Killester put behind them a difficult patch in their Women’s Super League title defence to secure a semi-final berth in this season’s Paudie O’Connor National Cup by way of a 65-57 triumph over The Address UCC Glanmire in Clontarf on Saturday night.
A big fourth-quarter performance saw the Dublin side turn a three-point deficit into an eight-point success, Samantha Haiby and Michelle Clarke combining for 18 in that period to take their total on the night to 42, while Ieva Bagdanaviciene soaked up 15 rebounds.
FloMAX Liffey Celtics fought back from eight points down at the half-time recess to beat Catalyst Fr Mathews 83-73 in their quarter-final clash in Leixlip Amenities Centre on Saturday night, subsequently exacting revenge for their loss to the Cork side in the semi-finals of last season’s competition.
While Kyra White hurt the hosts off the three-point line as she amassed a game-high 31 points for the visitors, Celtics turned to their own long-range specialist in Ireland international, Sorcha Tiernan who, herself, nailed six attempts from beyond and arc, while draining all of her nine free throws on her way to a haul of 29 points.
Áine O’Connor and Alexis Tucker also made significant contributions for the Kildare side with a combined 31 points and 22 rebounds.
A big second-quarter display, in which they outgunned their opponents by 13, went a long way to seeing Utility Trust St. Paul’s beat Trinity Meteors 71-65 in Coláiste Íosagáin on Saturday night to reach to final four.
Gracen Kerr and Megan Ormiston each weighed in with 19 points and a combined total of 17 rebounds to help see the visitors fend off a spirited fight-back from Trinity.
SETU Waterford Wildcats gave no quarter to University of Galway Mystics as they rampaged to a 113-60 victory in their quarter-final encounter in Mercy Waterford on Saturday evening.
Currently in a share of the lead in this season’s Super League title race, Wildcats hit 30-point totals in three of the four quarters against bottom side Galway, Chelsea Cain, Sarah Hickey and Ashia McCalla delivering a huge 69 points and 39 rebounds between them.
