Musel Pikes overpowered AB Contern 103-33 in the W-Coupe Fillettes quarter-final in Contern. The visitors set the tone with an 11-0 start and closed the first quarter up 23-3. Coach Majdi Anan's team never looked back, stretching the gap to 49-14 at halftime and breaking the game open with a 26-3 third quarter for 75-17. The final margin reached 70, the highest lead of the day.
The Pikes' balance and pressure produced repeated scoring waves. In the second quarter, captain Emma Gloden (MUS) strung together three straight baskets for a 6-0 personal run. After the break, Lena Mischo (MUS) caught fire, pouring in a flurry of mid-quarter baskets for 12 points in the third and repeatedly stopping any Contern response. Musel crossed the 100-point mark late in the fourth.
Mischo (MUS) led all scorers with 24, backed by Gloden (MUS) with 22. Sally Kieffer (MUS) added 12, Lilly Weber (MUS) 11, and there was depth behind them: Julidé Klara Lambe (MUS, BEL) 10 and Mara Schoenberg (MUS) 9. For Contern, Marie Weber (CON) was the bright spot with 14, while Anna Julie Harsch (CON) and Matilda Weis (CON) each had 6. Captain Hannah Rolles (CON) added 2, and Alicia Nunes Lopes (CON) chipped in 3, including a second-quarter free throw.
Coach Daniel Gonnering's side struggled to find rhythm early and paid for a slow start. Musel Pikes' relentless pace and diversified scoring put the tie out of reach by halftime. With this win, Musel Pikes advance to the semi-finals.
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