Bonaparte edges Killester past DCU
Trailing 37-26 at the break, DCU took the game to their Dublin rivals before the class of Bonaparte (39) broke their hearts. The Killester coach Jonathon Grennell was under no illusions about his team’s lucky escape.
“We got out of jail because in truth Saints dominated us in the second half and we are relieved with the win,” Grennell said.
Defending champions UL Eagles put in their best performance of the season to defeat the in-form UCD Marian 93-75.
Eagles’ American Delwan Graham had another good day at the office, chipping in with 24 points.
Belfast Star are another side in a rich vein of form and they completed their third consecutive win when easily disposing of Moycullen 82-69.
UCC Demons unbeaten record in the men’s Premier League continued following a comprehensive win over Dublin Inter. Demons put their opponents under serious pressure right from tip off as they surged into 56-32 interval lead.
The trend of the game changed little in the second half as player/coach Colin O’Reilly could afford to use various rotations as his side ran out easy 89-65 winners.
For Demons stalwart captain Shane Coughlan, it was an impressive performance from his side.
“It’s a been a few years since a Demons side played as well as we did today in the first half as our pace simply blew Dublin Inter away,” Coughlan said.
In the women’s Premier League the top game of the weekend saw DCU Mercy defeat Team Montenotte, with captain Lindsay Peat contributing 14 points.
Liffey Celtics are still searching for their first win as they went down at home to Ulster Rockets and WIT Wildcats produced a top class performance to dispose of Meteors.
