DCU Mercy are now the only undefeated team remaining in the
Women’s Super League after a thrilling 77-70 victory over WIT Wildcats. DCU held
the advantage at the end of the first quarter thanks to scoring from Sarah
Woods and Ashley Russell. Wildcats fought back to capture the lead heading into
the half, 31-36. The teams were evenly matched in the third with scores coming
from Wildcats’ Jasmine Walker and DCU’s Meredith Burkhall. DCU then pulled away
in the fourth to take the game and keep their undefeated streak.
Elsewhere, defending champions Liffey Celtics took home
their second win in a row on Saturday night, running out 70-76 point winners
over Maree in a tense finish in Galway. A massive second half display from the
hosts saw them fight back at an early Maree lead with including an incredible
32-point display from American Kylee Smith. Fellow American, Darby Maggard had
an impressive performance from beyond the three-point line as she finished with
17 points.
Speaking afterwards, head coach Laura Mullally said: "
We are happy to come away with a win tonight against an experienced and well
coached Maree squad - while there were moments in the game where we struggled
to score the basketball, we stayed committed on the defensive end and tried to
challenge every shot and rebound the ball. We are still have things to improve
in as a team, but overall we are happy to add a road win early in the season
and will look forward to coming back home next weekend.”
Fr Mathews secured their second win of the season in the
Women’s Super League after they defeated a valiant IT Carlow, 74-68 in Cork.
Shannon Brady and Amy Murphy performed on both ends of the court for Mathews as
they fought to keep control of scoring from Carlow’s Alyssa Velles and Kaitlyn
Slagus who combined for 47 points. Despite their best efforts it was Mathews
who came away with the important victory and leaving Carlow seeking their first
win.
The fourth game this weekend saw Pyrobel Killester run out
69-45 winners over Marble City Hawks in IWA-Clontarf. Christa Reed and Ash
McCann combined for 43 points for the Dublin side as they cruised to their
second victory of the season.
DBS Éanna continued their perfect start to the Men’s Super
League season with a 74-94 point win over Pyrobel Killester, in Dublin on
Saturday evening. The win sees the newly-promoted side as one of just two
unbeaten teams left in the league after four rounds of games.
Éanna got off to a great start, opening up a 14-24 lead at
the end of the first quarter to see Killester on the back foot from early on. A
big second quarter from both sides saw Killester claw at Éanna’s lead at the
break, 40-45. Huge scoring from Éanna’s Marko Tomic and Neil Lynch saw them
extend their lead to 19 at the end of the third. Killester’s Keith Anderson and
Isaac Westbrooks fought their hardest to build a scoring run but in the end,
Éanna finished twenty-point winners.
Speaking afterwards, head coach Darren McGovern said: “That
was a tough one tonight. We gave as good as we got tonight. Terrific
performances by us all. I was worried coming here with some players on their
sick beds and missing some rotations but we delivered a strong performance. I
couldn't have asked for more than what the guys gave. They are a fantastic
group of guys.”
Coughlan C&S Neptune are the only other unbeaten team in
the league, taking home a 100-84 point win over Abbey Seals Dublin Lions in
Cork. Neptune held a narrow 23-19 lead at the end of the first quarter thanks
to scoring from player/coach Lehmon Colbert. At the end of the second, Neptune
led 52-36 after an impressive display of both offensive and defensive
capabilities. Romonn Nelson finished the game with a whopping 30 points for
Lions but it was Neptune who came away with the victory.
Speaking afterwards, head coach Lehmon Colbert said: “I
think we got better as a team tonight. Things that we were struggling with in
the first couple weeks, we managed to do tonight, so I’m very happy to come
away with the win and be 4-0.”
Elsewhere, UCD Marian edged Moycullen 79-73 in Dublin, with
Mike Garrow leading the scoring for the hosts with 25 points. Griffith College
Templeogue recorded a substantial 108-79 victory over Keane’s SuperValu
Killorglin in Dublin with Puff Summers leading all scorers with 22 points. Belfast
Star secured their second win of the season with a 77-61 victory over Maree.
Star’s Delaney Blaylock contributed a whopping 27 points to his side’s victory.
In the final game of the day, Garvey’s Tralee Warriors put on a dominant
display of basketball as they defeated DCU Saints, 60-104. Jonathan Lawson had
a massive 35 points for Tralee as they eased their way to victory in
Carrickmacross.
Basketball
Ireland Women’s Division One
Fabplus North
West are still left looking for their first win of the season after a 50-75
loss to Griffith College Templeogue. Despite great performance from Aisling
Nee, North West still found themselves down 25-33 at the half. A great display
from Lynn Tunnah helped Templeogue extend their lead and keep Fabplus at arm’s
length for the remainder of the game.
Trinity Meteors
made it two wins from two this season, as they demonstrated a composed
performance Saturday afternoon, with a44-81 point win over Limerick Celtics. Meteors
led from the beginning, and despite Limerick Celtics best efforts and Kendall
Bradbury’s 23 points, they couldn’t find a foothold in the game.
NUIG Mystics
came from behind to take home their second win of the season, in a challenging
away game against UL Huskies Saturday. Ailish O’Reilly was instrumental for the
Galway side, finishing the game with 21 points and helping to spark the
comeback against the Huskies, as Mystics emerged victorious 57-66.
Ulster
University were victorious in the Ulster derby as they faced off against local
rivals Phoenix Rockets. A confident display from the hosts saw them into 42-28
lead at the half, and the scoring prowess didn’t stop there with Kollyns
Scarborough and Lexi Posset helping to lead Ulster University to an 89-58 win.
A confident
display from St Mary’s was on show Saturday against Tipperary Knights, as they
exhibited balance scoring from Lorraine Scanlon, Emma Sherwood and Loretta
Maher. St Mary’s produced a 14 point lead at the half, the Knights couldn’t
manage to make a comeback and the Castleisland side ran out 61-27 point winners.
Basketball Ireland Results: October 4-6th
Basketball Ireland Men’s Super League
Belfast Star
77-61 Maree
Pyrobel
Killester 74-94 DBS Eanna
Coughlan CandS
Neptune 100-84 Abbey Seals Dublin Lions
UCD Marian 79-73
Moycullen
Griffith College
Templeogue 108-79 Keanes Supervalu Killorglin
DCU Saints
60-104 Garvey’s Tralee Warriors
Basketball Ireland Women’s Super League:
Pyrobel
Killester 69-45 Marble City Hawks
Fr Mathews 74-68
IT Carlow Basketball
Maree 70-76
Liffey Celtics
DCU Mercy 77-70 WIT Wildcats
Basketball Ireland Men’s Division One:
Ulster
University 93-76 Waterford Vikings
Limerick Sports
Eagles 66-97 LYIT Donegal
EJ Sligo
All-Stars 104-93 Portlaoise Panthers (After Overtime)
Scotts Lakers St
Pauls Killarney 92-73 McGowansTolka Rovers
Fr Mathews 66-61
IT Carlow Basketball
Ulster University 64-77 Tradehouse Central Ballincollig
Basketball Ireland Women’s Division One:
Fabplus North
West 50-75 Griffith College Templeogue
Limerick Celtics 44-81 Trinity Meteors
UL Huskies 57-66 NUIG Mystics
Ulster University 89-58 Phoenix Rockets
Team Tom McCarthys St Mary’s 61-27 Tipperary Knights
Basketball Ireland Detailed Results
Basketball Ireland Men’s Super League
Belfast Star
77-61 Maree
Top scorers
Belfast Star: Delaney Blaylock 27, CJ Fulton 15, Aidan Quinn 12
Top scorers Maree: Eoin Rockall 14, Darin Johnson 10, John Burke 10
Half time score: Belfast Star 36-30 Maree
UCD Marian 79-73
Moycullen
Top scorers UCD
Marian: Mike Garrow 25, Barry Drumm 19, Aidan Dunne 12, Neil Baynes 12
Top scorers Moycullen: Grant Olson 19, Conor Curran 14, Paul Kelly 13
Half time score: UCD Marian 39-39 Moycullen
Basketball Ireland Women’s Super League:
Maree 70-76
Liffey Celtics
Top scorers Maree: Claire Rockall 23, Carly McLendon 13, Aine McDonagh 10
Top scorers Liffey Celtics: Kylee Smith 32, Darby Maggard 17, Aine O’Connor 13
Half time score: Maree 41-49 Liffey Celtics
Basketball Ireland Women’s Division One
UL Huskies 57-66
NUIG Mystics
Top scorers UL
Huskies: Orlaith Woods 14, Cathy Grant 12, Summer King 10
Top scorers NUIG Mystics: Ailish O'Reilly 21, Rebecca Carmody 19, Karlee Alvee
8
Half time score: UL Huskies 34-30 NUIG Mystics
Basketball Ireland Fixtures October 18th-20th
Friday 18th October 2019
Basketball
Ireland Women’s Super League:
Ambassador UCC
Glanmire v Fr Mathews, Mardyke Arena, 19:30;
Saturday 19th October 2019
Basketball Ireland Men’s Super League
Abbey Seals
Dublin Lions v Pyrobel Killester, Colaiste Bride, 17:30;
Belfast Star v
Moycullen, De La Salle, 18:30;
DCU Saints v
Keanes Supervalu Killorglin, St Vincents SS-Glasnevin, 19:00; Garvey’s Tralee
Warriors v Griffith College Templeogue, Tralee Sports Complex, 19:30;
Maree v UCD
Marian, Calsanctius College, 19:30;
Basketball Ireland Women’s Super League
IT Carlow
Basketball v DCU Mercy, Barrow Centre-IT Carlow, 15:15;
Marble City
Hawks v Maree, O Loughlins GAA, 17:00;
Maxol WIT
Wildcats v Pyrobel Killester, Mercy Gym, 19:00;
Liffey Celtics v
Singleton SuperValu Brunell, Leixlip Amenities Centre, 19:00
Basketball Ireland Men’s Division One
IT Carlow
Basketball v Limerick Celtics, Barrow Centre-IT Carlow, 12:30;
Ulster
University v McGowansTolka Rovers, UUJ, 15:00;
LYIT Donegal v
EJ Sligo All-Stars, Foyle Arena-Derry, 16:00;
Waterford
Vikings v Tradehouse Central Ballincollig, WIT, 19:00;
Portlaoise
Panthers v Scotts Lakers St Pauls Killarney, St Marys Sports Hall, 20:00;
Basketball Ireland Women’s Division One
Fabplus North
West v Tipperary Knights, Ballyshannon, 16:00;
Ulster
University v NUIG Mystics, UUJ, 17:15;
Portlaoise
Panthers v Phoenix Rockets, St Marys Sports Hall, 18:00;
Team Tom
McCarthys St Marys v Trinity Meteors, St Marys Castleisland, 18:30;
Limerick Celtics
v Swords Thunder, St Munchins, 19:00;
Griffith College
Templeogue v UL Huskies, Nord Anglia International School, 19:00;
Sunday 20th October 2019
Basketball Ireland Womens Division One
Limerick Celtics
v Phoenix Rockets, St Munchins, 15:00;
