Defending champions Team Montenotte Hotel edged past local rivals Singleton SuperValu Brunel 76-69 to book their place in the last four of the Hula Hoops Women’s National Cup.
The Glanmire side trailed at one stage in the second half but came through by seven points, with Niamh Dwyer on top form.
They’ll meet Meteors in the last four after the Dubliners produced a stunning final quarter to see off Courtyard Liffey Celtics in Leixlip.
In the other side of the draw, WIT Wildcats and Pyrobel Killester are through to the last four. Wildcats were too strong for UL Huskies while Killester were full value for a 20-point win over DCU Mercy.
“We knew it was going to be a tough game,” said Killester’s Rae Contreras. “We’re good at running a game and hitting fast-break points so we just had to stick what we’re good.”
Templeogue went through to the semi-finals of the Men’s National Cup for the first time in their history with a 79-78 win over SSE Airtricity Moycullen on Saturday.
“It was a battle all the way to the finish,” said coach Mark Keenan. A brief flare-up in the second quarter led to the ejection of Moycullen duo Dylan Cunningham and Ronan O’Sullivan and Templeogue’s Conor Grace.
UCD Marian set up a Men’s National Cup Round Two tie with GCD Swords Thunder with another win over DCU Saints. GCD Swords Thunder were 170-120 aggregate winners over Eanna.
Pyrobel Killester are back in the semi-finals after a two-year absence thanks to a 100-51 win over Belfast Star. The Dubliners needed just five minutes to erase the first-leg deficit as Jermaine Turner powered to 40 points.
“It feels good,” said Turner. “It feels like we have as good a chance as anybody now.”
Champions C&S UCC Demons beat UL Eagles on Friday.
Results:
Sunday 6 December 2015 - Hula Hoops President's National Cup Quarter Finals: UCD Marian 73-104 Maree BC; Hula Hoops U18 Men's National Cup Quarter Finals: Neptune BC 72-54 KUBS BC; Moycullen BC 75-68 St Mary's Castleisland; Hula Hoops U18 Women's National Cup Quarter Finals: Maree BC 62-71 Brunell Ladies BC; Portlaoise Panthers BC 58-50 Liffey Celtics BC;DCU Mercy 70-46 Meteors BC.
Saturday 5 December 2015 - Hula Hoops Men’s National Cup Round One, Second Leg: Eanna BC 86-92 GCD Swords Thunder (Aggregate: 120-170); Pyrobel Killester 100-51 Belfast Star (Aggregate: 174-137); DCU Saints 67-80 UCD Marian (Aggregate: 153-196); Templeogue BC 79-78 SSE Airtricity Moycullen (Aggregate: 159-148); C&S UCC Demons 88-67 UL Eagles (Aggregate: 170-120).
Hula Hoops Women's National Cup Quarter Finals: Team Montenotte Hotel 76-69 Singleton's Supervalu Brunell; Pyrobel Killester 77-57 DCU Mercy; Courtyard Liffey Celtics 58-58 Meteors BC; Maxol WIT Wildcats 69-59 UL Huskies .
Hula Hoops Presidents National Cup Quarter Finals: Keane’s SuperValu Killorglin 100-101 C&S Blue Demons (Double OT).
Hula Hoops Senior Women’s National Cup Quarter Finals: Team DenJoe’s American Style 46-57 Fr Mathews; NUIG Mystics P-P Meteors ; Ulster Rockets P-P Team Garvey’s Tralee.
Hula Hoops U18 Women’s National Cup Quarter Final: Fr Mathews 69-56 Ulster Elks
