Electric Ireland Fitzgibbon Cup

UCC 1-19 0-15 NUIG

UCD 3-8 0-15 UL

IT Carlow 3-16 1-7 GARDA COLLEGE

CIT 0-15 0-9 WIT

DIT 4-12 1-9 MAYNOOTH UNIVERSITY

UCC powered their way into a home Fitzgibbon Cup quarter-final against IT Carlow after they defeated NUIG 1-19 to 0-15 at Páirc Uí Chaoimh on Thursday.

It was a third win from three Group A outings for Tom Kingston’s side. Evan Sheehan set up Shane Kingston for UCC’s all-important goal in the first half as they took a big 1-13 to 0-5 lead into the break.

NUIG rallied in the second half but full-forward Evan Niland’s nine points weren’t enough to rescue the game but the haul was enough to improve their points difference sufficiently to advance, even after Shane Fletcher was denied a goal by UCC goalkeeper Jack Barry late on.

That result meant NUIG needed reigning champions UL, who they knocked out of the competition last week, to do them a favour when they made the trip to take on UCD at Belfield.

The hosts launched a late comeback in the cold and they secured a narrow 3-8 to 0-15 victory following a late goal, but NUIG advanced on scoring difference.

LIT will now face the Galway outfit at home in the quarter-finals. LIT topped Group B after a 3-21 to 0-8 hammering of Trinity College at Moylish on Wednesday.

But second place in that group was snapped up by IT Carlow as they secured a comprehensive 3-16 to 1-7 success against Garda College in Heywood Community School.

IT Carlow were in complete control at half-time when they already held a massive 3-11 to 0-2 lead. And despite a mini-revival from the Templemore outfit IT Carlow had enough in the tank.

DCU had already claimed top spot in Group C and home advantage in the quarter-finals, and they will face off against city rivals DIT.

DIT had a big 4-12 to 1-9 win against Maynooth University in Maynooth. DIT held a 2-8 to 0-6 lead at half-time and they built on that lead afterwards.

The 2017 winners Mary I will have home advantage in the last of the quarter-finals. Their 13-point win over Maynooth on Tuesday was enough to earn a clash with Cork IT.

Cork IT claimed a 0-15 to 0-9 victory over WIT on Thursday evening. The hosts were only 0-7 to 0-5 in front after a low-scoring first half but they sealed a place in the final eight.

Quarter-final line-up (home team listed first)

UCC v IT Carlow

LIT v NUIG

DCU v DIT

Mary I v CIT