DIT v St Marys
UCC, University of Limerick, Ulster University, Jordanstown and St Mary's all advanced to the quarter-finals of the Sigerson Cup on Tuesday afternoon.
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Independent.ie Sigerson Cup Round 1: UUJ 2-14 Garda College 0-11
Donegal's Patrick McBrearty kicked 1-6 as 2016 Sigerson Cup hosts University of Ulster Jordanstown cruised into the quarter-finals with a comfortable win over Garda College.
Despite losing rising Tyrone star Rory Brennan to a straight red card for striking after 24 minutes, UUJ were already well in control thanks to a brilliant start by McBrearty.
The 2012 All-Ireland winner scored 1-4 in the opening 10 minutes, the highlight being his sixth minute finish to the far corner of the net. Jordanstown started with the breeze and led by 1-7 to 0-5 at half time.
Seven minutes after the restart, Tyrone goalkeeper Sean Fox saved a penalty from Garda's Daithi Shannon and Mayo's Evan Regan flicked home a 57th minute for the home side.
Roscommon's Colin Compton kicked three points from play for Garda, who had defeated Cork IT last week, before Carlow's Brendan Murphy was sent-off late on for two bookable offences.
Scorers for UUJ: P McBrearty 1-6 (5f), E Rafferty 0-4 (1f, 1 '45'), E Regan 1-0, K Clarke, M Argue, C Grugan 0-1 each, R McHugh 0-1 (1f)
Scorers for Garda College: D Shannon 0-4 (4f), C Compton 0-3, P McGee 0-1, C Shields 0-1, B Murphy 0-1, G Haran 0-1 (1f)
**UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER, JORDANSTOWN: **S Fox (Tyrone); R Johnston (Antrim), K Clarke (Cavan), R Brennan (Tyrone); R McHugh (Donegal), R McNamee (Tyrone), S Sheridan (Armagh); N McKeever (Antrim), M Argue (Cavan); C Grugan (Tyrone), E Rafferty (Armagh), D Savage (Down); E Regan (Mayo), R McAnespie (Monaghan), P McBrearty (Donegal). **Subs: **F Burns (Tyrone) for Savage (40), C Clarke (Down) for Rafferty (58), S McArdle (Down) for Argue (59)
GARDA COLLEGE: C Kenerick (Tipperary); G Farren (Donegal), G Petit (Roscommon), P Smith (Cavan); B Devlin (Louth), S O'Malley (Roscommon), BJ Molloy (Carlow); P McGee (Donegal), C Shields (Longford); P Morris (Cavan), B Murphy (Carlow), B O'Hare (Louth); C Compton (Roscommon), D Shannon (Cork), G Haran (Mayo). Subs: M Holland (Roscommon) for McCarthy (HT), J Kerrigan (Galway) for O'Hare (40), P Fallon (Roscommon) for Devlin (53) J Kearney (Galway) for Molloy (58)
**Referee: **Padraig Hughes (Armagh)
Independent.ie Sigerson Cup Round 1: UL 2-15 IT Tralee 2-8
UL’s ability to pick off scores at crucial stages in the game served them well as they set up a tie in the next round of the Sigerson Cup at home to Queen’s University.
IT Tralee, who had beaten UL in the league earlier in the season, never gave up but were unable to contain the home side on the 4G at the Limerick campus. A couple of heavy downpours made conditions difficult but both sides served up a decent contest.
The sides were level at 0-9 to 1-6 at the interval after Tralee midfielder Conor Lowney fired home a goal after a quickly taken free after 17 minutes.
UL wing-back Fergal Boland went forward to kick three excellent points but his afternoon’s work was cut short with a black card in the final quarter.
Shane Killoran and Conor O’Driscoll exchanged points after the restart but Kevin Moore’s second free of the game edged UL into a lead they never surrendered.
Killoran struck for their opening goal after 44 minutes to put them five ponts in front but Paudie Quill responded straight away with a neat finish low to the net.
Bryan O’Shea sealed victory for UL with a goal in the closing stages, with Tralee centre-back picking up a red card in the closing stages of an entertaining game.
**Scorers for UL: **S Killoran 1-2 B O’Shea 1-2, F Boland 0-3, K Moore 0-3 (3f), I Burke 0-2, R Deane 0-1, C O’Dea 0-1, J Naughton 0-1 each.
**Scorers for IT Tralee: **P Quill 1-3 (2f), C Lowney 1-0, C O’Driscoll 0-2, C Cromwell 0-2, D McElligott 0-1.
**UL: **C O’Driscoll (Cork); D Larkin (Wexford), C Long (Kerry), P O’Connor (Kerry); A Rowan (Longford), E Kiely (Kerry), F Boland (Mayo); G Hegarty (Limerick), R Deane (Cork); D Neville (Limerick), S Killoran (Roscommon), C O’Dea (Clare); I Burke (Galway), K Moore (Limerick), B O’Shea (Kerry). Subs: L Boland (Tipperary) for Larkin (32), J Naughton (Limerick) for O’Dea (41), S McAuliffe (Limerick) for F Boland (55, black).
**IT TRALEE: B Galvin (Kerry); C Counihan (Kerry), E Hickson (Kerry), S Flynn (Cork); D McElligott (Kerry), C Horan (Kerry), C Cromwell (Monaghan); D Somers (Kerry), C Lowney (Cork); A Moriarty (Kerry), G O’Shea (Kerry), C O’Driscoll (Cork); V Hogan (Kerry), D Wallace (Kerry), P Quill (Kerry). Subs: **A Duggan (Kerry) for Moriarty (30), S Guthrie (Kerry) for Hogan (46), C O’Connell (Kerry) for Wallace (51), J Lyne (Kerry) for Cromwell (60), P O’Shea (Kerry) for Lowney (60).
**Referee: **Richard McNicholas (Galway).
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Independent.ie Sigerson Cup Round 1: UCC 2-13 GMIT 2-8
UCC advanced to the quarter-finals of the Sigerson Cup on Tuesday afternoon, but their passage past GMIT should have been smoother.
Jordan Kiely's goal after 19 minutes put UCC in the driving seat at 1-4 to 0-1 ahead and when David Harrington raised the green flag for 'College' moments later, they were nine points clear at 2-4 to 0-1.
Andy Glennon's goal briefly gave GMIT respite before the break, but with Conor Cox and Harrington on song, the UCC lead swelled to 2-11 to 1-3 as the game entered the final quarter.
UCC faded badly in the closing 10 minutes as GMIT hit 1-4 without reply, their goal coming from Martin Shaughnessy. It was a spirited comeback from the Westerners but it too little, too late as UCC marched on
**Scorers for UCC: **C Cox 0-6 (4f), D Harrington 1-3, J Kiely 1-2, C Horgan 0-1, K Davis 0-1.
Scorers for GMIT: A Glennon 1-3 (2f), M Farragher 0-3, D Shaughnessy 1-0, D Brennan 0-2 (1f)
UCC: M Aodh Martin; C Hyde, J McGuire, K Fulignati; S White, B O'Driscoll, J Walsh; G O'Sullivan, I Maguire; K Davis, L Connolly, S Kiely; J Kiely, C Cox, D Harrington.** Subs: **J Davis for Hyde (53), C Murphy for Walsh (50), C Horgan for Davis (47), I Galvin for Cox, S Oaks for O'Driscoll (58), K Crowley for White (44)
GMIT: C Nolan; C Reilly, A Farrell, J Kinahan; K Nally, P Holloway, J Downes; D Brennan, P Prendergast; A Molloy, M Farragher, R Steede; A Glennon, M Farragher, J Donnellan. Subs: H Boyle for Kinahan (23); M Shaughnessy for Brennan (39); M Mangan for Nally (39); A Meeneghan for Mike Farragher (56).
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Independent.ie Sigerson Cup Round 1: St Mary's 1-11 DIT 2-6
St Mary's set up an all Belfast Sigerson Cup quarter-final after they defeated DIT after extra time at Garvaghey on Tuesday.
Goals from Emmet Ó Conghaile and Liam Irwin had helped DIT into a 2-2 to 0-4 interval lead but a powerful St Mary's side battled back into the game after the break, and their comeback was almost complete when Peter Carragher rattled in a goal with five minutes left.
Aaron McKay's late point for Mary's took the game into extra-time and in the additional 20 minutes, the Ulster side took deep with Jack Grugan emerging as the hero of the day, the Armagh native hitting three superb frees to seal victory.
**Scorers for St Mary's: **P Carragher 1-0, J Grugan 0-3 (3f), R O'Neill 0-2 (1f), N Toner 0-1, K McKernan 0-1, B Og McGilligan 0-1, D Kavanagh 0-1 (1f), H Loughran 0-1, A McKay 0-1
Scorers for DIT: L Irwin 1-1 (1f). E O Conghaile 1-0, K O'Gara 0-2, C Grimes 0-1, B McMahon 0-1, G Guilfoyle 0-1
ST MARY'S: R Burns, P McAleer, D McBride, A McKay, H Loughran, N McParland, C McCooey, B Og McGilligan, P Carragher, C McCann, K McGeary, K McKernan, D Kavanagh, M Fitzpatrick, N Toner.** Subs: **R O'Neill for McCooey, C Byrne for McBride, C Meyler for Toner, A Nugent for Kavanagh, A McGarrity for McCann, N McNicholl for McGilligan, McCooey for McAleer (BC), J Grugan for McGarrity.
**DIT: **C Ferris, K O'Brien, N Collins, P Reilly, S Clayton, G Guilfoyle, C Boyle, E O Conghaile, D Nelson, R McGowan, E Flanagan, C Madden, L Irwin, T O'Connor, B McMahon. Subs: C Grimes for O Conghaile (BC), K O'Gara for Madden, B Power for Flanagan, G Reilly for O'Connor, S Cunningham for P Reilly (BC), Madden for McGowan.
