Killester Head Coach Jonathan Grennell hailed a season’s best from his side as the defending champions edged out UCD Marian 66-61 at the National Basketball Arena. The lead changed hands on a number of occasions in a tense derby but Jermaine Turner came up with some key plays in the final quarter to take the win. Grennell was delighted at the final buzzer.
“It may not have shown on the score board but that was our best performance of the season in terms of the heart and composure we had to see it out.”
Travelodge Swords Thunder also kept pace with Demons at the top of the league but were rocked by the early exit of Michael Goj from their Arena clash against UL Eagles. Swords won the game77-61 but are sweating on the fitness of their in-form swing man after he went to ground with a knee injury.
C&S UCC Demons came through their derby unscathed as they beat BFG Neptune 99-65 in front of a packed Mardyke Arena on Friday night. It got worse for Neptune as they were beaten at home by Dublin Inter on Saturday while Templeogue mustered 41 points in the third quarter to see off DCU Saints.
Team Montenotte Hotel returned to the summit of the Women’s Premier League with a 61-33 win over UL Huskies. The Glanmire women lost the first quarter but 26 points from Niamh Dwyer saw them go two points clear at the top of the table.
DCU Mercy showed good form ahead of Saturday’s Women’s National Cup Semi-final in a 65-46 win at Maxol WIT Wildcats. There was also a relegation battle at Colaiste Iosagain where Meteors picked up their first win since October to move four points clear of Killester at the bottom of the table.
UPCOMING FIXTURES
Friday 9 January 2015
Men’s National Cup
UCD Marian v UL Eagles, Mardyke Arena, Cork, 19:00
C&S UCC Demons v Travelodge Swords Thunder, Mardyke Arena, Cork 21:00
Saturday 10 January 2015
Women’s National Cup
Killester v UL Huskies, Neptune Stadium, Cork 18:00
Team Montenotte Hotel v DCU Mercy, Neptune Stadium, Cork 20:00
U20 Men’s National Cup
Limerick Lakers BC v Belfast Star Mardyke Arena, Cork 14:00
Neptune BC v Moycullen BC Mardyke Arena, Cork 16:00
U20 Women’s National Cup
Brunell Ladies BC v Liffey Celtics BC Parochial Hall, Cork 14:00
U18 Men’s National Cup
Fr Mathews v Moycullen Mardyke Arena, Cork 10:00
KUBS v St. Vincent’s 1 Mardyke Arena, Cork 12:00
U18 Women’s National Cup
DCU Mercy v St. Anthony’s BC Parochial Hall, Cork 10:00
East Cavan Eagles v Glanmire BC Parochial Hall, Cork 12:00
Sunday 11 January 2015
President’s National Cup 2014-15 (Men’s Division One Clubs)
JM&L Auctioneers Titans v SSE Airtricity Moycullen Mardyke Arena, Cork 13:00
C&S Blue Demons v Team Left Bank Kilkenny Mardyke Arena, Cork 15:00
Senior Women’s National Cup (Women’s Division One and Non-League Clubs)
Portlaoise Panthers BC v NUIG Mystics Parochial Hall, Cork 11:00
Meteors BC v Oblate Dynamos Parochial Hall, Cork 13:00
U20 Women’s National Cup
Glanmire BC v DCU Mercy Parochial Hall, Cork 15:00
