There were plenty of upsets to go around in a busy weekend in the Men’s Super League on Sunday.
Maree did well to hold off a strong UCD Marian, handing them their third loss of the season with an 81-73 victory at home.
Sean Sellers was exceptional once again for the Galway outfit, notching 26 points in the contest. The home side trailed by three going into half-time, but a big fourth-quarter push gave them breathing room going down the stretch, eventually holding off the Dublin outfit by a margin of eight.
Having lost to Maree in a shock upset last week, UCC Demons got back on track with a massive 74-71 win at home to Templeogue.
Leading by ten going into the last, the visitors brought it back to a tie game, only for Demons to push on with the game drawing to a close.
A lay-up from Carleton Cuff plus big free throws from Niall O’Reilly (8), Brandon Watts (25) and eventually Kyle Hosford gave the north Cork club the edge, making a big statement in the Men’s Super League.
Templeogue remain top of the league where they are currently tied with Belfast Star.
On Saturday night Killester reignited their title ambitions with a crucial home win against Tralee Warriors.
Despite good shooting from Kieran Donaghy, Killester managed to come from eight points behind in the fourth quarter.
American Royce Williams was in top form as he scored with 29 points. It was back-to-back three pointers from Andrew McGeever that ultimately turned the game for the home side. With just four minutes remaining in the game, an eight point run led by McGeever saw Killester grab a critical home win.
Elsewhere on Sunday DCU Saints also came away with a big win when they took down Moycullen 85-83 at home.
The game was back and forth throughout, but with the game tied and four seconds on the clock, the experience of Michael Bonaparte showed, knocking down two free throws to give the Dublin outfit a two point advantage that they wouldn’t give up at such a late stage.
In the final games of the weekend Swords Thunder eased their way to a 93-68 win, while in the only game in the Women’s Super League DCU Mercy cruised to a 73-34 victory against Marble City Hawks, Sam Hyslip leading the way with 21 points.
The win sees Mercy keep pressure on the league leaders Liffey Celtics and Glanmire.
