Basketball wrap: Home comforts for Liffey Celtics

FloMAX Liffey Celtics marked their first home game of the 2024/25 Women's Super League with a 77-65 victory over Trinity Meteors to remain top of the table, while Gurranabraher Credit Union Brunell kept themselves in the chasing pack following their 90-83 win at home against Utility Trust St. Paul’s on Sunday.

Templeogue got off the mark in the Men’s Super League, battling back from 13 points down to card a narrow 90-86 road win over Energywise Ireland Neptune.

Liffey Celtics remain three points clear at the top after they weathered a late surge by Trinity Meteors to win out 77-65 in what was their first home game of the 2024/25 campaign.

The Leixlip side finished with five players in double figures, including Alexis Tucker and Sorcha Tiernan who totalled 29 points to help see the hosts past a Trinity outfit that relied heavily on Emma Merriweather and the 31 points and 11 rebounds she put up on the night.

In Sunday’s Women’s Super League fixture, Gurranabraher Credit Union Brunell managed to hold firm to see off a dogged Utility Trust St. Paul’s 90-83 at home.

The hosts trailed the visitors by five early in the third quarter, but aided by the 29-point total that Deaja Richardson served up and the 20 a piece from Kelly Sexton and Ava Walshe, the Paudie O’Connor National Cup holders battled back to see off their newly-promoted rivals, whose cause was fuelled largely by Gracen Kerr’s 33-point haul.

Catalyst Fr. Mathews made a return to winning ways after they surmounted a tough challenge from Midland Park Portlaoise Panthers to win out at home 83-73.

Just a point separated the two sides at the half-time break, but the home side began to pull further ahead in the second half, Kyra White putting up 14 in that period to take her