Clara Gomez, Shelby Harmeyer and Emilie Hamel of the Limerick Sport Huskies I PICTURE: Inpho
IT was a positive weekend for Limerick sides in Domino's Super League and Division One action, with three of the four sides from Shannonside picking up crucial wins.
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Limerick Celtics enjoyed a mixed bag of results between Friday and Saturday, losing in the final minute of action to St. Vincent’s 76-73, with Vincent’s William Thomas making a tough shot followed by free-throws to give Vincent's the victory.
Celtics then followed that up with a 77-70 triumph over UCD Marian on Saturday. The Celtics trio of AJ Williams, Tony Hauser and Ruairi Cronin combined for 49 points against Marian to get them over the line despite a 32-point game from Marian’s Bruce Saintilus and Zachary Hinton getting a double-double with 13 points and 16 rebounds.
Next up for Tony Hehir's side is a trip to Cork to face UCC on Sunday at 3pm.
The Limerick Celtics Women's side picked up a victory on the road when they travelled to the capital to face Dublin Raiders at Cóláiste Raithín.
Jordan Hehir's side ran out convincing 87-53 winners, with that result leaving his side joint second in the Division One table with the Limerick Sport Huskies and Templeogue.
Next up for the Celtics is a yet another trip to Dublin where they will face Swords Thunder on Saturday at 5.30pm.
In Domino's Men's Division One action, the Limerick Sport Eagles also picked up a win on the road in Killarney, defeating SPK Utlility Trust Lakers on a scoreline of 93-61.
The victory leaves Niall McDermott's charges in joint second position on 42 points with the SPK Utlility Trust Lakers and Drogheda Wolves.
Next up for the Eagles is a a home tie against Team North West at the UL Arena on Saturday at 7pm.
Also in Domino's Women's Division One action, the Limerick Sport Huskies fell to a 74-65 defeat at the hands of Templeogue at TUD Tallaght.
The result leaves Patrick O'Regan's side joint second in the table with Limerick Celtics and Templeogue.
The Huskies will be looking to get to winning ways when they host the Dublin raiders at LETT'S on Saturday at 4.45pm.
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