Musel Pikes opened the W-U16 Division 1 championship round with a convincing 70-46 win over Résidence Walferdange, extending their run to 10 straight victories. Coach Majdi Anan's team set the tone with a 21-7 first quarter: Coralie Heynen's early triple and Lisa Kleuls' three at the buzzer framed a dominant start anchored by relentless drives from Sonia Garcia Garcia.
Musel surged 7-0 to begin the second quarter (28-7), prompting an early timeout from Résidence coach Christophe Fiegen. The hosts controlled the half at 40-21, with Nour Elodie Diallo (15, FRA) steady at the stripe and Elisabeth Furtado Monteiro contributing inside.
Résidence mounted brief resistance after the break. Kyra Schanck hit back-to-back baskets to cut into the gap, and a 6-0 spell from Treyscha Boayue and Maella Fatima Faye trimmed it to 51-31. But Musel closed the third at 54-31 and pushed the lead to 58-31 early in the fourth, eventually peaking at +27 (67-40). Garcia Garcia closed it out with a late three.
Top performers
- Musel: Sonia Garcia Garcia (Season PPG: 17.64) poured in 27 points (11 twos, one three, two free throws), driving the offense throughout, while Heynen (Season PPG: 11.44) added 17 with two timely triples. Diallo contributed 14, including four free throws in the third period.
- Résidence: Boayue (Season PPG: 17.20) led with 12, Schanck (Season PPG: 7.40) had 10 and a third-quarter spark, and Faye (Season PPG: 8.60) added 8.
Musel had also dominated the Phase 1 meeting (105-33). After Round 1 of the Phase finale, Musel Pikes sit first in the standings, Résidence are fourth, and Résidence's four-game winning streak comes to an end.
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