Basketball: Team Montenotte 59 Singleton’s Supervalu Brunell 74(Montenotte win 140-129 on agg)

Anyone who has been to Upper Glanmire or the UL Sports Arena to watch the two most dominant forces in women’s basketball tussle each other won’t have been as wide-eyed as the casual observer, held in thrall by UL Huskies and Glanmire at the National Basketball Arena last night.

Team Montenotte, Glanmire 93 UL Huskies 87

Team Montenotte 62 DCU Mercy 53

UL Eagles completed the double in Women’s SuperLeague when they had a hard-earned win over Team Montenotte in the league decider at the National Basketball Arena last night.

BELFAST Start coach Danny Fulton has grown accustomed to shredding the form book.

DEFENDING champions, DCU Mercy, and last year’s beaten finalists, Team Montenotte Hotel from Cork, will once more face off for theWomen’s SuperLeague National Cup title in a fortnight.

TEAM Montenotte Hotel Cork will bid for their fourth national cup title when they take on DCU Mercy in tomorrow’s women’s Superleague final and if they succeed, it will be sensational after losing five of their superstars from last year.