Women's Super League: UCC Glanmire continue hot form

The Address UCC Glanmire made it 13 league and cup wins in a row with a 99-52 win at IT Carlow Basketball in the MissQuote.ie Super League on Saturday.

The InsureMyHouse.ie Paudie O'Connor Cup champions led at the end of each quarter, with their points evenly spread. Their two Americans led scoring, Tierney Pfirman on 18 and Carrie Shephard on 15, followed by Ireland international Claire Melia with 11. IT Carlow’s offensive efforts were headed by Lauren LaPlant (22), Alyssa Velles (12) and Miah Ryan (10)

The win moved The Address UCC Glanmire temporarily three points clear at the top of the MissQuote.ie Super League only for Singleton SuperValu Brunell to join them on Sunday, after defeating Trinity Meteors 71-65.

Singleton SuperValu trailed 33-32 at half-time before opening up a 10-point advantage by the end of the third 47-37 to help steer them to victory. Ireland co-captain Edel Thornton top scored with 19 points, followed by Kwanza Murray (18) and Shannon Ryan (16). Trinity Meteors scoring was led by A'Lexxus Davis (25), with international duo Sarah Kenny and Dayna Finn hitting 15 and 13 points respectively.

WIT Waterford Wildcats lost ground at the top after their game at Team Garvey’s St. Mary’s on Saturday was postponed due to Covid-19. Next up for Tommy O’Mahony’s side is The Address UCC Glanmire on Wednesday, while Team Garvey’s St. Mary’s face Singleton SuperValu Brunell on the same day.

DCU Mercy picked up their first win in three MissQuote.ie Super League games, with a 85-71 success at Killester. Their two Americans Bailey Greenberg (35) and Alarie Mayze (30) scored the majority of their points.

Killester main scoring threat came from Shannon Powell (27) and Myah Taylor (22).

It was a second win in a row for Leixlip