Musel Pikes won a close relegation-round duel, 58-56 against Les Sangliers Wooltz, staying 2nd in the group while SAN remains 3rd. It was Musel's third win in four meetings this season. MUS also stopped a four-game losing streak, while Wooltz fell to an 11th straight defeat.
The game started clearly in SAN's favour. Wooltz led 16-5 after the first quarter and pushed its advantage to 25-7 in the second, the highest lead of the night. Cerie Alissa Mosgrove (Season PPG: 13.07, RPG: 8.73, AssPG: 1.91) and Nora Hermes (SAN) gave the visitors good early scoring, while MUS struggled badly from the field.
The home side changed the rhythm before halftime with a 14-4 run to cut the gap to 21-29. In the third quarter, Alexandra Weber (Season PPG: 8.42, RPG: 4.06, AssPG: 2.26) hit back-to-back threes, and Julie Nilles (Season PPG: 9.16, RPG: 4.45, AssPG: 1.35) put Musel in front for the first time at 41-40. Coach Marc Hahnemann's team had fully reopened the game.
Early in the fourth, MUS went on a 9-1 stretch to 52-44. Wooltz answered with a 10-2 run, capped by Lara Graglia's three for a 56-54 SAN lead. Anne Mreches then knocked down a key three for 57-56, and Weber added the last free throw.
Mackenzie Caroline Farmer (Season PPG: 18.44, RPG: 8.67, AssPG: 2.70), the 26-year-old Canadian forward/center, posted 15 points, 12 rebounds and 4 blocks. Weber scored 16 and shot an excellent 57.1% from three (4/7). For SAN, MVP Tessy Hetting (Season PPG: 4.50, RPG: 7.40, AssPG: 2.40) produced a double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds, and Mosgrove added 11 points and 11 boards.
Team numbers stayed modest: MUS shot 67.9% on free throws, SAN 58.6%. The Pikes compensated with 16 assists to 5 and slightly better three-point output, 30.4% to 17.2%.
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