League Table
| P | W | L | PF | PA | Pts | |
| *Courtyard Liffey Celtics | 16 | 13 | 3 | 1091 | 940 | 39 |
| *DCU Mercy | 16 | 12 | 4 | 1155 | 874 | 36 |
| *Ambassador UCC Glanmire | 16 | 12 | 4 | 1285 | 971 | 36 |
| *Pyrobel Killester | 16 | 11 | 5 | 1138 | 1029 | 33 |
| Singleton SuperValu Brunell | 16 | 10 | 6 | 1141 | 1107 | 30 |
| Maxol WIT Wildcats | 16 | 5 | 11 | 1005 | 1126 | 15 |
| IT Carlow Basketball | 16 | 4 | 12 | 985 | 1202 | 12 |
| -Portlaoise Panthers | 16 | 4 | 12 | 893 | 1172 | 12 |
| -NUIG Mystics | 16 | 1 | 15 | 846 | 1118 | 3 |
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Points System: 3 Pts Win / 0 Pts Loss / Tied teams separated by Points Difference
*Qualify for WSL Top 4 Playoffs / – Regraded to Women’s Division 1
Womens Super League Top 4 Playoffs
| Date | Home Team | Away team | ||
| Semi-Finals | ||||
| 19.03.18 | DCU Mercy | 60 | Ambassador UCC Glanmire | 72 |
| 19.03.18 | Courtyard Liffey Celtics | 80 | Pyrobel Killester | 60 |
| Final | (WIT) | |||
| 24.03.2018 | Courtyard Liffey Celtics | 63 | Ambassador UCC Glanmire | 76 |
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Regular Season Results
| Date | Home Team | Away team | ||
| Week 3 | ||||
| 01.10.17 | IT Carlow Basketball | 73 | NUIG Mystics | 67 |
| Week 4 | ||||
| 07.10.17 | Portlaoise Panthers | 47 | Singleton SuperValu Brunell | 58 |
| 07.10.17 | Courtyard Liffey Celtics | 63 | NUIG Mystics | 52 |
| 08.10.17 | Ambassador UCC Glanmire | 77 | Pyrobel Killester | 62 |
| 08.10.17 | IT Carlow Basketball | 43 | Maxol WIT Wildcats | 55 |
| Week 5 | ||||
| 14.10.17 | Portlaoise Panthers | 46 | Maxol WIT Wildcats | 79 |
| 15.10.17 | Singleton SuperValu Brunell | 72 | NUIG Mystics | 71 |
| 15.10.17 | Portlaoise Panthers | 55 | Courtyard Liffey Celtics | 65 |
| 15.10.17 | DCU Mercy | 66 | Pyrobel Killester | 57 |
| 15.10.17 | IT Carlow Basketball | 75 | Ambassador UCC Glanmire | 90 |
| Week 6 | ||||
| 21.10.17 | NUIG Mystics | 70 | Ambassador UCC Glanmire | 76 |
| 21.10.17 | Pyrobel Killester | 78 | Portlaoise Panthers | 64 |
| 21.10.17 | Courtyard Liffey Celtics | 66 | Singleton SuperValu Brunell | 65 |
| 22.10.17 | DCU Mercy | 74 | IT Carlow Basketball | 69 |
| Week 7 | ||||
| 28.10.17 | Pyrobel Killester | 87 | IT Carlow Basketball | 61 |
| 28.10.17 | Maxol WIT Wildcats | 64 | NUIG Mystics | 59 |
| 29.10.17 | DCU Mercy | 68 | Courtyard Liffey Celtics | 71 |
| 29.10.17 | Ambassador UCC Glanmire | 94 | Portlaoise Panthers | 54 |
| Week 8 | ||||
| 04.11.17 | Pyrobel Killester | 72 | Maxol WIT Wildcats | 65 |
| 05.11.17 | Singleton SuperValu Brunell | IT Carlow Basketball | ||
| 05.11.17 | DCU Mercy | 78 | Ambassador UCC Glanmire | 58 |
| Week 9 | ||||
| 11.11.17 | NUIG Mystics | 61 | Pyrobel Killester | 76 |
| 11.11.17 | Courtyard Liffey Celtics | 76 | Maxol WIT Wildcats | 62 |
| 12.11.17 | DCU Mercy | 80 | Singleton SuperValu Brunell | 68 |
| 12.11.17 | IT Carlow Basketball | 61 | Portlaoise Panthers | 81 |
| Week 10 | ||||
| 18.11.17 | IT Carlow Basketball | NUIG Mystics | ||
| 18.11.17 | Portlaoise Panthers | 37 | DCU Mercy | 101 |
| 18.11.17 | Maxol WIT Wildcats | 71 | Singleton SuperValu Brunell | 74 |
| 19.11.17 | Ambassador UCC Glanmire | 60 | Courtyard Liffey Celtics | 66 |
| Week 11 | ||||
| 25.11.17 | Pyrobel Killester | 72 | Courtyard Liffey Celtics | 64 |
| 25.11.17 | Portlaoise Panthers | 71 | NUIG Mystics | 52 |
| 26.11.17 | Singleton SuperValu Brunell | 56 | Ambassador UCC Glanmire | 68 |
| 26.11.17 | DCU Mercy | 80 | Maxol WIT Wildcats | 52 |
| Week 13 | ||||
| 09.12.17 | NUIG Mystics | 46 | DCU Mercy | 74 |
| 09.12.17 | Pyrobel Killester | 82 | Singleton SuperValu Brunell | 85 |
| 09.12.17 | Courtyard Liffey Celtics | 65 | IT Carlow Basketball | 68 |
| 10.12.17 | Ambassador UCC Glanmire | 71 | Maxol WIT Wildcats | 45 |
| Week 14 | ||||
| 16.12.17 | Maxol WIT Wildcats | 58 | Pyrobel Killester | 72 |
| 16.12.17 | Courtyard Liffey Celtics | 85 | Portlaoise Panthers | 51 |
| 16.12.17 | Ambassador UCC Glanmire | 57 | DCU Mercy | 62 |
| 17.12.17 | IT Carlow Basketball | 73 | Singleton SuperValu Brunell | 82 |
| Week 18 | ||||
| 13.01.18 | NUIG Mystics | 57 | Courtyard Liffey Celtics | 77 |
| 13.01.18 | Pyrobel Killester | 58 | Ambassador UCC Glanmire | 102 |
| 13.01.18 | Maxol WIT Wildcats | 93 | IT Carlow Basketball | 59 |
| 14.01.18 | Singleton SuperValu Brunell | 80 | Portlaoise Panthers | 49 |
| Week 19 | ||||
| 20.01.18 | NUIG Mystics | 68 | Singleton SuperValu Brunell | 65 |
| 20.01.18 | Pyrobel Killester | 67 | DCU Mercy | 65 |
| 20.01.18 | Maxol WIT Wildcats | 71 | Portlaoise Panthers | 74 |
| 21.01.18 | Ambassador UCC Glanmire | 85 | IT Carlow Basketball | 58 |
| Week 21 | ||||
| 03.02.18 | NUIG Mystics | 59 | Maxol WIT Wildcats | 71 |
| 03.02.18 | Portlaoise Panthers | 52 | Ambassador UCC Glanmire | 87 |
| 03.02.18 | Courtyard Liffey Celtics | 61 | DCU Mercy | 57 |
| 04.02.18 | IT Carlow Basketball | 51 | Pyrobel Killester | 73 |
| Week 22 | ||||
| 10.02.18 | Portlaoise Panthers | 52 | Pyrobel Killester | 63 |
| 11.02.18 | Ambassador UCC Glanmire | 107 | NUIG Mystics | 45 |
| 11.02.18 | Singleton SuperValu Brunell | 64 | Courtyard Liffey Celtics | 87 |
| 11.02.18 | IT Carlow Basketball | 61 | DCU Mercy | 86 |
| Week 23 | ||||
| 17.02.18 | Pyrobel Killester | 95 | NUIG Mystics | 38 |
| 17.02.18 | Portlaoise Panthers | 59 | IT Carlow Basketball | 70 |
| 17.02.18 | Maxol WIT Wildcats | 47 | Courtyard Liffey Celtics | 73 |
| 18.02.18 | Singleton SuperValu Brunell | 78 | DCU Mercy | 75 |
| Week 24 | ||||
| 24.02.18 | Courtyard Liffey Celtics | 60 | Ambassador UCC Glanmire | 54 |
| 25.02.18 | NUIG Mystics | 56 | IT Carlow Basketball | 61 |
| 25.02.18 | Singleton SuperValu Brunell | 70 | Maxol WIT Wildcats | 56 |
| 25.02.18 | DCU Mercy | 83 | Portlaoise Panthers | 39 |
| Week 25 | ||||
| 08.03.18 | Maxol WIT Wildcats | 53 | DCU Mercy | 86 |
| 03.03.18 | Courtyard Liffey Celtics | Pyrobel Killester | ||
| 07.03.18 | NUIG Mystics | 45 | Portlaoise Panthers | 62 |
| 04.03.18 | Ambassador UCC Glanmire | 74 | Singleton SuperValu Brunell | 45 |
| Week 26 | ||||
| 10.03.18 | Maxol WIT Wildcats | 63 | Ambassador UCC Glanmire | 112 |
| 11.03.18 | Singleton SuperValu Brunell | 79 | Pyrobel Killester | 73 |
| 11.03.18 | DCU Mercy | 20 | NUIG Mystics | 0 # |
| 11.03.18 | IT Carlow Basketball | 48 | Courtyard Liffey Celtics | 71 |
| Week 27 | ||||
| 12.03.18 | Singleton SuperValu Brunell | 78 | IT Carlow Basketball | 54 |
| 14.03.18 | Singleton SuperValu Brunell | 78 | Ambassador UCC Glanmire | 81 |
| 14.03.18 | Courtyard Liffey Celtics | 41 | Pyrobel Killester | 60 |
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Home Venues
| Team | Home Court |
| Ambassador UCC Glanmire | Mardyke Arena, Cork City |
| Courtyard Liffey Celtics | Leixlip Amenities Centre, Co. Kildare |
| DCU Mercy | DCU Complex, Dublin City |
| IT Carlow Basketball | Barrow Centre, IT Carlow, Co. Carlow |
| Maxol WIT Wildcats | Mercy Gym, Waterford |
| NUIG Mystics | Colaiste Iognaid, Galway |
| Portlaoise Panthers | St. Mary’s, Portlaoise, Co. Laois |
| Pyrobel Killester | Irish Wheelchair Association, Clontarf, D3 |
| Singleton SuperValu Brunell | Parochial Hall, Cork City |
Report
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Week 21: 3-4 February 2018 [3]
In a top-of-the-table clash Courtyard Liffey Celtics defeated cup-winners the previous weekend DCU Mercy, by a 61-57 scoreline to go top. Excellent scoring from Devon Brookshire and Irish Underage international Sorcha Tiernan saw them claim the points.[3]
Elsewhere in the league, Maxol WIT Wildcats moved away from relegation with a 71-59 win in Galway against bottom-of-the-table NUIG Mystics; Ambassador UCC Glanmire kept up the pressure on the top-two with a comfortable 87-52 win in Portlaoise againat the Panthers; and on sunday, Pyrobel Killester stayed in the hunt near the top with a 73-51 win over struggling IT Carlow Basketball.[3]
Week 22: 10-11 February 2018 [4]
UCC Glanmire 107 NUIG Mystics 45: UCC Glanmire had a huge win over NUIG to keep up the pressure on Liffey Celtics at the top end of the table. Claire Rockall scored 21 points as bottom side Mystics were outclassed.[4]
Portlaoise Panthers 52 Killester 63: Killester were strong in their victory over the midlands side to stay in touch in the top four.[4]
IT Carlow 61 DCU Mercy 86: DCU Mercy had a comfortable win in Carlow to keep up the pressure on the top side Liffey Celtics.[4]
Brunell 64 Liffey Celtics 87: Liffey kept up the pace at the top of the table with this win in Cork. Celtics head coach Mark Byrne remarked that it is “never easy to win down here”, and the “girls played hard for four quarters”. Jazmen Boone top-scored on 23 points for the leaders.[4]
Week 23: 17-18 February 2018
WIT Wildcats 47 Liffey Celtics 73: Devon Brookshire top-scored on 21 points in a convincing win for Liffey Celtics, who were in control at half-time and finished 27 points to the good.[5]
Brunell 78 DCU Mercy 75: A shock win in Cork for Brunell over cup winners DCU Mercy saw them close the gap on the top four with games in hand.[5]
Portlaoise Panthers 59 IT Carlow 70: This was a revenge victory for IT Carlow in the midlands derby after their loss at home earlier in the season. Extra numbers which allowed them to maintain pace and a huge start to the last quarter which put them 16 points up saw them through.[5]
Killester 95 NUIG Mystics 38: A big win for Killester over bottom side NUIG kept them in second place.[5]
Week 24: 23-25 February 2018
Liffey Celtics maintained their place at the top of the table while the four teams below them all had four losses each after the weekend, setting up an exciting finale to the season.[6]
Liffey Celtics 60 UCC Glanmire 54: Liffey Celtics had a “satisfying” win in a “tough and hard-fought game” according to head coach Mark Byrne. The lead changed hands numerous times in the second half as Liffey hung on for the win. They faced the prospect of the rest of the season without star guard Jazmen Boone, however, who was moving to Australia.[6]
NUIG Mystics 56 IT Carlow 61: Sarah Kenny top-scored on 20 points for IT Carlow as they made their position in the Super League safe for next season in this relegation battle with NUIG.[6]
Brunell 70 WIT Wildcats 56: Breana Bay scored a game-high 22 points as Brunell defeated the Wildcats in the Munster derby.[6]
DCU Mercy 83 Portlsaoise Panthers 39: DCU moved into second place with this comfortable win over the regional Leinster side. Alex Masaquel (23) and Sarah Woods (22) top-scored for them to keep their hopes of the title alive.[6]
References
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Websites
[1] Sligo Sport and Recreation (2017) Basketball Ireland Logo [Internet] available from: http://www.sligosportandrecreation.ie/wp-content/uploads/basketball-ireland-logo.jpg [Accessed 10 March 2017]
[2] Basketball Ireland (2018) Womens Super League [Internet] Available from: http://www.basketballireland.ie/womenssuper [Accessed 26 March 2018]
[3] Basketball Ireland (2018) Womens Super Top 4 PO [Internet] Available from: http://www.basketballireland.ie/womenssupertop4po [Accessed 26 March 2018]
[3] Basketball Ireland (2018) Fixtures & Results: February 3rd and 4th [Internet] Available from: http://www.basketballireland.ie/news-detail/10034873/ [Accessed 5 February 2018]
[4] Basketball Ireland (2018) Fixtures & Results: February 10-11th [Internet] Available from: http://www.basketballireland.ie/news-detail/10035168/ [Accessed 12 February 2018]
[5] Basketball Ireland (2018) Fixtures & Results: February 15-18th [Internet] Available from: http://www.basketballireland.ie/news-detail/10035394/ [Accessed 19 February 2018]
[6] Basketball Ireland (2018) Fixtures & Results: February 23-25th [Internet] Available from: http://www.basketballireland.ie/news-detail/10035732/ [Accessed 5 March 2018]
Acknowledgements
Thanks to Ann Hanley, Killester and Ireland National Team.
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Last Updated: 2 April 2019
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