ITC Basketball claimed a big result in Division One of the Women’s National League when they beat Ulster Rockets 76-65 in Belfast.
30 points in the final quarter secured the win as the IT Carlow based side moved up to seventh in the table.
The win made it a successful weekend for the club as their Men’s and Women’s sides both recorded wins in the same round of the National League for the first time.
It was a Leinster derby in the men’s IT Carlow as ITC hosted Kestrels of Portarlington. Martin Conroy’s side came away with a 71-69 victory. 26 points from Harrison Deyo proved crucial in the one-basket win with Kiran Chopra and Kyle Burke getting in on the scoring.
Weekend Results
Friday 12th February 2016
Women’s Division One: Fr Mathews 65, Ulster Rockets 53; Team Garvey’s Tralee 39, Team Denjoes American Style 64
Saturday 13th February 2016
Men’s Premier League:
Belfast Star 63, Templeogue 81; DCU Saints 85, GCD Swords Thunder 74; UL Eagles 96, Eanna BC 97 (OT); Pyrobel Killester 68, UCD Marian 65
Women’s Premier League:
Pyrobel Killester 72 Meteors 75; UL Huskies 58, Team Montenotte Hotel 78
Men’s Division One:
ITC Basketball 71, Kestrels 69; Team Kilkenny 84, KUBS 69; Fr Mathews 65, Maree 78; Keane’s SuperValu Killorglin 100, BFG Neptune 90
Women’s Division One:
NUIG Mystics 64, Fr Mathews 51; Oblate Dynamos 68, Longford Falcons 45
Sunday February 14th 2016
Women’s Premier League:
Singleton SuperValu Brunell 59, Courtyard Liffey Celtics 44
DCU Mercy 55, Maxol WIT Wildcats 76
Women’s Division One:
Ulster Rockets 65, ITC Basketball 76
