First-placed Résidence Walferdange controlled the game against second-placed Musel Pikes B and won 78-47, extending its winning streak to six games. Musel Pikes B saw its five-game winning run stop.
Walferdange set the tone early. Rachel Grivet (Season PPG: 15.57), only 14 years old, scored the first 5 RES points in a 7-0 start. Musel answered through Eve Engel (Season PPG: 7.44) and Alessia Bidoli (Season PPG: 6.74) to get back to 10-8, but RES closed the first quarter with a 9-1 push for 19-9.
The decisive phase came in the second quarter. After Musel cut the gap to 19-11, coach Filip Dukic's team produced a 14-2 run and moved clear at 33-13. Caroline Charles (Season PPG: 18.33), a 16-year-old British player, was a major factor with 23 points and 4 three-pointers, while Grivet kept stretching the defense and finished with 26 points, including 5 triples. Musel also had early foul pressure, with Julie Kayser and Giulia Piermatti each collecting quick fouls in the first half. Even so, MUSB responded late in the quarter and trimmed the deficit to 39-25 at halftime.
The third quarter was more balanced. Bidoli, Kayser and Amély Laera helped Musel reduce the margin to 42-31, and Chloé Schmitz (Season PPG: 3.81) continued to score efficiently inside. Walferdange still stayed in control, with Isabella Sophia Burman (Season PPG: 5.00) bringing steady production around the basket on her way to 12 points.
At 55-39 entering the last period, RES removed any suspense with a 7-0 start to the fourth quarter for 62-39. The lead later reached 71-41 and the final margin of 31 was the biggest of the evening. For Musel, Kayser scored 10, Engel 9, Bidoli 8 and Schmitz 8. Walferdange had four scorers in double figures and remains top of the standings at 6-0, with Musel still second at 5-1.
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Résidence Walferdange