Musel Pikes moved to 1st place after an 86-39 home win over Arantia Larochette, with the game largely decided through its evolution before halftime. Daniel Fernandes Sousa's team started sharply and opened a 10-0 lead, then finished the first quarter ahead 21-12.
Arantia had a short response through Sara Ferreira Afonso (ARA), who scored five points in a row in the opening period, but Musel kept control. The second quarter was the real break point: Musel limited Arantia to 5 points and produced a 12-0 run from 31-15 to 43-15. At halftime, the margin was already 45-17.
The third quarter pushed the gap out of reach. Musel opened the half with a 14-1 surge to 59-18, and after Arantia briefly stopped the run, the home side closed the period with another 12 unanswered points. The highest lead came at 71-23 late in the third.
Sonia Garcia Garcia (MUS) led the winners with 18 points, while Charlotte Schmitz (MUS) added 17 and Coralie Heynen (MUS) 15. Eve Engel (MUS) and Elisabeth De Lourdes Furtado Monteiro (MUS) both scored 10, giving Musel five double-digit scorers and strong balance across the rotation.
For Arantia, coached by Joao Pedro Osorio Silva, Ferreira Afonso (ARA) finished with 11 points, Yara Mores (ARA) had 8, and Maëly Horta Mascarenhas (ARA) scored 5. Arantia's best offensive spell came in the fourth quarter, which it edged 16-15, but Musel's earlier runs had already settled the game.
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