23 January 2022; Hannah Thornton of DCU Mercy congratulates The Address UCC Glanmire players after the InsureMyHouse.ie Paudie O'Connor National Cup Final match between The Address UCC Glanmire, Cork, and DCU Mercy, Dublin, at National Basketball Arena in Tallaght, Dublin. Photo by Brendan Moran/SportsfileThe Address UCC Glanmire are the MissQuote.ie Super League champions following an 80-54 win at DCU Mercy on Sunday.
It’s their first Super League title since 2016/17 season and it completes the double for Mark Scannell’s side, who also won the InsureMyHouse.ie Paudie O’Connor National Cup in January.
“It’s great, we’re delighted, we’ve had a very, very good season the girls were very focussed all year and worked very hard and they deserve everything they get today. It is nice to wrap it up today, it was always going to be tough coming up here, but we’re thrilled and happy now to get it out of the way. We probably prepared harder this week than we did for any other game, other than the Cup final, all year and that’s the kind of respect we have for them.”
Asked what the keys to their double success, Scannell added: “I think our depth, we’ve been very lucky with our depth. We probably have two players for each position and the girls on the bench probably don’t get the credit and the respect that they deserve, it is difficult but I just think with Louise (Scannell) and Annaliese (Murphy) coming back from injury late in the season, the last four or five games making a contribution, particularly in training where people are pushing more minutes. It’s a really, really difficult team to get time on and the girls have been very patient and they have worked very hard and there is great camaraderie there, but I would definitely think the depth in our squad and the ability for different people every week to come in and do a job has really stood to us, especially in the latter end of the season.”
Mark Scannell’s side are now six points clear at the top of the table with one game remaining and will be presented with the MissQuote.ie Super League trophy at their home game against Trinity Meteors next Sunday.
Carrie Shephard once again top scored for the winners on 25 points, while Tierney Pfirman had 14 points and Claire Melia had 10.
For DCU Mercy their offence was led by Bailey Greenberg on 20, with Alarie Mayze on 14 and Nicole Clancy picked up eight.
Second placed Singleton SuperValu Brunell were beaten 120-74 at home by a rampant Killester. Killester hit a century of points by the end of the third quarter, leading 100-49.
Shannon Powell and Miyah Taylor scored 25 points apiece for the victors, while Rebecca Nagle had 21. Singleton SuperValu Brunell’s top scorers were Kwanza Murray (17), Shannon Ryan (14) and Edel Thornton (13).
