DCU Mercy stomped out a massive win over Ambassador UCC Glanmire in the Women’s Super League this afternoon, running out 20-point winners in the end.
Mark Ingle’s charges asserted their dominance over the game from the off, with top scoring from Tiffany Corselli and Sarah Woods edging them beyond reach of the Cork side.
“We’re very happy,” said Ingle afterwards. “It’s always been a great battle between us and Glanmire over the last ten years or so, there’s never been much between the teams. We’re still trying to find out what type of team we are. We did a good job today defensively I thought in the first half. We scored 50 points which is not often when you’re playing Glanmire.”
In the other game of the weekend, Pyrobel Killester picked up their third win in a closely contested match against Maxol WIT Wildcats on Saturday evening. With nothing separating the sides, it was Killester’s Aisling McCann who dug deep at the end of the third quarter to produce a much-needed three pointer to put her side up 52-50 going into the last, and the home team pushed on from there to win out 72-65.
In the Men’s Super League, UCD Marian bounded their way to the top of the table, leap frogging the challenge of Garvey’s Tralee Warriors in style down in Kerry.
A superb display from UCD’s Mike Garrow and Mike Nedulskis sent the visitors into a 10-point lead at the end of the first, and it was one they wouldn’t relinquish throughout the game, with Barry Drumm and Dan James leading the team well from the top of the key. Despite a huge third quarter from Tralee, UCD’s sharp shooting just proved to be too much in the last, as they outscored the homeside 23-5 in the fourth quarter to win out 92-63.
“We are delighted to get the win,” said UCD's Conor Meany. “Tralee has the best set up in the country, so to come down and win here is great.”
UCC Demons meanwhile travelled to Colaiste Éanna on Saturday evening, and despite a third quarter run from the home team, Demons looked comfortable throughout to take the win.
“It’s five weeks in a row that we are on the road now - it’s not fun doing it every week so it’s nice to come away with a final victory before we head home next week,” reflected Demons coach, Colin O’Reilly.
Meanwhile, Pyrobel Killester ran out winners over Maree in Clontarf, while DCU Saints clocked another victory with a win over KUBS. Belfast Star just lost out to Black Amber Templeogue at the death, while Moycullen and Griffith College Swords Thunder are currently going head-to-head in Galway.
Basketball Ireland Results: November 4-5th
Basketball Ireland Men’s Super League:
Éanna BC 77-92 UCC Demons
DCU Saints 87-76 KUBS
Pyrobel Killester 80-69 Maree
Belfast Star 84-89 Black Amber Templeogue
Garvey’s Tralee Warriors 63-92 UCD Marian
Basketball Ireland Women’s Super League:
Pyrobel Killester 70-65 Maxol WIT Wildcats
DCU Mercy 78-58 Ambassador UCC Glanmire
Singleton SuperValu Brunell v IT Carlow Basketball, Parochial Hall, 14:45; ***POSTPONED***
Basketball Ireland Men’s Division 1:
IT Carlow Basketball 89-70 Ulster University Elks
Dublin Lions 119-86 LYIT Donegal
Neptune v Keane’s Supervalu Killorglin ***POSTPONED***
EJ Sligo All-Stars 59-85 Ballincollig
Scotts Lakers St Paul’s Killarney 89-60 Titans
Basketball Ireland Women’s Division 1 Champions Trophy quarter finals:
UL Huskies 78-74 Griffith College Swords Thunder
Fr Mathews 45-40 Meteors
Basketball Ireland Detailed Results: November 4-5th
Basketball Ireland Men’s Super League:
Pyrobel Killester 80-69 Maree
Top Scorers Pyrobel Killester: Royce Williams 17, Luis Filiberto Garcia Hoyos 16, Ciaran Roe 12
Top Scorers Maree: Jamelle Tolliver 13, Padraig Burke 13, Watkins Williams 9
Half time score: Pyrobel Killester 46-32 Maree
Basketball Ireland Men’s Division 1
Scotts Lakers St Paul’s Killarney 89-60 Titans
Top Scorers Scotts Lakers St Paul’s Killarney: Mark Greene 17, Antuan Bootle 15, Andrew Fitzgerald 11, Cian Clernon 11, Padraig Lucey 11
Top Scorers Titans: Keegan Ryan 29, Tom Fabricuss 10, JanStec 8
Half time score: Scotts Lakers St Paul’s Killarney 51-33 Titans
Basketball Ireland Fixtures – November 11th and 12th
Saturday 11th November 2017
Basketball Ireland Men’s Super League:
Griffith College Swords Thunder v Garvey’s Tralee Warriors, ALSAA-Dublin, 18:00;
Éanna v KUBS, Colaiste Éanna 19:00;
UCD Marian v Belfast Star, UCD, 17:00
Maree v DCU Saints, CC-Oranmore, 19:45;
Black Amber Templeogue v Moycullen, Oblate Hall Inchicore, 20:00;
Basketball Ireland Women’s Super League:
Courtyard Liffey Celtics v Maxol WIT Wildcats Leixlip Amenities Centre, 19:30;
NUIG Mystics v Pyrobel Killester, Colaiste Iognaid, 20:00;
Basketball Ireland Men’s Division 1:
LYIT Donegal v LIT Celtics, LYIT, 16:00;
Ballincollig v Scotts Lakers St Paul’s Killarney, Ballincollig CS, 16:00;
Keane’s Supervalu Killorglin v Portlaoise Panthers, Killorglin Sports Centre, 17:45;
Paris Texas Kilkenny v IT Carlow Basketball, O Loughlins GAA, 18:00;
Basketball Ireland Women’s Division 1:
Meteors v Griffith College Swords Thunder, Colaiste Iosagain, 16:00;
Fr Mathews v UL Huskies, Colaiste Chriost Ri, 17:45;
Sunday 12th November 2017
Basketball Ireland Men’s Super League:
UCC Demons v Pyrobel Killester, Mardyke Arena, 15:00;
Basketball Ireland Women’s Super League:
DCU Mercy v Singleton SuperValu Brunell, DCU Complex, 15:30;
IT Carlow Basketball v Portlaoise Panthers, Barrow Centre-IT Carlow, 15:30;
Basketball Ireland Men’s Division 1:
Ulster University Elks v EJ Sligo All-Stars, Ulster University Elks, 12:45;
Paris Texas Kilkenny v Keane’s Supervalu Killorglin, O Loughlin’s GAA, 13:00;
Titans v Dublin Lions, The Jes, 15:30;
Basketball Ireland Women’s Division 1:
Ulster University Elks v Marble City Hawks, UUJ, 15:00;
