College Finals weekend match reports

College Finals weekend match reports

O CONNOR CUP WEEKEND – JORDANSTOWN 28TH AND 29TH MARCH

O CONNOR CUP FINAL

DCU 2-11 UL 1-13 (AET)

DCU were made work extremely hard before winning their first ever O Connor cup on Sunday last. The Dublin side which had seven Ulster players in their starting fifteen had a single point to spare over University Limerick after extra time.

DCU qualified for the final with a 2-8 to 0-11 win over UUJ. In the semi final they had their keeper to thank as she saved an injury time penalty. UL on the other hand needed extra time to eventually see off Queens 2-10 to 3-7.

UL struck first blood in the final as midfielder Fiona Leavy pointed. Her score was quickly cancelled by a Sarah Connolly strike and then Orlagh Heavey and Ciara Mc Anespie traded points. Then Leavy and Fiona Rochford put UL two up however points from Lindsey Davy and Sarah Connolly leveled the game for the third time.

Entering the second quarter DCU were awarded a penalty as their Captain Fiona Mc Hale was brought down. Dublin county star Davy made no mistake with the resulting spot kick to put her side three ahead. UL’s  Leavy then added her third point however in the 27th minute DCU extended their lead as Roisin O Keefe scored their second goal. UL responded with a couple of Ger O Flynn points but the last say of the half went to Fiona Mc Hale who pointed to give DCU an interval lead of 2-5 to 0-7.

Bronagh Sheridan opened the second half scoring with a nice point but this was quickly cancelled by the very dependable Ger O Flynn. Connolly and Davy added another couple of points for DCU to extend their lead to six. In the 11th minute the deficit was halved as Gillian O Connor goaled for the Limerick outfit. Ger O Flynn and Fiona Rochford then pointed to cut the lead to a single point and with just three minutes remaining Eimear Considine pointed to ensure extra time would be needed to decide the destination of the O Connor cup for 2009.

The first period of extra time was very tight with each side scoring just a single point each, DCU through Davy and UL thanks to O Flynn. In the second period Davy and Ciara Mc Anesopie pointed to open a two point gap for DCU. UL tried very hard to level matters but all they could manage was a point from O Flynn (her sixth) and the Dublin University just held on for the narrowest of victories.

DCU – C. O Connor, A. Greene, D. English, D. Mulherne, C. Dempsey, S. Quinn, S. O Mahony, B. Sherdian 0-1, F. Mc Hale 0-1, C. Mc Anespie 0-2, L. Davy 1-4, R. O Keefe 1-0, C. Daly, A. Mc Anespie, S. Connolly 0-3 Subs Used – C. Murtagh, A. Murray, R. Heeney

UL – L. O Driscoll, A. O Dwyer, N. Connolly, J. Mulligan, O. Heavey 0-1, A. Leonard, A. Hutchings, G. O Flynn 0-6, F. Leavy 0-3, F. Rochford 0-2, S. Curran, N. Carroll, A. Herbert, E. Considine 0-1, G. O Connor 1-0 Subs Used – N. Ward, K. Coakley, R. Jordan

Referee – E. O Hare (Down)

O CONNOR SHIELD FINAL

NUI MAYNOOTH 2-16 IT TRALEE 0-6

Seven points from Captain Noirin Kirwin inspired NUI Maynooth to a sixteen point victory in the O Connor Shield final played at a blustery Jordanstown on Sunday.

Maynooth opened the scoring with a nice point from Deborah Geraghty. The lively Sarah Houlihan cancelled but then Maynooth ran riot scoring 1-7 in a ten minute period.  Geraghty added another couple, Martha Kirwin also pointed a brace while Noirin Kirwin and Michelle Carey fired over before Katie Sommers netted.

IT Tralee to their credit never gave up and actually had the better of the final ten minutes scoring four points, three from Houlihan and the other from Ann Marie Callinan. Noirin Kirwan added another couple for Maynooth to leave the midway score 1-9 to 0-5 in favour of the Kildare University.

Sarah Houlihan pointed the first score of the second half however this was to be Tralee’s only score as Maynooth’s fluent play caused all sorts of problems for the Kerry outfit. Denise Mc Kenna found the net for Maynooth’s second goal while further points followed from Noirin Kirwan (4) and Martha Kirwin (3) to give Maynooth a much deserved victory.

NUI Maynooth –  A. O Donovan, A. Farrel, N. Quinn, L. O Callaghan, S. Mc Hugh, S. Barrett, N. O Sullivan, M. Carey 0-1, S. Mc Court, M. Kirwin 0-5, N. Kirwin 0-7, H. Mulligan, K. Sommers 1-0, D. Mc Kenna 1-0, D. Geraghty 0-3 Subs Used – T. Cosgrove, N. Plunkett, A. Mc Guire

IT Tralee – D. Murphy, S. Mc Donald, A. Neary, C. O Sullivan, J. Murphy, J. Mc Carthy, Z. Dunbar, L. Naughton, S. Barrett, G. Norton, A.M. Callinan 0-1, L. Lavery, S. Holihan 0-5, E. Keane, A. Foley Subs Used – K. Feeney, E. Gallagher, A. Gill, S. Kelly

Referee – L. Mc Donagh (Sligo).

LYNCH CUP FINAL

ST. MARY’S 4-13 DIT 2-7

A player of the match performance from Captain Jolene Donnelly helped St. Mary’s to victory in the Lynch cup final. The Tyrone player who celebrated her 21st Birthday this week contributed six points for good measure.

DIT won the toss however they decided to play into a strong wind in the first half. The Ranch scored first, a sweet point from Laura Mc Creesh however their celebrations were short lived as DIT goaled with just five minutes on the clock. The excellent Laura Dunne found the net however this was to be only one of two scores which they would get in the first half.

During the next 25 minutes St. Mary’s scored another 4-9. Sinead Finnegan and Grainne Mc Clean helped themselves to a couple of goals each while Jolene Donnelly contributed five points and Laura Mc Creesh another four. Sinead Aherne scored a solitary point for DIT to leave the half time score 4-10 to 1-1.

In the second half DIT attempted to use the wind to their advantage however they weren’t as clinical as their Belfast opposition. Fiona Egan and Grainne Mc Clean exchanged points early on and then in the 37th minute DIT best player Laura Dunne scored her second goal. Dunne went on to add another three points and points from Deirdre Blayney and Eimear Brunell brought the DIT tally to 2-7 however the ranch finished strongly and points from Donnelly and Finnegan ensured an emphatic twelve point win for the Belfast side.

St. Mary’s – T. Connolly/Hughes, A. Nugent, A. Donaldson, C. Mc Keever, Joanne Donnelly, S. Rafferty, G. Mc Clean 2-1, S. Mc Hugh, N. Murphy, E. Hegarty, S. Finnegan 2-1, S. Mc Quaid, Joline Donnelly 0-6, P. Melanophy, L. Mc Creesh 0-5

DIT – M. Bannon, C. Deegan, T. Mc Connell, C. Myers, R. Boland, G. Mc Manus, P. Doherty, J. Kavanagh, S. Mc Gweeney, D. Blayney 0-1, K. Murphy, E. Davis, S. Aherne 0-1, E. Brunell 0-1, L. Dunne 2-3 Subs Used – F. Egan 0-1

Referee – K. Delahunty (Tipperary)

O CONNOR CUP WEEKEND RESULTS

O CONNOR CUP SEMI FINALS

QUB 3-7 UL 2-10 AET

UUJ 0-11 DCU 2-8

O CONNOR CUP FINAL

DCU 2-11 UL 1-13 AET

LYNCH CUP SEMI FINALS

DIT 2-8 UCD B 2-4

St. Mary’s 2-11 Liverpool Hope 0-6

LYNCH CUP FINAL

St. Mary’s 4-13 DIT 2-7

O CONNOR SHIELD FINAL

NUI Maynooth 2-16 IT Tralee 0-6

LYNCH SHIELD FINAL

DCU B 6-3 TCD 2-7

DONAGHY CUP FINAL

QUB B 3-7 RCSI 1-11

DONAGHY SHIELD FINAL

UCD C 2-11 ITT/ITB 7-6

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