Gréngewald Hueschtert edged Musel Pikes 39-37 in a tight W-U14 Division 1 Phase finale opener in Stadtbredimus. The game swung on runs. Musel started steady and led 8-4, but Gréngewald answered with a 14-0 burst spanning the end of the first and start of the second quarter to reach 8-18 and later their largest lead at 10-22 (+12). Musel responded with an 8-1 spurt to close the half at 18-22, and the gap stayed at five after three quarters (28-33).
The fourth quarter belonged to defenses until Musel's 6-2 start cut it to 32-33. After trading baskets to 34-35, Eve Van der Schilden (12 pts, 13-year-old captain) produced the decisive sequence: a free throw for 34-36 and, moments later, a three-pointer for 34-39. Emma Gloden (19 pts, Season PPG: 27.82) answered from deep for 37-39, but Gréngewald managed the final seconds to seal it.
Gréngewald's scoring was driven by Yadanar Mamou Greenhalgh (16 pts, Season PPG: 22.36) and Van der Schilden; together they delivered 28 of the team's 39 points. Zoé Kahlki (7 pts, Season PPG: 6.55) contributed before fouling out in the fourth, but the visitors held their nerve. For Musel, Gloden carried the offense, with support from Lena Mischo (6 pts, Season PPG: 9.00) and Julidé Klara Lambe (6 pts, Season PPG: 9.60). Foul trouble mattered late for Musel as Mischo and Lilly Weber each reached four.
Game evolution and timeouts were pivotal: Bojan Eric's Gréngewald regrouped during Musel runs, while Majdi Anan's Musel adjusted well to reel the game back from -12 and create a one-possession finish. Notably, all three of Musel's three-pointers came from Gloden; for Gréngewald, Van der Schilden's late triple complemented Greenhalgh's earlier make.
Gréngewald have now beaten Musel three times this season (60-47, 64-56, 39-37) and ride a five-game winning streak. In the Phase finale classification they move to 1st (1-0), with Musel 2nd (0-1).
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