DCU Mercy have won basketball's Women's Super League after running out 81-58 point winners over nearest challengers Maree in the penultimate game of the season.

It’s back to Super League action this weekend and all eyes are on Cork this evening [Thursday] as Singleton SuperValu Brunell prepare for their first home game of the season, which sees them up against local rivals and League leaders, Ambassador UCC Glanmire.

For every ambitious basketball club, the National Cup weekend in January is where it’s at. So when a women’s powerhouse like Glanmire is knocked out of the U18 and U20 competitions in the preliminary rounds, it understandably sets alarm bells ringing around the club.