Farmer strung four straight points to push Pikes up 48-43. In the fourth, Anne Mreches hit two big triples (55-51, then 62-57), but Sangliers clawed back. From 67-62, they went 0-6 at the line and through Amra Hasanovic and Cerie Alissa Mosgrove briefly led 67-68. Farmer then fouled out, yet Pana attacked for the winner (69-68) and Musel held after a late timeout by the visitors.
Numbers framed the duel: Musel lived from the arc (11/34), while Wooltz owned the stripe (15/19, 79% good). Two-point accuracy was close (MUS 41%, SAN 43%). Assists favored Pikes (21-16).
Imports tilted it for Musel. Farmer (Season PPG: 18.45, RPG: 8.8, AssPG: 1.07) posted 24 points on 9/15 2P and a perfect 3/3 at the line (excellent), before fouling out late. Pana (Season PPG: 12.63, RPG: 6.67, AssPG: 3.08) added 13 with an excellent 3/4 from deep and the game-winner. Among locals, Mreches (Season PPG: 8.89, RPG: 3.85) delivered 14 with 4 triples; 17-year-old Nanda Kleuls chipped in 5, including a key fourth-quarter basket.
For Wooltz, Hasanovic (Season PPG: 11.69, RPG: 3.30, AssPG: 1.70) led with 17 and 3/3 FTs, while Mosgrove (12.75, 9.33, 2.13) had 13 on 5/9 2P. Center Emma Marie Broermann (9.75, 11.00, 1.56) finished with 12, steady at 6/7 FTs. Lisy Hetting added 9; Tessy Hetting scored 11.
In the table, Musel Pikes sit 6th (3-11) in the W-Enovos League 2nd Round, Sangliers 7th (2-11). Musel halt a long skid; Wooltz's slide extends to six defeats. Coach Marc Hahnemann's team now leads the season series 2-1.
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