Results
| Date | Home Team |
Away Team |
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| Round 1 | ||||
| 30.11.2017 | NUIG Mystics | 84 | IT Carlow Basketball | 77 |
| Quarter-Finals | ||||
| 01.12.2017 | Courtyard Liffey Celtics | 76 | DCU Mercy | 81 |
| 03.12.2017 | Singleton SuperValu Brunell | 72 | Maxol WIT Wildcats | 68 |
| 03.12.2017 | NUIG Mystics | 58 | Portlaoise Panthers | 52 |
| 30.12.2017 | Pyrobel Killester | 74 | Ambassador UCC Glanmire | 89 |
| Semi-Finals | ||||
| 06.01.2018 | NUIG Mystics | 50 | DCU Mercy | 92 |
| 06.01.2018 | Ambassador UCC Glanmire | 77 | Singleton SuperValu Brunell | 66 |
| Final | ||||
| 28.01.2018 | DCU Mercy | 72 | Ambassador UCC Glanmire | 71 |
[2][3]
Report
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Final – DCU Mercy 72 Ambassador UCC Glanmire 71
DCU Mercy won their third National Cup Final of the weekend in a last-gasp 72-71 victory over Glanmire. A point was all that separated the teams at the end, leaving DCU captain and MVP Sarah Woods to wonder if she was dreaming. It was DCU Mercy’s first Cup Final win since 2011 and they stopped Glanmire’s five-in-a-row attempt in the process. DCU took a 19-16 lead in the first quarter, however, Glanmire fought back in the second quarter, Casey Grace netting a 20-footer for her first points of the game to put Glanmire 37-35 half-time lead, and cap a 13-0 run. The lead would change hands 12 times over the course of the matc, and Glanmire could have won it if Ashley Primm’s three-point shot had gone in on the buzzer, however it wasn’t to be and DCU Mercy finished one point winners in a game that had all the tension and drama won could imagine. Sarah Woods would finish top-scorer on 21 points to cap a glorious weekend for her and her team. [3]
Awards and Stats
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Most Valuable Player
| Award | Player | Team |
| MVP | Sarah Woods | DCU Mercy |
| Top Scorer (21) | Sarah Woods | DCU Mercy |
[4]
Game Summary – Final
| DCU Mercy | Ambassador UCC Glanmire | |
| Field Goals | 28/68 (41%) | 28/80 (35%) |
| 3 Points | 3/16 (19%) | 7/14 (50%) |
| Free Throws | 13/22 (59%) | 8/11 (73%) |
| Rebounds | 48 | 36 |
| Assists | 12 | 13 |
| Steals | 7 | 12 |
| Blocks | 6 | 5 |
| Turnovers | 17 | 10 |
| Fouls (Fouls on) | 15 (15) | 15 (15) |
[4]
DCU Mercy – Final Stats
| No. | Player | Pos | Min | FG | 3P | FT | Reb | As |
| 5 | S Woods (c) | SG | 33:21 | 8/24 | 1/4 | 4/4 | 6 | 1 |
| 8 | T Corselli | PG | 27:37 | 6/13 | 2/7 | 1/2 | 3 | 2 |
| 10 | A Sullivan | PG | 23:57 | 1/5 | 0/3 | 0/2 | 6 | 1 |
| 11 | R Huijsdens | C | 27:01 | 4/6 | 0/0 | 3/4 | 11 | 4 |
| 23 | A Masaquel | SF | 29:25 | 3/10 | 0/0 | 4/6 | 17 | 1 |
| 4 | M Connolly | SG | 04:09 | 00:00 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | C Newell | PG | 00:00 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | M O’Seaghda | PF | 00:00 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | B Power-Cassidy | SF | 23:31 | 3/4 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 4 | 2 |
[4]
Ambassador UCC Glanmire – Final Stats
| No. | Player | Pos | Min | FG | 3P | FT | Reb | As |
| 4 | A McKenna | PG | 25:29 | 1/9 | 1/4 | 0/2 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | C Grace | PF | 27:15 | 3/10 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 4 | 2 |
| 7 | C Rockall | SG | 28:49 | 3/12 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 7 | 4 |
| 9 | G Dwyer | SF | 27:33 | 8/19 | 0/1 | 2/2 | 11 | 1 |
| 10 | A Primm | SG | 26:25 | 5/13 | 5/7 | 3/4 | 4 | 2 |
| 8 | A Braham | SF | 00:00 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | L Scannell | SG | 08:25 | 1/3 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | H McCarthy | SF | 00:00 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | M Byrne | SF | 14:52 | 2/3 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 5 | 0 |
| 15 | A Murphy | PG | 02:57 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | A Martucci | SG | 22:09 | 5/11 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 1 | 1 |
[4]
References
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Websites
[1] Sligo Sport and Recreation (2017) Basketball Ireland Logo [Internet] available from: http://www.sligosportandrecreation.ie/wp-content/uploads/basketball-ireland-logo.jpg [Accessed 10 March 2017]
[2] Basketball Ireland (2017) Hoola Hoops Womens National Cup [Internet] Available from: http://www.basketballireland.ie/womensnationalcup [Accessed 29 January 2018]
[3] Basketball Ireland (2018) Hula Hoops Cup Finals Gamezone 2018: Senior Men & Women [Internet] Available from: http://www.basketballireland.ie/news-detail/10034567/ [Accessed 29 January 2018]
[4] FBA Live Stats (2018) Hula Hoops Women’s National Cup Final [Internet] Available from: http://www.fibalivestats.com/matches/3077/20/70/50/90nt2VSIGQ2k6/ [Accessed 29 January 2018]
Acknowledgements
Thanks to Ann Hanley, Killester and Ireland National Team.
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