Trinity Meteors & Killester set for final showdown

Trinity Meteors and Killester will face off in the InsureMyHouse.ie Paudie O'Connor Cup final after both teams came through their semi-finals at Neptune Stadium.

The 2020 winners Killester edged Waterford Wildcats 87-77, pulling away in the fourth quarter.

Trinity Meteors, who are joint top of the MissQuote.ie Super League, had a dominant 82-60 win over DCU Mercy, helped by a 24-point and 13-rebound performance from Ireland international Dayna Finn.

Trinity Meteors, who’ve started the league season with a 9-1 record, continued their impressive form in Cork against their Dublin rivals.

It was an even opening quarter, which saw the sides level pegging at 17 points apiece. Meteors, looking to win their first Paudie O’Connor Cup title since 1996, upped the tempo in the second, Claire Melia scored eight points in the quarter, while Celena Taborn had nine points, to help drive them to an 11 point lead by the break 39-28.

DCU Mercy’s American’s Tyra Johnson and Lindsey Abed headed their offence, with 11 and 7 points respectively by the break.

Next to step up for Trinity Meteors was Finn, she started the second half brilliantly, a three point jump shot 90 seconds in, was followed up with three more layups, to stretch the Meteors lead to 18 points, 50-32. Celena Taborn closed out the quarter, when she was first to the rebound with a second to go, to make it 62-45.

DCU Mercy needed a fast start to the fourth quarter to give themselves a chance, however when Sarah Kenny landed a lovely three point jump shot from the corner to make it 67-49, a little over two minutes into the fourth, it looked ominous for Mark Ingle’s side. Melia once again delivered a virtuoso performance in Meteors’ victory, she closed out with 19 points, 12 rebounds and