Maree
Women’s Division One have officially completed a historic double of National
Cup and National League titles, thanks to seeing off the challenge of Phoenix
Rockets at home 73-56 on Saturday afternoon to see them finish the regular
season unbeaten.
Rockets took an early lead in the game through standout player Amber Deane. Maree slowly came back into the game and thanks to Claire Rockall and Fiona Scally, the Galway side ran out victorious.
Speaking after the victory, Maree head coach Joe Shields said, “It’s a fantastic achievement for us, we went unbeaten. We went into the season in the great unknown, not knowing what was ahead of us but I wouldn’t swap this feeling for the world now.”
It was a weekend of mixed fortunes for Maree men’s team meanwhile, as they secured an 85-66 victory over CandS Neptune in Galway on Saturday evening, before falling to UCC Demons, 81-90 on Sunday.
Their victory over Neptune was crucial to keep ahead of the bottom pack of the table, and was led by 32 points from Niels Bunschoten, and saw out the game.
After the Neptune victory, Maree assistant coach John Finn said, “I felt we weren’t playing with enough confidence in the first half and we struggled. Once the lads had faith in themselves in the second, their composure led us to win.”
Moycullen
succumbed 64-89 to Pyrobel Killester in the Men’s Super League on Saturday
evening meanwhile. Isaiah Harris-Winn top scored for Moycullen with 22 points
but Killester’s Royce Williams bagged himself 26 points on the way to leading
his team to victory. Moycullen remain in a three-way tie at the bottom of the
Men’s Super League, tied with CandS Neptune and Keane’s SuperValu Killorglin.
NUIG
Mystics have yet to taste victory in the Women’s Super League this season, as
they were defeated 41-73 by DCU Mercy. Kayla Morrissey top scored with 19
points for Mystics, however, the well-rounded team play of DCU saw them pull
away early and achieve victory.
Gamefootage.net
Titans suffered a 79-92 defeat to LIT in Galway on Friday evening. Titans were
never able to fight back at LIT’s early lead, despite the best efforts of Tom
Rivard and Matthew Sweeney. Matt Scamuffo dropped a whopping 32 points in his
side’s victory.
Basketball Ireland Results: February 22-24th,
2019
Basketball
Ireland Men’s Super League:
Belfast Star 68-80 Garvey’s Tralee
Warriors
DCU Saints 67-89 Templeogue
Keanes Supervalu Killorglin 76-101 UCD
Marian
Moycullen 64-89 Pyrobel Killester
Maree 85-66 CandS Neptune
Maree 81-90 UCC Demons
Basketball
Ireland Women’s Super League:
Marble City Hawks 68-66 IT Carlow
Basketball
Singleton SuperValu Brunell 83-73
Maxol WIT Wildcats
NUIG Mystics 41-73 DCU Mercy
Fr Mathews 81-83 Pyrobel Killester
Courtyard Liffey Celtics 84-74 Ambassador UCC Glanmire
Basketball
Ireland Men’s Division One:
GameFootage.net Titans 79-92 LIT
Ulster University Elks 82-79 Limerick
Celtics
LYIT Donegal 56-70 UL Sports Eagles
Bad Bobs Tolka Rovers 76-88 Waterford
Vikings
Abbey Seals Dublin Lions 85-62 IT
Carlow Basketball
DBS Éanna 103-87 Scotts Lakers St
Paul’s Killarney
EJ Sligo All-Stars 79-67 Fr Mathews
KUBS BC 62-70 Portlaoise Panthers
Basketball
Ireland Women’s Division One:
Ulster University Elks 80-76 Team Tom
McCarthys St Mary’s (after overtime)
Maree 73-56 Phoenix Rockets
Swords Thunder 82-61 Limerick Celtics
Portlaoise Panthers 66-51 Trinity
Meteors
Basketball Ireland Detailed Results: February 22-24th,
2019
Basketball Ireland Men’s Super League:
Moycullen 64-89
Pyrobel Killester
Top scorers
Moycullen: Isaiah Harris-Winn 22, Conor Curran 7, Dylan Cunningham 6, Stephen
Tummon 6
Top scorers Pyrobel Killester: Royce Williams 26, Luis Garcia Filiberto Hoyos
14, Andy McGeever 14, Alex Herreros 11
Half time score: Moycullen 31-44 Pyrobel Killester
Maree 85-66 C and
S Neptune
Top scorers
Maree: Niels Bunschoten 32, Sean Sellers 15, Eoin Rockall 12
Top scorers C and S Neptune: Lehmon Colbert 16, Cian Heaphy 11, Darragh O
Sullivan 10, Ger Noonan 10
Half time score: Maree 40-48 C and S Neptune
Maree 81-90 UCC
Demons
Top scorers
Maree: Neils Bunschoten 24, Eoin Rockall 16, Sean Sellers 15
Top scorers UCC Demons: Brandon Watts 30, Colin O Reilly 27, Girts Lazdans 17
Half time score: Maree 41-54 UCC Demons
Basketball Ireland Women’s Super League:
NUIG Mystics
41-73 DCU Mercy
Top scorers NUIG
Mystics: Kayla Morrissey 19, Kate Lyons 7, Theresa Harrison 7, Deirdre O Shea 6
Top scorers DCU Mercy: Bronagh Power Cassidy 12, Samantha Hyslip 10, Sarah
Woods 9, Aisling Sullivan 9
Half time score: NUIG Mystics 19-35 DCU Mercy
Basketball Ireland Men’s Division One:
GameFootage.net Titans 79-92 LIT
Top scorers GameFootage.net Titans: Tom Rivard 24, Matthew Sweeney 23, Eoin Coughlan 10
Top scorers LIT: Matt Scamuffo 32, Krystian Burchardt 22, Deivis Venckunas 16
Half time score: GameFootage.net Titans 39-49 LIT
Basketball Ireland Women’s Division One:
Maree 73-56
Phoenix Rockets
Top scorers
Maree: Claire Rockall 18, Fiona Scally 17, Alison Blaney 10
Top scorers Phoenix Rockets: Amber Deane 23, Amanda Fioravanti 21, Rebecca
Barker 6
Half time score: Maree 31-25 Phoenix Rockets
Basketball
Ireland Fixtures: March 2nd and 3rd
Saturday 2nd March 2019
Basketball Ireland Men’s Super League:
CandS Neptune v
Keane’s Supervalu Killorglin, Neptune Stadium, 19:00;
Garvey’s Tralee
Warriors v Maree, Tralee Sports Complex, 19:30;
Moycullen v Belfast
Star, NUIG, 19:30;
Templeogue v Pyrobel
Killester Oblate Hall Inchicore, 20:00;
Basketball Ireland Women’s Super League:
IT Carlow Basketball v
Singleton SuperValu Brunell, Barrow Centre-IT Carlow, 15:30;
NUIG Mystics v Marble
City Hawks, NUIG, 16:30;
Fr Mathews v Courtyard
Liffey Celtics, Fr Mathews Arena, 17:00;
Pyrobel Killester v
DCU Mercy, IWA-Clontarf, 18:00;
Maxol WIT Wildcats v
Ambassador UCC Glanmire, Maxol WIT Wildcats, 19:00;
Basketball Ireland Men’s Division One:
IT Carlow Basketball v
DBS Eanna, Barrow Centre-IT Carlow, 12:30; Tradehouse Central Ballincollig v
Abbey Seals Dublin Lions, Ballincollig CS, 16:00;
Limerick Celtics v
LYIT Donegal, St Munchins, 18:00;
Waterford Vikings v
KUBS BC, Waterford IT, 19:00;
Scotts Lakers St
Paul’s Killarney v Bad Bobs Tolka Rovers, Killarney, 19:30;
Fr Mathews v
GameFootage.net Titans, Fr Mathews Arena, 19:45;
Basketball Ireland Women’s Division One:
Phoenix Rockets v UL
Huskies, Methodist College, 16:30;
Sunday 3rd March 2019
Basketball Ireland Men’s Super League:
UCC Demons v UCD Marian,
Mardyke Arena, 15:00;
Basketball Ireland Men’s Division One:
Fr Mathews v UL Sports
Eagles, Fr Mathews Arena, 15:00;
Portlaoise Panthers v
EJ Sligo All-Stars, St Marys Sports Hall, 15:30;
