Team Montenotte of Glanmire ready for shot at history in Premier Women’s National Cup

Team Montenotte of Glanmire will be hoping to become the first team in Irish basketball to win the Premier Women’s National cup six times as they step up their defence with a semi-final this evening against Dublin side Meteors.

The Cork side will be without influential point guard Niamh Dwyer who has been sidelined with a damaged ACL, but coach Mark Scannell is confident his side can rise to the challenge.

“Any team in the country would miss a player with the outstanding skills that Niamh Dwyer possesses but it’s a case of other players now being asked to step up to the plate,” Scannell said. There’s other worries too — Casey Grace suffered a foot injury at training this week as is rated very doubtful to play in this crucial game.