Musel Pikes overpowered Arantia Larochette 98-50 in the W-Coupe Filles-Scolaires quarterfinal in Larochette and moved on to the semifinals. Arantia, guided by coach Joao Pedro Osorio Silva, actually opened 5-0 through Sara Ferreira Afonso and Mara Ronkar. From there, Musel flipped the game: Sonia Garcia Garcia (14, ESP) poured in eight straight points on four consecutive drives to build an 8-5 lead, and the visitors closed the first quarter up 22-17.
The second quarter decided it. Coach Majdi Anan's side unleashed a 17-0 start to the period (17-22 to 17-39). Lisa Kleuls caught fire, stacking 13 points in that stretch, including the game's only three, while Garcia and Nour Elodie Diallo joined the surge. Musel won the quarter 29-6 and went to halftime 51-23 ahead.
Arantia's captain Lucie Rock led the response after the break, stringing together multiple baskets, and Ronkar kept attacking, but Diallo repeatedly answered with finishes in the lane as Musel took the third 22-14. The visitors closed it out 25-13 in the fourth; Kleuls added late points before fouling out, and contributions from Zoé Schmit and Elisabeth De Lourdes Furtado Monteiro pushed the advantage to a game-high 48 by the buzzer.
Top performers
- Musel Pikes: Kleuls 27 (fouled out late), Garcia 26 (13 made 2s), Diallo 18, Marie Gloden 12. Musel scarcely needed the perimeter, hitting just one triple.
- Arantia Larochette: Rock 18, Ronkar 15, Ferreira Afonso 7; Ylvi Lepage Post added 4.
Arantia did not connect from long range, and Musel's relentless two-point scoring sealed a one-sided quarterfinal that was broken open by the 17-0 run to start the second quarter.
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