All on the line for Team McCarthy’s in final game
WOMEN’S NATIONAL LEAGUE DIVISION ONE
Griffith College Templeogue 84 Team Tom McCarthy’s 48
IT was a week of mixed fortunes for Team Tom McCarthy’s St. Mary’s who took a 61-36 win away to NUIG Mystics on Tuesday of last week in Galway but went down to Griffith College Templeogue at the weekend when the sides met in Dublin.
Templeogue’s Lynn Tunnah, who was top scorer for the game had a big opening quarter, hitting an early three and adding five more as the quarter progressed. Team Tom McCarthy’s registered 15 for the quarter, scores coming from Loretta Maher, Siofra O’Shea, Lorraine Scanlon, Paris McCarthy and Orla White.
Maher picked up an injury early in the quarter which saw her forced to sit out the remainder of the game. Team Tom McCarthy’s trailed by five points at the end of this period.
The St. Mary’s side were no match for Templeogue in the second quarter. The Dubliners were accurate outside shooters and hit 23 points, while holding the Castleisland side to just nine.
Templeogue held a 19-point lead going into the third and they increased this lead to 29 by the end of the third. The fourth quarter brought further misfortune for Team Tom McCarthy’s as they lost both Miriam Leane and Lorraine Scanlon who were in foul trouble.
It was a costly loss for the St. Mary’s side as they were hoping to secure the top spot in the Southern conference this weekend but as Portlaoise took a win over NUIG Mystics at the weekend it will all go down to the final game of the league.
Portlaoise meet Trinity Meteors while Team Tom McCarthy’s meet northern conference table toppers University of Ulster in Castleisland on Saturday next at 5.30pm.
Women’s Division 1 (one round to play)
PW PD Portlaoise 14 11 3 168 St Marys 14 11 3 137 NUIG Mystics14 77 -41 Tipperary 14 6 8 -66 UL Huskies 15 2 13 -319 Limerick Celts 15 0 15 -312
LPts 33 33 21 18 6 0
Remaining Fixtures (February 29) Team Tom McCarthys St Marys v Ulster University
Trinity Meteors v PortlaoisePanthers Swords Thunder v Tipperary Knights Phoenix Rockets v NUIG Mystics