Musel Pikes overpowered T71 Dudelange 94-44 in the W-Coupe Filles-Scolaires semi-final at grimler/central and advanced to the final.
The tone was set immediately by Zoé Freitas (14), who scored Musel's first 10 points and drove the score to 10-29 after one. T71 used a timeout in the 4th minute to halt the early surge, but Freitas kept finding lanes and touch from distance. Coach ANAN Majdi's side briefly paused again with a timeout at the 5th minute, then widened the gap through Sonia Garcia Garcia (14, ESP) at the line and in transition.
T71 showed a spark to open the second quarter: Marie Beffort Neuman (T71) got them on the board and Laura Kieffer Richtarik (T71) buried a three for 15-30. The response was immediate Freitas hit from deep, Marie Gloden (MUS) added a three and Lisa Kleuls (MUS) connected from outside as the lead ballooned to 26-59 at halftime.
After the break, Matilde Pego Pinto (T71) attacked the rim and drew fouls, but Garcia Garcia (14, ESP) kept punishing the defense and Freitas added another burst, including a late third-quarter triple for 34-78. The final stanza was controlled and efficient from Musel, who peaked at a 50-point advantage before closing at 94-44.
Freitas (14) delivered a standout 44-point performance, the clear difference-maker. Garcia Garcia (14, ESP) supplied 17, with Gloden (MUS) adding 12 despite four fouls and Kleuls (MUS) 9. For T71, Jana Dos Santos Drámicanin (T71) fought to 12 points while managing four fouls, matched by Pego Pinto (T71) with 12; Kieffer Richtarik (T71) had 9, including the early triple. Katarina Barbic (T71) also reached four fouls, and Beffort Neuman (T71) was whistled for a late technical.
Coach Yves MARCHI's early timeout couldn't blunt Musel's momentum, and Freitas' opening 10-point streak set the tone for a one-way semi-final that sends Musel Pikes to the title game.
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