Musel Pikes overpowered BBC East Side Pirates 72-45 in Berbourg in the W-U14 Division 1 Phase 2 championship round. The opening quarter was balanced (9-11), with BEP briefly up 7-4 after an early three from Emma Kasel, before Emma Gloden and Lis Apel turned it for MUS.
The game broke open in the second period. From 11-11, Musel strung together a 14-0 run, driven by captain Emma Gloden (Season PPG: 29.78), who scored 10 in that stretch, with Sally Kieffer adding four points. MUS led 36-18 at halftime. BEP reacted after the break: Louisa Schmit (Season PPG: 21.25) sparked a 13-2 surge late in the third, helped by an Emmi Schroeder triple, trimming the gap to 37-50. Any momentum vanished early in the fourth as Musel replied with a 10-0 burst, keyed by Lilly Weber and Gloden, and closed the night on an 18-4 finish. The largest lead was 27 at the buzzer.
Gloden was the standout with 29 points (40% of MUS scoring). Weber added 14 (Season PPG: 13.67), while Lena Mischo contributed 10 despite four fouls; Julidé Klara Lambe (12 years, BEL) chipped in seven. For BEP, Schmit poured in 25 (56% of the team total), with Schroeder at 5 and Kasel at 5.
Coach Majdi Anan's group produced timely runs in Q2 and early Q4; Coach Tania Mehlen's Pirates won the third quarter 19-14 but couldn't sustain it. In the standings, Musel Pikes move up to 2nd, while East Side Pirates sit 4th. Form-wise, MUS are on a two-game winning streak; BEP suffer a third straight defeat after opening with five wins.
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