Musel Pikes B beat Etzella Ettelbruck B 78-60 in Dreiborn and moved up to 1st place in the W-U19 Division 3 Phase finale (+1), while ETZB stayed 4th. After a defeat in their previous outing, MUSB answered well.
Etzella had the first punch through captain Lara Martins da Silva (Season PPG: 6.79), who opened with a 3-pointer, and the visitors were still up 9-8 early. Musel turned the quarter with interior scoring and a strong bench impact from Lara Degrott, taking an 18-12 lead.
In the second period, Mackenzie Caroline's team stretched the margin to 26-16, their first double-digit lead. Etzella stayed in contact, mainly through Hannah Maes (ETZB) and Martins da Silva, and reduced it to 32-27 at halftime.
The key stretch came in the third. ETZB cut the gap to 38-36 with a 7-0 run led by Maes and Martins da Silva. Musel reacted immediately: they closed the quarter on a powerful burst, with Alessia Bidoli (Season PPG: 7.14) and Eve Engel (Season PPG: 8.20) scoring in succession, and the lead was back to 56-42.
The start of the fourth settled the game. MUSB produced 11 straight points for 67-42, then reached their highest lead at 72-44. Etzella answered with a late 10-point push, but the gap was too large.
Degrott, the 17-year-old 1.74m guard, finished with 20 points for Musel. Bidoli added 17 despite picking up 3 fouls in the first half, Engel scored 15, and Marie Streef had 12. For Etzella, Maes scored 18, Martins da Silva 16, Morgane Babinyanga (Season PPG: 8.16) 12, and Jil Ries (Season PPG: 11.67) 10.
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