Perfect 10 for Cotter as Cork hold off Wexford in camogie league
Cork 0-15 Wexford 1-10
FIVE-TIME All-Star Orla Cotter notched up 10 points as Cork held off a gutsy Wexford by 0-15 to 1-10 to make it two wins from two games in Division 1 of the Littlewoods Ireland Camogie Leagues.
Linda Bolger was entitled to feel hard done by, as she finished with nine herself but Cotter had just a little more support from the likes of Amy O’Connor, Orla Cronin and Hannah Looney, which proved significant in the Group 1 tie at St Patrick’s Park, Enniscorthy.
Wexford led early on with Bolger among the scorers but Cork shifted through the gears and their Cotter’s radar was in fine working order as they moved six clear.
The hosts rallied well in the second quarter however and were back to within a point at half time, trailing by just 0-9 to 1-5. The goal arrived with 27 minutes elapsed thanks to Jackie Quigley and buoyed by that score, Wexford finished strongly with points from Úna Leacy and Bolger (free).
The Models’ rearguard continued to struggle under significant pressure after the resumption though and that resulted in a number of frees. Cotter accepted the opportunities gleefully as Paudie Murray’s charges edged clear once more. Indeed an indication of how comfortable they were was that Cotter was satisfied to tap over the bar from a penalty.
To their credit, Wexford never gave up and Bolger shot some excellent points from placed balls to drag them back into contention but they needed another goal and the Rebel defenders were not in generous mood.
In the other Group 1 game, Tipperary beat Offaly by 0-16 to 0-7 .