Women's Super League: The Address UCC Glanmire stretch lead at the top

The Address UCC Glanmire moved six points clear at the of the MissQuote.ie Super League thanks to Khiarica Rasheed's buzzer beater with the final play to seal a dramatic 75-73 win at Singleton SuperValu Brunell.

Their closest title rivals, Trinity Meteors, slipped to a 98-88 home defeat to Leixlip Amenities Liffey Celtics.

The Address UCC Glanmire left it late to snatch a 75-73 win over Singleton SuperValu Brunell at Parochial Hall. Evenly poised at 73 apiece, Mark Scannell’s side had possession with two seconds remaining and their set play worked out perfectly, with Rasheed executing a nerveless jump shot.

O’Sullivan and Rasheed both finished with game-highs of 23 points for the winners.

Trinity Meteors fell to their second league defeat in a row, as Leixlip Amenities Liffey Celtics' international trio inspired them to a 98-88 road win. Sorcha Tiernan top scored with 29 points, while Ciara Bracken had 19 and Áine O’Connor 18.

DCU Mercy stay third in the table, they won 84-69 at in-from Ulster University, who’d come into the game with three wins from four matches. Amelia Motz top scored for the victors on 20 points.

Waterford Wildcats and Killester knew a win for either side would see them go to fourth and it was Tommy O’Mahony’s side who came out on top, 71-63, to avenge last month’s InsureMyHouse.ie National Cup semi-final defeat. Karli Seay led scoring for the victors, on 19, but it was the defensive side of things that pleased the Waterford Wildcats head coach most.

One of the games of the weekend was University of Galway Mystics and i3PT Fr. Mathews, which needed three overtime periods to finally separate the sides, the Galway club eventually coming out on top, 102-98, to record their second win of the season.

Naomi Sharlyn