Musel Pikes edged Etzella Ettelbruck 63-54 at deichwisen/central after a tight three quarters and a decisive final surge. ETZ started fast (25-21, Q1), fuelled by early threes from Céline Urwald and Selma Jung and a late 4-0 spurt after a timeout. The hosts stayed in front at halftime (36-32) thanks to steady scoring from Léa Gomes (Season PPG: 6.33) and Catharina Schonckert (Season PPG: 6.88).
The game flipped right after the break: MUS opened the third with a 10-0 run, propelled by Hannah Curridor (Season PPG: 14.17) and back-to-back baskets by 1.73m forward Nanda Kleuls (Season PPG: 14.27). Julie Kayser (Season PPG: 3.67) and Eve Engel (MUS) added three-pointers to keep the momentum, and Musel led 50-44 after three.
Valentine Jung's ETZ reacted in the fourth. Buckets by Urwald and Celina Santos (Season PPG: 8.67) tied it at 50-50. From there, Marc Hahnemann's team authored the game-winning sequence: Curridor hit a two and, moments later, a key three, Lilli Fischer (1.70m) added a mid-range finish, and Engel buried another triple for a 13-4 closing stretch. ETZ's push stalled amid consecutive fouls by Urwald in the clutch. Highest leads: ETZ +6 (late Q1), MUS +9 (final score).
Top performers
- MUS: Curridor 21 (nine 2s and one 3), Kleuls 12, Kayser 8 (two 3s), Engel 6 (two 3s), Fischer 4. Curridor and Léa Muacho (Season PPG: 6.17) carried four fouls yet remained impactful.
- ETZ: Gomes 12, Schonckert 12, Santos 11, Ella Reding 9.
From a classification standpoint, Musel Pikes climb to 1st (+3), while Etzella sit 4th (+1). For Musel, this victory comes after a run of defeats and steadies their start to the championship round.
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