Musel Pikes opened Phase 1 with a one-sided 113-17 home win over Basket Esch and moved up to 1st place, a gain of four positions, while Basket Esch stands 4th after the first game.
Game evolution was clear from the start. Musel Pikes went to 14-0, then 23-0, and closed the first quarter at 39-2. The early control came mainly from Julidé Klara Lambe (MUS), Nella Mischo (MUS) and Emma Gloden (MUS). Gloden was especially on a roll late in the quarter, scoring 10 of her team's last 12 points in that period.
The second quarter stayed in the same pattern. Basket Esch found some offense through Dila Ajdarpasic (LAL), who scored 7 points in the quarter, but Musel Pikes still pushed the margin to 72-9 at halftime. Cristina Mathilde Furtado Monteiro (MUS), Mara Schoenberg (MUS) and Mischo kept the pressure high around the basket.
The third quarter brought another strong run from the home side, with the lead reaching 100-13. Musel Pikes had no made three-pointers, but their inside game was overwhelming all evening. Lambe finished with 30 points, Mischo added 22, Schoenberg 18, and both Gloden and Furtado Monteiro scored 14. Emma Palhinhas Coelho (MUS) contributed 6 points and Leonie Laschette (MUS) 4.
For Basket Esch, Ajdarpasic led with 9 points and was the main scoring option. Kemly Cabral Goncalves (LAL) followed with 4 points, while Inês Molina Lejot (LAL) and Alicia Fernandes Tavares (LAL) added 2 each. Under coach Daniel Fernandes Sousa, Musel Pikes controlled all four quarters and built their highest lead at the final margin of 96 points.
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