O’Rourke treble fires Mount Temple girls to victory
An Grianán NS 9-7 St Cremin’s NS 0-5
A very well-drilled and well-balanced side from An Grianán NS, Mount Temple proved much too strong for a gallant St Cremin’s NS, Multyfarnham outfit at TEG Cusack Park last Tuesday week, with inclement weather making it difficult for players, mentors and spectators alike.
The side in red, white and navy raced into a seven-point lead with points from Grace O’Rourke, Alison White (two – the first of them a fisted effort), and Lexie Grady (with a goal as her target), followed by a well-worked goal finished to the net by O’Rourke. Either side of the winners’ fifth point scored by the outstanding White, Multy’s Anna Beth Fallon raised two white flags.
As the hailstones descended, Hannah Nolan brought her team’s tally to 0-3, but the winners pounced for a brace of goals before the break courtesy of O’Rourke and Aimee Greene, to lead by 3-5 to 0-3 at the interval.
Two early goals on the change of ends from the boots of Grady and Tara Ledwith (from a sideline kick) increased An Grianán’s advantage. Fallon converted a ‘35’ for a plucky St Cremin’s side, but their opponents tagged on another 4-2 without reply.
The goals were scored by O’Rourke (thereby completing her hat-trick), Greene (from a free), White, and Grady, with the points both coming from Greene frees. Aoife Leavey rounded off match scoring with a point for the girls in maroon and white.
After the game, the chairman of Cumann na mBunscol Derek Butler presented the cup to the winning captain Abigail Kelly, and the player of the match award to Alison White.
Scorers – An Grianán NS: G O’Rourke 3-1, A Greene 2-2 (1-1f), L Grady 2-1, A White 1-3, T Ledwith 1-0 (sideline). St Cremin’s NS: A B Fallon 0-3 (1‘35’), A Leavey, H Nolan 0-1 each.
An Grianán NS, Mount Temple panel: Katie Claffey, Tara Ledwith, Abigail Kelly, Grace Hallissey, Leah Allen, Grace O’Rourke, Aimee Greene, Cara Winters, Lexie Grady, Alison White, Emme Fitzgerald, Emily Keating, Nicole Greene, Annie Ledwith, Grace Cleary, Ella Mae Harney, Aoibhín O’Brien, Farah Fox, Zoe Buckley, Orlaith Hunter, Sophie Keating, Fiadh Peters, Julianne Heavin, Zoe Conlon, Jessica Browne.
St Cremin’s NS, Multyfarnham panel: Ella Graham, Sadbh Greene, Lucy Duncan, Philippa Sweeney, Anna Beth Fallon, Aoife Leavey, Hannah Nolan, Emily Glennon, Aoibhinn Lynch, Katherine O’Connor, Cadhla Guilfoyle, Isabella Melligan, Ruth Hegarty, Anna Murray, Ella O’Reilly, Isla Anthony, Kayleigh Nolan, Annalise Kavanagh, Rose Fulham, Katie Casserly, Meabh Reilly, Emma Quinn, Siun Sullivan, Roisin Murtagh, Ciara Rodgers, Clodagh Rodgers.
Referee: Jimmy Greville.