Wildcats claim opening weekend win over Glanmire

ON THE DRIBBLE: Amaya West tries to go around Wildcats Sarah Hickey during the match between The Address UCC Glanmire and SETU Waterford Wildcats at Neptune Stadium, Cork. Pic: David Creedon

SETU Waterford Wildcats picked up an 80-75 win at defending MissQuote.ie Super League champions The Address UCC Glanmire on the opening weekend of the new season. Ireland international Sarah Hickey was to the fore in their victory with 23 points, while their new signing Myia Clark hit 18 points in their victory on Sunday.

Wildcats head coach, Tommy O’Mahony, said: “Delighted to get the win, beating a team of Glanmire’s calibre is never easy. Being the first game of the season, it was scrappy affair, but I thought our girls dug deep to get us over the line. I thought we had a lot of big performances today and they stood up when it was needed, which is always nice. We understand we have things to improve on and we will work really hard to get them right for our next game.”