Garvey’s Tralee Warriors recorded a huge 77-68
victory over Griffith College Templeogue in the Sports Complex in Tralee on
Saturday. In a much-anticipated game, Tralee came into the game with a record
of 2-2 while Templeogue were 2-1. Tralee’s Jonathan put up an impressive
20-point display in front of the home crowd. Eoin Quigley and Paul Dick supported
Lawton with 16 and 15 points respectively. Templeogue were led by last year’s
Player of the Year Jason Killeen who had 17 points in what was a thrilling game
throughout.
After the game, Tralee head coach Pat Price said,
“Offensively it was difficult for both teams to get into a flow but we felt
that our defence would be able to help create some offence with forcing
turnovers. We’re happy to get through a game that lacked flow against a team
that are as good as Templeogue.”
UCD Marian emerged victorious, 77-89 over Maree in a
game that saw the lead change multiple times for stretches during the game. UCD
got off to a hot start through scores from Aidan Dunne before Maree took the
lead just before the end of the first half. The third quarter saw Maree take
the lead for a period as they made consecutive scores forcing UCD to call two
timeouts. Darin Johnson and Eoin Rockall made some impressive scores for Maree
before UCD took over towards the end of the game, behind 23 points from Mike
Garrow, to carry out the victory.
Speaking after the game, UCD Marian head coach
Ioannis Liapakis said, “It’s always tough to come to Maree so we knew it was
going to be a difficult game. We controlled the first quarter and in the second
they switched to a zone which gave us some problems but we managed to find the
answers and come away with the win.”
Elsewhere in the league, an impressive 25-point
performance from CJ Fulton led Belfast Star to a 76-68 victory over Moycullen
in Belfast. The game was close throughout with Moycullen’s Grant Olsson
finishing with 24 points as Star pulled away towards the finish.
Pyrobel Killester recorded a narrow 67-70 over
winless Abbey Seals Dublin Lions in a Dublin derby. Killester were led by Tomas
Fernandez who finished with a massive 27 points. Killester’s Antonio Odunuga
suffered an injury before the game, leaving them down a player. Lions were led
by Conroy Baltimore with 17 points as they are still in search for their first
win of the season.
Finally, DCU Saints defeated Keane’s SuperValu
Killorglin 85-70 behind a 21-point performance from Michael Bonaparte.
Killorglin’s Allan Thomas led his side with 26 points as they tried in vain to
chase DCU’s lead after a scoring run in the second half.
In the Women’s Super League, DCU Mercy continued
their unbeaten run, defeating IT Carlow Basketball 56-89 in a comprehensive
victory. Sarah Woods finished with 25 points for DCU, with Meredith Burkhall
following closely behind her with 20 points. Carlow were led by Kaitlyn Slagus
who finished with 25 points also. DCU held a 26-42 lead at half time and did
not let the game slip away as they maintained their lead through the second
half. DCU’s victory leaves Carlow without a win yet this season.
Speaking after the game, DCU Mercy head coach Mark
Ingle said, “It was a good team performance from us with some balanced scoring.
We executed quite well against their zonal defence and we’re happy with the
win.”
Elsewhere in the league, Fr Mathews defeated
Ambassador UCC Glanmire, 65-79 in the Cork derby on Friday evening. Mathews’
Shannon Brady and Grainne Dwyer combined for 51 points, while Shrita Parker had
17 points for Glanmire in a losing battle.
WIT Wildcats defeated Pyrobel Killester 71-66 to
continue their good start to the season. Stephanie O’Shea chimed in for
Wildcats with 18 points while Killester’s Adella Randle El contributed 23
points for her side. Wildcats held the same five-point advantage at half time
that they did at full time in what was a close affair.
Defending champions Liffey Celtics defeated
Singleton SuperValu Brunell 76-70, led by Americans Kylee Smith and Darby
Maggard who combined for a massive 54 points, while Brunell’s leading scorer
was Greta Tamasanskaite with 17 points. Liffey had a slim 37-36 advantage at
half time before maintaining that lead in the second half.
Finally, Maree continued their good start to their
debut season, with a 54-73 victory over Marble City Hawks. This win leaves
Hawks winless so far this season after an impressive game from Maree’s Aine
McDonagh who finished with 18 points.
Basketball
Ireland Men’s Division One
LYIT Donegal continued their great start to the
league with a 94-84 point win at home Saturday afternoon against their North
West rivals EJ Sligo All-Stars. The Sligo side managed to keep the game close
throughout with a fantastic scoring outing from Alvero Romo who tallied 34
points, but LYIT had an answer to every scoring run from the All-Stars. Manny
Payton, 29 points and Dom Uhl, 21 points were enough to keep the All-Stars at
bay as LYIT Donegal remain undefeated.
Tradehouse Central Ballincollig remain top of the
league and undefeated with a 64-84 away win over Waterford Vikings. The Cork
side got off to an early lead and didn’t let it go. There was balanced scoring
across the team for Ballincollig, but the stand out performance was from Ciaran
O’Sullivan who scored 28 points. The Vikings battled hard throughout and a
prolific scoring performance from Michael Grassey (35 points) was not enough to
get the Waterford side back in the game.
Ulster University got the win at home Saturday
afternoon against McGowans Tolka Rovers, running out 87-79 point winners. The
game started off close, but Ulster managed to create a 45-38 point lead at the
half. Tolka rallied back, going into the fourth quarter they were down just
63-60. Ulster managed to extend their lead in the fourth quarter with the help
of Kadeem Smithen (25 points) and leave Tolka Rovers searching for their first
win of the season.
IT Carlow Basketball got a 98-84 win over Limerick
Celtics in a closely fought game. A strong showing from Jordan Fallon played a
key role in the Carlow side getting the win. Limerick side kept in touching
distance for most of the game due to the fantastic scoring performance from
Carlos Hortelano (40 points) and Kevin Oberweiser (32 points), as they entered
the fourth quarter IT Carlow were able to keep the Celtics at arm’s length
through some nice scores from Kevin O’Donoghue and James Butler.
Portlaoise Panthers lost out at home to Scotts
Lakers St Pauls Killarney. Aaron Jackson had a fantastic scoring outing for the
Killarney outfit putting up 37 points.
Lakers got an early 41-51 point lead at the half and the Panthers
struggled to match the scoring in the second half as Killarney got the 82-97
win.
Basketball
Ireland Women’s Division One
Overtime was needed to separate the winner between
the two unbeaten sides, Team Tom McCarthys St Marys and Trinity Meteors. The
teams were trading leads throughout the game, with Trinity holding a 31-37
point lead at the half. Edel Thornton and Lauren Grigsby lead all scorers with
23 a piece for the meteors, to keep the Dublin side in contention and to force
overtime. Despite this scoring ability it wasn’t enough as St Marys had scoring
prowess of their own through Denise Dunlea and Lorraine Scanlon who tallied 19
points each, the extra period ended 81-76 in favour of Team Tom McCarthys as
they top the Southern Conference.
Ulster University remain undefeated after a home win
over NUIG Mystics. Kollyns Scarborough was instrumental for the Ulster side as
she tallied 33 points in a fantastic performance. NUIG battled hard through the
work of Karlee Alves and Rebecca Carmody but it wasn’t enough. The Ulster side
led throughout the game and managed to keep Mystics at arm’s length as they ran
out 73-57 point winners.
Swords Thunder got their first win of the season in
a trip to Limerick as they took down the Celtics. Celtics also searching for
their first win struggled from the start of the game, as Thunder gained an
early 10 point lead by the end of the first quarter. Balanced scoring from the
Swords side helped build the lead throughout the game as it finished 56-82
points.
Griffith College Templeogue ran out impressive
109-37-point winners over UL Huskies in Dublin Saturday evening. In what was a
dominant performance from Templeogue, Lynn Tunnah was top scorer with 19 points
in an all-round strong team performance that places the south Dublin side top
of the northern conference table.
Portlaoise Panthers get the home 83-66 win over
Phoenix Rockets Saturday. Rockets managed to keep the game close at the half
with the score 36-32 points in favour of the home side. The game remained close
going into the fourth quarter, due to Kayonna Lee 21 points keeping the Rockets
in contention. But Panthers put on a commanding display in the final quarter,
with the help of Trudy Walker (20 points).
Fabplus North West struggled against a travelling
Tipperary Knights team, the game started close with Tipperary having a narrow
14-15 point lead at the end of the first quarter. Courtney Michelle Strait (27
points) play helped spark a second quarter performance for the Knights that
continued to the rest of the game, Roise and Shelby Tobin performing well on
both ends of the floor helped cement the win. The North West side battled back
in the fourth quarter through Clodagh Brennan (24 points) but it wasn’t enough
as the game finished 57-70.
Basketball
Ireland Results October 18th-20th
Basketball
Ireland Men’s Super League:
Abbey Seals Dublin Lions 67-70 Pyrobel Killester
Belfast Star 76-68 Moycullen
DCU Saints 85-70 Keanes Supervalu Killorglin
Garvey’s Tralee Warriors 77-68 Griffith College
Templeogue
Maree 77-89 UCD Marian
Basketball
Ireland Women’s Super League:
Ambassador UCC Glanmire 65-79 Fr Mathews
IT Carlow Basketball 56-89 DCU Mercy
Marble City Hawks 54-73 Maree
Maxol WIT Wildcats 71-66 Pyrobel Killester
Liffey Celtics 76-70 Singleton SuperValu Brunell
Basketball
Ireland Men’s Division One:
IT Carlow Basketball 98-84 Limerick Celtics
Ulster University 87-79 McGowans Tolka Rovers
LYIT Donegal 94-84 EJ Sligo All-Stars
Waterford Vikings 68-84 Tradehouse Central
Ballincollig
Portlaoise Panthers 82-97 Scotts Lakers St Pauls
Killarney
Basketball
Ireland Women’s Division One:
Fabplus North West 57-70 Tipperary Knights
Ulster University 73-57 NUIG Mystics
Portlaoise Panthers 83-66 Phoenix Rockets
Team Tom McCarthys St Marys 81-76 Trinity Meteors
(after overtime)
Limerick Celtics 56-82 Swords Thunder
Griffith College Templeogue 109-37 UL Huskies
Limerick Celtics 67-68 Phoenix Rockets
Basketball
Ireland U20 Men’s National League Results
U20
Men’s North East
Andersontown Tigers 66-82 Ongar Chasers
St Vincents 81-82 UCD Marian
U20 Men’s South
Fr Mathews 83-75 Killorglin Cyms BC
Tralee Warriors 87-96 UCC Demons
U20
Men’s South East
Ballincollig 83-92 Neptune
Portlaoise Panthers 75-64 Waterford Vikings
U20
Men’s West
Moycullen BC 64-40 Sligo All Stars BC
Titans 86-69 UL Eagles
Basketball
Ireland Detailed Results: October 12-13th 2019
Basketball
Ireland Super League
Belfast Star 76-68 Moycullen
Top scorers Belfast Star: CJ Fulton 25, Aidan Quinn
14, Keelan Cairns 10
Top scorers Moycullen: Grant Olsson 24, Paul Kelly
15, James Tummon 9
Half time score: Belfast Star 45-35 Moycullen
Maree 77-89 UCD Marian
Top scorers Maree: Darin Johnson 18, Eoin Rockall
16, Paul Freeman 16
Top scorers UCD Marian: Mike Garrow 23, Barry Drumm
19, Aidan Dunne 11, Mario Markowicz 11
Half time score: Maree 39-42 UCD Marian
Basketball
Ireland Women’s Super League
Marble City Hawks 54-73 Maree
Top scorers Marble City Hawks: Cassidy Williams 25,
Elaine Kennington 8, Katie Fox 8
Top scorers Maree: Aine McDonagh 18, Carly McClendon
15, Claire Rockall 14
Half time score: Marble City Hawks 39-49 Maree
Basketball
Ireland Women’s Division One
Ulster University 73-57 NUIG Mystics
Top scorers Ulster University: Kollyns Scarborough
33, Lexi Posset 15, Alex Mulligan 9
Top scorers NUIG Mystics: Karlee Alves 20, Rebecca
Carmody 17, Joelle Pesaityte 7
Half time score: Ulster University 42-28 NUIG
Mystics
