Musel Pikes overpowered Arantia Larochette 124-78 in the W-U16 Division 1 Phase 2 championship round (Aller, game 4) in Larochette. The visitors seized control early with a 32-14 first quarter, sparked by captain Marie Gloden (32 pts) and the outside touch of Lisa Kleuls (27 pts). After Arantia's 2-0 start, Musel replied with a 9-0 burst to 17-6 and never trailed again.
Arantia tried to stabilize through the second quarter (26-17 for Musel), but two Kleuls triples widened the gap and the halftime margin read 58-31. The hosts opened the third with a 6-0 run (Lucie Rock and Mara Ronkar) to 37-58, only for Musel to answer immediately with a 9-0 counter (free throws by Gloden, scores from Kleuls and Ashareela Prins van Wijngaarden) that pushed the difference beyond 20 again. By the end of the third it was 90-51, and Musel maintained pace to the finish, reaching a highest lead of +46 at the buzzer.
Musel's perimeter edge was decisive: five triples from Kleuls (including makes in both halves), plus long-range hits from Gloden, Coralie Heynen (15 pts) and Prins (11 pts). Nour Elodie Diallo (12 pts, 14 years, FRA) and Sonia García García (10 pts, 13 years, ESP) added depth.
Arantia's fight came from Rock (26 pts, Season PPG: 18.63) and Clara Walter (21 pts, 15 years, DEU; Season PPG: 10.38), with Sara Ferreira Afonso adding 15 (Season PPG: 17.20). Starter Mara Ronkar (11 pts, Season PPG: 14.43) was in foul trouble throughout and fouled out in the fourth.
Under coach Majdi Anan, Musel stays undefeated (4-0) and remains top of the phase part of a nine-game winning run. Arantia, coached by Joao Pedro Osorio Silva, drops to 1-3 and fifth (-1 place).
(AI generated)