St. Vincent's Succeeds in Division One Final Moycullen 65 (37) - St Vincent's 100 (46) St. Vincent's made up for their disappointment in the SuperLeague semi final earlier today by winning the Men's Division One Final this evening in the Mardyke Arena in Cork. St. Vincent's advanced to this weekend's finals weekend by overcoming a series of tough pool games last Saturday, and then defeating the Sligo All Stars on Sunday by a definitive 99-65 scoreline. The first quarter of the finals match was very closely contested with basket for basket. John Cunningham, the Moycullen captain, led the way for the Galway men scoring eight points in the first seven minutes. Simon Flynn, Niall Conway and Chris Doyle all contributed scores for St. Vincent's. The lead switched hands several times as the quarter remained tight but it was Moycullen who had the lead by a slight margin at the end of the first quarter and not the eventual victors. Moycullen opened the second quarter with two baskets from Adrien Walsh to extend their lead to 29-24. Chris Doyle replied with two of his own for St. Vincent's to narrow the gap to 28-29 with three minutes gone on the clock. A basket from Karl Donnelly put the Dublin men in the lead for the first time and they never looked back. Simon Flynn of St. Vincent's went on a scoring spree, scoring 11 points in two minutes. Captain Karl Donnelly stepped in with another two baskets including a three-pointer in the last minute and a half, shortly followed by a three by Cian Nihill for Moycullen, but the Dubliners went in nine points up at the break, 46-37. Moycullen's Fergal McAndrew opened the scoring in the third but St. Vincent's hit back once again, through Flynn and Karl Donnelly, who also set up his brother James to stretch the lead to 52-39. Baskets from Nollaig Cunningham and McAndrew closed the gap but when Cian Nihill picked up his fourth foul with 3.16 on the clock, this put Moycullen on team fouls, and things looked ominous for the westerners. James Donnelly scored two from the free throw line, followed by a three-pointer and St. Vincents led by 20 with three minutes to go. The younger Donnelly brother added another basket and with five more points gained from the free throw line, St. Vincent's were ahead 72-46 at the end of this quarter. It was all over in the fourth, as Moycullen tried to play catch up. Flynn and Karl Donnelly continued their scoring form and there was no way back for the Galway boys. Despite three three-pointers from Moycullen, the game finished out 65-100 to the Dubliners and they are now guaranteed to take at least one cup back to the capital tonight. Top scorers: St. Vincents: Simon Flynn 17, Chris Doyal 16, Karl Donnelly 15 James Donnelly 15 Moycullen: John Cunningham 13, Cian Nihill 13, Adrien Walsh 11 |
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