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RSSTigers slay Saints to keep record intact
04/11/2007 - 17:45:33
Abrakebabra Tigers have claimed victory in the battle of the unbeaten sides with an impressive win away to Dublin giants DCU Saints on Saturday night.
Reigning Nivea For Men’s SuperLeague champions DART Killester got back to winning ways but only by virtue of a single point defeat of UCC Demons.
Belfast Star maintained their perfect home record at the expense of Limerick Lions, while Mustang St Paul’s inflicted more woe on UU (University of Ulster).
Merry Monk Ballina’s winning run continued at home to Hoops, while Neptune bounced back from their derby defeat to Demons to record a 73-72 win over a brave UCD/Marian challenge.
Abrakebabra Tigers remain the only side with an unbeaten record in the Nivea For Men’s SuperLeague after an 89-76 defeat of DCU Saints. Tigers held a four point advantage at the interval (46-42) but went on to control the third and fourth quarters with the reliable Carl Hadley chipping in with a massive 38 points total. Ciaran Donaghy played his part in the win with 11 points.
Saints’ Kenny Gamble was restricted to 16 points, while brothers David (12) and Emmet Donnelly (11) amassed a tally of 23 points for the losing side.
DART Killester showed tremendous resilience to come back from an 11 point deficit heading into the final quarter to record a solitary point win (93-92) over UCC Demons. Mark Keenan’s DART side were desperate for a win after last weekend’s defeat to Hoops and managed to get it with a three pointer from Paddy Kelly on the buzzer to leave the visitor’s stunned.
Killester’s imports Arnoud Dahi (32) and Michael Bonaparte (26) claimed 58 points of their teams’ total, while Terence Todd (27) and Levi Levine (16) were on top for Demons.
Neptune claimed maximum points from a thrilling clash with UCD/Marian in Sunday’s only SuperLeague encounter. Neptune trailed by a point at the interval but managed to win out in this see saw battle on a score line of 74-73. Recently signed Irish international captain Justen Naughton made an instant impact for Neptune with 12 points, while Matt Gorman supplied 18 points of Neptune’s tally. UCD/Marian had James Clement as their top scorer with 24 points.
Killarney’s Mustang St Paul’s got their SuperLeague season back on track with a 97-86 victory over University of Ulster in Presentation Gym, Killarney. The home side were always in control and once they opened up a 21 point lead midway through the third quarter they never looked back.
Mustangs welcomed back Justin Wingard for this game and he made his presence felt in the third quarter and with Eoin O’Brien also prominent, Mustangs opened up a 72-51 advantage with four minutes left in the third quarter. University of Ulster hit back with Bryan Nieman leading the way and the gap was cut to 75-65 entering the final quarter.
The Killarney side pulled away again with Hilleary and Covington doing well and Mustangs led 86-70 with 3:30 remaining.
Belfast Star collected their third home win of the season with 14 points to spare over Limerick Lions in Jordanstown. Bobby Kelly was pivotal in the win with 29 points for Star while Lions had Kiah Thomas (21) and Neil Campbell (18) as their head marksmen.
Merry Monk Ballina’s recent good form continued against a Hoops side also enjoying a renaissance of late. Pete Strobl showed his strength for the Westerners with 27 points while Lawrence Summers was in close pursuit for the top scorer tag with 22 on the board. Hoops’ player/coach Jonathan Reed put recent injury worries behind him to hit 26 points for the visitor’s.
Meanwhile, in the Basketball Ireland Women’s SuperLeague, Team Montenotte Hotel Glanmire collected a comfortable win over Bausch & Lomb Wildcats of Waterford, while DCU Mercy put Tolka Rovers to the sword for the second time this season.
UL Aughinish are proving a tough nut to crack and this was further highlighted in their 72-46 success over DART Killester.
Jennifer Strong and Marie Breen opened the scoring for Team Montenotte Hotel Glanmire on Saturday against Waterford Wildcats and they were to go on and record a thumping 95-62 win. The usual suspects were involved in Montenotte’s win with Jennifer Strong claiming 20 points while Irish internationals Michelle Fahy (19) and Niamh Dwyer (17) were to provide 36 points on the night.
The Wildcats were within three points of their visitor’s on the opening weekend of the season but they were to find the second test a much tougher proposition. Michelle Aspell was one of Wildcats’ shining lights with 16 points.
DCU Mercy proved far too strong for a Tolka Rovers side still looking for their first win of the season. Mark Ingle’s Mercy charges were 77-28 victors over Tolka on the opening day of the season and followed it up with an 87-38 demolition. Ireland’s Lydnsay Peat enjoyed a successful night with 24 points.
UL Aughinish have enjoyed a fine start to the season and that never looked like coming to an end at home to DART on Saturday night. The Limerick outfit held a 16 point advantage, a lead they were never going to lose. Further dominance in the third and fourth quarters resulted in a 72-46 win with Dearbhla Breen netting 14 points for the home side.
