Killester secured a 34-point win over Midlands Park Portlaoise Panthers on Sunday, winning 88-54 in St. Mary's Hall.
Killester trio Michelle Clarke, Audrey Roden and Morgan Lenahan combined for 54 points.
Jessica Fressle put Panthers up 22-20 late in the first quarter, but that was about as positive as it got for Portlaoise, with Sarah Courtney hitting a three to give Killester a 24-22 lead at the end of the opening quarter, and they would not surrender that lead for the remainder of the game, securing an 88-54 road win.
Killester are now 11-3 and remain level at the top of the table with St. Paul's. For Panthers, the loss is their 12th of the season, remaining just two games ahead of Catalyst Fr. Mathews at the foot of the table in the Domino's Women's Super League.
Utility Trust St. Paul's Killarney overcame Trinity Meteors, 65-55, to win their sixth consecutive game.
Maisie Burnham continued her strong run of form with a double-double of 29 points and 11 rebounds for St. Paul's. The game featured 11 lead changes, including a Burnham finish inside to give St. Paul's a 48-47 lead late in the third quarter, a lead they would keep until the end.
SETU Waterford Wildcats picked up a big victory over third-placed UCC Glanmire, with Wildcats running out 93-89 winners.
The scoring for Wildcats created a good spread, with Alyssa Frescas scoring 26, Ireland’s Sarah Hickey with 20, Tiarra Brown adding 17 and then both Kate Hickey and Sanija Brikmane putting up 10.
Free throws from Claire O’Sullivan put Glanmire ahead 86-85 with just over three minutes left on the clock, but back-to-back threes from Hickey and Frescas gave Wildcats control until the end of the game.
The win for Wildcats sees them sitting in seventh, level with both FloMAX Liffey Celtics and McEvoy’s Cavan Eagles, while Glanmire remain third.
FloMAX Liffey Celtics got their season back on track with an 81-71 victory over Gurranabraher Credit Union Brunell. Brooke Kane had 23 points, along with Katie Williamson’s 19. It was a convincing win for Celtics, once they went 9-7 ahead in the first quarter, they never looked back.
Despite the best efforts of Irish international Edel Thornton, who had 22, Brunell still suffered their sixth loss of the season.
They are in fifth, still level with Trinity Meteors, who currently occupy the final home playoff spot. For Celtics, they remain level with McEvoy’s Cavan Eagles on seven wins. They are now one win away from Brunell above them.
McEvoy’s Cavan Eagles picked up a vital 87-76 victory over Catalyst Fr. Mathews on Saturday in their search for the playoff spots.
Niamh Tolan and Sophie Staunton combined for 57, with Staunton having 33, including nine three’s. Fr. Mathews started well, winning the first quarter by a score of 25-15, but an 18-point swing in the second put Eagles firmly in control for the remainder of the game.
Eagles are now even for the season at 7-7, sitting in sixth as the regular season begins to enter its final few weeks.
For Fr. Mathews, it is a 14th straight loss, and leaves them at 0-14 for the season.
