Dublin Inter crashed out of the chase for the National Cup despite a narrow victory over UL Eagles on Saturday night. Trailing by five points from the first leg last year’s finalists managed to record a 73-71 victory over their visitors but it wasn’t enough as Eagles progress to the next round on aggregate.
Joining them in the next stage are Travelodge Swords Thunder who managed to overturn a first leg deficit against Belfast Star in a pulsating clash on Saturday. Ten points in arrears from the opening game, Thunder fell further behind in the first quarter and were still behind on aggregate by the interval but they roared into the lead in the third quarter and hung on from there. Coach Dave Baker was pleased to see his side book their place in the next round. “In the third quarter I think we kept them to seven points and that put us into some measure of security although they came back again. But that is Star, they are well drilled, well coached and have some very good players,”he said.
Cup holders C&S UCC Demons saw off Killester by ten points in their tie to add to their first leg victory, while Templeogue had a sixteen point aggregate triumph over DCU Saints to keep their hopes on track.
Rounding out the first round ties UCD Marian recorded a double over BFG Neptune, an 88-91 away win for the Dublin side giving them a twenty-one point difference over the two legs.
In the Womens National Cup Singleton SuperValu Brunell shocked the previously unbeaten Team Montenotte Hotel to record an impressive 74-59 win but it was not enough to deny their Cork rivals a semi-final place. Montenotte’s win in the first leg means that they survived to take the tie on aggregate, 140-129. “I’m absolutely thrilled with the performance from the girls tonight. Unfortunately we had a mountain to climb from the first leg, but I asked the girls to go out there and represent themselves and that is exactly what they did,” Brunell coach Kieran O’Leary said.
DCU Mercy confirmed their place in the last four, cruising to a 170-105 aggregate victory over Meteors while Killester produced a superb second half comeback to knock out Courtyard Liffey Celtics in their second leg clash after the first game had ended in a stalemate. Killester eventually took the game by seventeen points.
Meanwhile Maxol WIT Wildcats and UL Huskies served up a thrilling battle but unfortunately for the Waterford women their two point win was not enough to overturn their first leg defeat and Huskies hung on to run out 126-120 winners on aggregate.
Cormac O’Malley
Freelance Sports Reporter
Men’s National Cup Round 1 Second Leg
BFG Neptune 88 (38) – UCD Marian 91 (45)
Aggregate Score: B.F.G Neptune 165 – UCD Marian 186
BFG Neptune Top Scorers: Nigel Byam 27, Ger Noonan 19, Roy Downey 11
UCD Marian Top Scorers: Daniel James 27, Conor Meany 22, Kevin Foley 21
Dublin Inter 71 (38) – UL Eagles 71 (37)
Aggregate Score: Dublin Inter 143 UL Eagles 146
Dublin Inter Top Scorers: Irmantas Griksas 19, Remigijus Dimiciukas 15, Aurimas Statkus 8
UL Eagles Top Scorers: Orlando Parker 19, Stephen King 13, Neil Campbell 11
Templeogue 85 (46) – DCU Saints 76 (33)
Aggregate Score: Templeogue 158 – DCU Saints 142
Templeogue Top Scorers: Isaac Gordon 44, Jason Kileen 21, Phil Taylor 14
DCU Saints Top Scorers: Eoin Chubb 21, Mark Nagle 18, Eoin Darling 12
Travelodge Swords Thunder 74 (36) – Belfast Star 62 (29)
Aggregate Score: Travelodge Swords Thunder 147 – Belfast Star 145
Travelodge Swords Thunder Top Scorers: Spenser Mitchell 16, Michael Goj 15, Isaac Westbrooks 15
Belfast Star Top Scorers: Ricky Taylor 28, Michael McKillop 9, Brian McCotter 7
C&S UCC Demons 74 (43) – Killester 64 (33)
Aggregate Score: C&S UCC Demons 162 – Killester 127
C&S UCC Demons Top Scorers: Ciaran O’Sullivan 17, Niall Murphy 13, Colin O’Reilly 14
Killester Top Scorers: Jermaine Turner 25, Patrick Sullivan 11, John Behan 7
Women’s National Cup (Quarter Final 2nd Leg)
Team Montenotte Hotel 59 (30) – Singleton’s SuperValu Brunell 74 (42)
Aggregate Score – Team Montenotte Hotel 140 – Singleton’s SuperValu Brunell 129
Team Montenotte Hotel Top scorers: Niamh Dwyer 16, Claire Rockall 11, Amanda O’Regan 10
Singleton’s SuperValu Brunell Top Scorers: Katie Hannenmann 26, Danielle O’Leary 14, Megan O’Leary 10
Killester 82 (34) – Courtyard Liffey Celtics 65 (44)
Aggregate Score: Killester 158 Courtyard Liffey Celtics 141
Killester Top Scorers: Olivia Lee 23, Mimi Clarke 14, Robin Murphy 13
Courtyard Liffey Celtics Top Scorers: Megan Hoffman 21, Aine O’Connor 12, Susan McGuire 10
Maxol WIT Wildcats 59 (30) – UL Huskies 57 (25)
Aggregate Score: Maxol WIT Wildcats 120 – UL Huskies 126
Maxol WIT Wildcats Top Scorers: Olivia Applewhite 20, Sinead Deegan 9, Helena Rohan 10
UL Huskies Top Scorers: Kelsey Harris 16, Aisling Danagher 17, Cathy Grant 7
Meteors 46 (18) – DCU Mercy 71 (34)
Aggregate Score: Meteors 105 – DCU Mercy 170
Meteors Top Scorers: Jade Daly 14, Christine Ganser 7, Ali McGrath 6, Fiona Meany 6
DCU Mercy Top Scorers: Sarah Woods 18, Rachel Brittenham 11, Caroline Stewart 10
President’s National Cup Quarter Finals (Senior Men’s Cup for Division One and Non-League Teams)
C&S Blue Demons 87 (52) – KCYMS 71 (34)
C&S Blue Demons Top Scorers: David Murphy 24, Ryan Murphy 11, Brian O’Neill 9.
KCYMS Top Scorers: Marcinkevicius Salons 18, Mark O’Shea 18, Varanauskas Daisies 18
UCD Marian BC 48 (22) – Team Left Bank Kilkenny 61 (23)
UCD Marian BC Top Scorers: Conor James 14, Ciaran Dunne 10, Shane Egan 9
Team Left Bank Kilkenny Top Scorers: Puff Summers 22, Lukaz Szulic 11, Julian O’Keeffe 9
JM&L Auctioneers Titans 68(31) – Maree 55 (25)
JM&L Auctioneers Titans Top Scorers: Darryl Durham 31, Paulius Peldzius 10, Tomas Fabriciuss 8
Maree Top Scorers: Matt Hornbuckle 13, Padraig Burke 12, Kenneth Hansberry 10
St Vincent’s BC 63 (35) SSE Airtricity Moycullen 82 (46)
St Vincent’s BC Top Scorers: Joey McGuirk 20, Martin Neary 15, Dylan Brossman 11
SSE Airtricity Moycullen Top Scorers: Paul Freeman 18, Ronan O’Sullivan 17, James Loughnane 14
Senior Women’s National Quarter Finals (For Division One and Non-League Teams)
Meteors BC 66 (39) – Ballincollig BC 34 (17)
Meteors BC Top Scorers: Aoife Whelan 23, Lorenzo Cafolla 9, Sarah Boyle 8
Ballincollig BC Top Scorers: Sam Coomey 13, Naoimhe O’Connell 10, Catherine O’Toole 5
Oblate Dynamos 75 (38) – Tralee Imperials 69 (36)
Oblate Dynamos Top Scorers: Jennifer Morabito 22, Alison Keech 15, Georgina McKenna 11
Tralee Imperials Top Scorers: Loretta Maher 26, Emma Sherwood 13, Amy Fitzgerald 7
Fr Mathews BC 59 (39) – Portlaoise Panthers 77 (35)
Fr Mathews BC Top Scorers: Mai O’Leary 13, Fiona Lynch 12, Louise O’Connor 12
Portlaoise Panthers BC Top Scorers: Catherine O’Sullivan 20, Sinead Nihill 17, Maeve O’Sullivan 15
NUIG Mystics 57 (26) – Killester BC 53 (15)
NUIG Mystics Top Scorers: Nicole Krusen 16, Ailish O’Reilly 14, Hannah Coen 10
Killester BC Top Scorers: Agskel Sarudo 20, Anna Papin 9, Catriona White 17
U18 Men’s National Cup Quarter Finals
St Vincents 86 (39) – Belfast Star 50 (26)
St. Vincent’s 1 Top Scorers: Tariq Guebaili 19, Daniel Heaney 18, Martin Neary 12
Belfast Star Top Scorers: John Smye 20, Adam Ryan 16, Paul Morrison 4
Fr Mathews 80 (37) – Sligo All Stars 63 (27)
Fr Mathews Top Scorers: Garry Pineda 23, Jack O’Mahoney 21, Owen Connelly 16
Sligo All Stars Top Scorers: Cian Lally 18, Philip Hamilton 18, Tabios Brockman 16
KUBS 69(33) – Maree 66 (33)
KUBS Top Scorers: Shane McCann 18, Kevin Doran 15, Marcus Black 13
Maree Top Scorers: Eoin Rockall 28, Stephen Cummins 15, Kenneth Pesaitis 10
U18 Women’s National Cup Quarter Finals
St Anthony’s BC 61 (23) – Templeogue 52 (31)
St. Anthony’s BC Top Scorers: Kelly Diggin 26, Kate Leneghan 20, Anna Reardon 7
Templeogue Top Scorers: Aisling McCann 19, Ami Tunnah 13, Niamh Lakes 11
Fr Mathews BC 59 (34) – East Cavan Eagles 60 (20)
Fr. Mathews BC Top Scorers: Abbie Jeffery 19, Sinead O’Mahoney 13, Niamh Lynch 12
East Cavan Eagles Top Scorers: Ciara Brady 20, Aoife Maguire 18, Leah Kelly-Flynn 13
DCU Mercy 44 (18) – Meteors BC 43 (21)
DCU Mercy Top Scorers: Saoirse Power-Cassidy 17, Anna Brennan 10, Sara Guebaili 8
Meteors BC Top Scorers: Lauren Mitchell 9, Aisling Kindle 8, Lizzie McGonnell 4, Liadan Tobin 4, Rachel Leavey 4
Glanmire BC 69 (33) – Liffey Celtics 44 (24)
Glanmire BC Top Scorers: Sarah Kenny 24, Holly Herlihy 16, Olivia Dupuy 14
Liffey Celtics Top Scorers: Aoife Tearnan 10, Shannon Holbrook 10, Ciara Wheeler 9
