Phase finale leader Musel Pikes, now 9-1, controlled the return game at Sparta Bertrange from the first minutes and extended their winning streak to seven. Sparta, still sixth at 0-10, has now lost nine in a row.
Sparta briefly led 3-2 through Hanna Rotink, but Musel reacted immediately. A 7-0 push turned the game, and another 9 unanswered points later in the first quarter stretched the gap from 5-10 to 5-19. Lisa Kleuls (Season PPG: 9.32) and Coralie Heynen (Season PPG: 10.71) were central in that first separation, and Musel closed the quarter 22-10.
The decisive spell came early in the second period. Majdi Anan's team opened with an 11-0 run for 33-10, with 14-year-old Zoé Freitas from Musel, and Nour Elodie Diallo, both scoring in that surge. Sparta answered through Lilly Engels (Season PPG: 10.78) and Annabel Maria Mason Mateos (Season PPG: 5.35), but Musel still reached halftime up 41-20.
After the break, Musel again struck first with 8 straight points, moving from 41-20 to 49-20. Sonia Garcia Garcia, a 14-year-old Spanish player, was very efficient in that phase, while Kleuls kept the pressure on from long range. The visitors won the third quarter 28-11 and entered the last period at 69-31.
The fourth quarter followed the same pattern. Every small Sparta response was matched, and Musel's depth stood out: all 12 available players scored. Kleuls finished with 21 points, Freitas added 18, Garcia Garcia 13, and captain Marie Gloden (Season PPG: 16.56) 11. For Sparta, Engels scored 12, Lynn Blanc (Season PPG: 2.86) had 9, and Mason Mateos 8. Kleio Chatzinikoli picked up two fouls in the opening quarter and finished with four, which limited Sparta's margin for resistance. Musel's highest lead was the final 57-point margin, 101-44.
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