Liffey Celtics and Pyrobel Killester remain locked at top of Super League ahead of final round

Home wins for both FloMAX Liffey Celtics and Pyrobel Killester on Saturday mean the two sides remain deadlocked at the top of the MissQuote.ie Super League ahead of their final round of regular season fixtures on Monday. Eleven points in the first quarter by Claire Melia helped Pyrobel Killester open up a 16-point advantage over Trinity Meteors by the end …

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Liffey Celtics survive second-half comeback from Brunell in MissQuote.ie Super League

FloMAX Liffey Celtics got their MissQuote.ie Super League title challenge very much back on the rails after they survived a second-half comeback by fellow contenders Gurranabraher Credit Union Brunell to win out 82-69 in Leixlip Amenities Sports Centre on Saturday. Americans Tianna Ayulo and Alexandra Navarette attacked the basket superbly, putting up a combined 48 on a night that saw …

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Waterford Wildcats see off Killester as race for MissQuote.ie Super League title continues

SETU Waterford Wildcats landed a significant blow to Pyrobel Killester’s MissQuote.ie Super League title ambitions while subsequently bolstering their own after they recorded a big 87-78 victory over the Dubliners in Mercy Gym on Saturday evening. Shanai’jah Davison was ruthless from the line, converting all but two of her 15 free throws en route to a 34-point haul for the homeside, …

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Limerick Celtics defeat Abbey Seals Dublin Lions 64-55 to win Division 1 National Cup

Limerick Celtics defeated defending champions Abbey Seals Dublin Lions 64-55 to win the InsureMyHouse.ie Women’s Division One National Cup for the first time. After a scoreless opening two and a half minutes, the side’s exchanged threes, Samantha Coleman’s basket matched by Emily Smyth moments later. Sophia Widmeyer put Abbey Seals Dublin Lions 7-6 up with four minutes gone, but after …

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Killester still in fight for Super League title after 81-78 win over Liffey Celtics

Pyrobel Killester ensured they remain well in contention for this season’s MissQuote.ie Super League crown after they dug out an 81-78 home victory over fellow contenders FloMAX Liffey Celtics on Saturday. Both sides were looking to bounce back swiftly from their InsureMyHouse.ie Paudie O’Connor National Cup elimination the previous week and it was the Claire Melia-inspired Dubliners who returned to …

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Brunell remain at top of MissQuote.ie Super League after 85-84 win over Fr Mathews

Gurranabraher Credit Union Brunell Head Coach, Liam Culloty hailed the resilience of his side as they clinched a thrilling 85-84 comeback win over Fr Mathews to remain top of the MissQuote.ie Super League. Shannon Brady and Ariel Johnson proved quite a handful for Brunell under the posts in Saturday’s Cork derby in Fr Mathews Arena, mopping up a total of …

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MissQuote.ie Super League: Brunell inflict first defeat of season on Liffey Celtics

Gurranabraher Credit Union Brunell managed to steady the ship in the face of a second-half revival by FloMAX Liffey Celtics to clinch a 78-74 point victory, inflicting on Karl Kilbride’s team their first defeat in this season’s MissQuote.ie Super League in Gurranabraher Credit Union Arena on Sunday. The home side opened up a nine-point advantage by the close of the …

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Brunell and Liffey Celtics tied at top of MissQuote.ie Super League

Gurranabraher Credit Union Brunell and FloMAX Liffey Celtics continue to set the pace atop the MissQuote.ie Super League table. FloMax Liffey Celtics secured a solid 84-75 road win over DCU Mercy at the DCU Arena and Gurranabraher Credit Union Brunell had 29 points to spare in a 97-68 win over Ulster University. Third-placed SETU Waterford Wildcats returned to winning ways …

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Final Ireland u18 squad named ahead of FIBA European Championship

Ireland U18 women’s head coach Tommy O’Mahony has named his final 12-person-squad ahead of the FIBA U18 Women’s European Championship in Bulgaria, which gets underway on June 30th.   It comes after the squad tasted success in the U18 Four Nations tournament in Cardiff, beating England, Scotland and Wales earlier this month.   Ireland secured a 9th place finish following a successful FIBA …

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Killester and Leixlip Amenities Liffey Celtics secure places in MissQuote.ie Champions Trophy playoffs

Killester sealed their berth in the end-of-season MissQuote.ie Champions Trophy with a 73-70 win at University of Galway Mystics in the MissQuote.ie Super League. Chanell Williams and Michelle Clarke were to the forefront of their win, with 30 and 24 points respectively.  Head coach Mark Grennell said: “It was a big win for us. It secured our playoff spot. They …

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