Limerick's Castletroy College targets U19B Girls All-Ireland Schools League title

LIMERICK'S Castletroy College are in U19B Girls All-Ireland Schools League Finals action against Mount Mercy College in the National Basketball Arena on Friday at 3pm. 

On route to this week's final in Tallaght, Castletroy College came top of the South West pool, winning all four matches against Laurel Hill, Mungret College, Tarbert, and Hazelwood.

This secured the Newtown school's passage into the South West Regional Finals in Ballybunion in December.

After two excellent performances, beating Presentation Tralee in the semi-final, followed by Ballybunion in the Final, Castletroy College claimed the Southwest Regional title.

That success propelled Castletroy into the final 16 of the All-Ireland playoffs. There the Limerick side defeated a strong Carrigaline squad at home, which secured their place in the All-Ireland B quarter-finals in Tallaght.

A comfortable win 53-38 over Dominican College in the quarter-finals was followed by a challenging semi-final meeting against the current All Ireland B-Cup Champions, Pipers Hill.

A nail-biting last two quarters ended in a five point victory for Castletroy, on a final scoreline of 56-51.

Castletroy squad members Melissa Do and Nofeesat Muniru have both been selected for both the North Munster and South West teams as a result of their impressive showings

The Castletroy players and coaches would like to thank Castletroy College Principal Pádraig Flanagan for presenting the team with warm-up tops for the very special occasion.

Livestreaming of Friday's big final is available on basketballireland.tv

Castletroy College Squad:
Jessica O'Shea (Capt)
Melissa Do
Azeezat Muniru
Nofeesat Muniru
Sorcha Cronin
Roisin Flaherty
Kirsty Cronin
Emeline O'Duffy
Eabha Carmody
Ailish Gallagher
Grace Liston
Kayleigh Corcoran
Molly Whelan
Saoirse Quinn
Eva O'Dwyer
Ellen Carey
Cliodhne Byrne
Aine Brown
Lidia Kubicka

Coaches: Jack Coyne, of the Eagles 
Rebeka Carberry
Sarah Frawley