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U12 Girls
Heartbreak for U12 Girls
Queens 27 Donagh 23
Out first for Donagh U12 girls were Amy Mulligan, Alison Mc Bride, Morgan Mc Kenna, Megan Ryan and Helen Mc Nally. An unsteady start as Queens won the tip off and scored the first basket. Donagh gathered themselves and retaliated with Amy driving to the basket where she was fouled and awarded free shots of which she scored 1pt. Donagh were making all the moves and had most possession of the ball but they were guilty of poor misses when it came to shooting but then Queens exceptionally tall and talented player Maeve Deery made work difficult for the Donagh girls and she managed to block a lot of shots. Aisling Mc Aree replaced Helen and she gave a great pass to Amy who scored a fine layup to leave the score here 3pts:2 pts to Donagh.
Mollie Molloy, Aisling Mc Anespie, Laura Nally, Rebecca Ward and Alix Mulligan were up next for Donagh. Much of this quarter saw the team’s trade basket for basket. Mollie, Aisling and Alix did some great defence work at the top of the zone while Rebecca and Laura worked endlessly rebounding and passing out the ball to the girls to allow them some fast breaks down the court, but each time this happened Queens were quick to react and our shots were stopped at the basket. Mollie was first to score for Donagh when she did a great layup while Rebecca added a wonderful 2pt shot from a rebound. An outside shot from Alix was just what Donagh needed to put us back in the lead with 2 minutes to go while Mollie then clinched 1 pt from a free shot. Score here 8pts to 10 pts to Donagh.
The third quarter continued to be as tense and at fever pitch as the last two and Amy, Morgan, Alison, Mollie and Alix were the five that started for Donagh. Queens had their best five on court and this period turned out to be the most difficult one for Donagh. Substitutions were made with Rebecca, Laura, Megan joining Alison and Alix in the hope of gaining some scores but Queen’s defence continued to be strong and difficult to penetrate. Queens showed their strength by scoring 7 pts to Donagh’s 3points in this period with Donagh’s 3 points being scored by Amy and Laura. Score going into the final quarter was 15pts:13pts to Queens.
The game continued to be tight in the last quarter with both sides continuing to trade basket for basket. Amy, Aisling, Mollie, Laura, Morgan fought hard and used a full court press against Queen’s which was effective as Amy and Laura added a basket each from steals made. The play from both sides was frantic and fouls were made but Queens gained the upper hand when it came to free shots that were awarded from these fouls. Morgan drove a number of times to the net and managed to get the next 2 baskets. With only 1 minute to go and Donagh down by 2pts, a crucial basket was needed. This was delivered with great relief by Laura to equalize the teams at full time at 21pts each.
A nail biting 3 minutes followed for extra time. The atmosphere in the hall was electrifying as loud cheers from both Donagh and Queen’s supporter’s applauded the teams along. Donagh gained the upper hand as Laura was first to score in this extra 3 minutes of play but Queens were quick to retaliate with a basket to equalise again. With only 24 seconds left on the clock Donagh’s worst nightmare occurred when Queens were awarded free shots of which they scored both to bring them ahead by 2 points. Donagh tried to get a basket back but the opposition wasn’t going to allow that to happen and they went on to score another basket to leave the final score 27: 23 points to Queens. The Donagh girls were devastated to lose again to this side, however Coaches Delma and Emile were very proud of how these girls fought to the very end and never gave up. That was the last game of the season and we hope to see a lot more from these very talented girls with the Club in the future.
Team and Scores:
Amy Mulligan(7pts), Laura Nally (5pts), Morgan Mc Kenna (4pts), Mollie Molloy Bride, Aisling Mc Anespie, Megan Ryan, Aisling Mc Aree, Helen Mc Nally. (3pts), Alix Mulligan (2pts), Rebecca Ward (2pts), Alison McBride
Queens 27 Donagh 23
Out first for Donagh U12 girls were Amy Mulligan, Alison Mc Bride, Morgan Mc Kenna, Megan Ryan and Helen Mc Nally. An unsteady start as Queens won the tip off and scored the first basket. Donagh gathered themselves and retaliated with Amy driving to the basket where she was fouled and awarded free shots of which she scored 1pt. Donagh were making all the moves and had most possession of the ball but they were guilty of poor misses when it came to shooting but then Queens exceptionally tall and talented player Maeve Deery made work difficult for the Donagh girls and she managed to block a lot of shots. Aisling Mc Aree replaced Helen and she gave a great pass to Amy who scored a fine layup to leave the score here 3pts:2 pts to Donagh.
Mollie Molloy, Aisling Mc Anespie, Laura Nally, Rebecca Ward and Alix Mulligan were up next for Donagh. Much of this quarter saw the team’s trade basket for basket. Mollie, Aisling and Alix did some great defence work at the top of the zone while Rebecca and Laura worked endlessly rebounding and passing out the ball to the girls to allow them some fast breaks down the court, but each time this happened Queens were quick to react and our shots were stopped at the basket. Mollie was first to score for Donagh when she did a great layup while Rebecca added a wonderful 2pt shot from a rebound. An outside shot from Alix was just what Donagh needed to put us back in the lead with 2 minutes to go while Mollie then clinched 1 pt from a free shot. Score here 8pts to 10 pts to Donagh.
The third quarter continued to be as tense and at fever pitch as the last two and Amy, Morgan, Alison, Mollie and Alix were the five that started for Donagh. Queens had their best five on court and this period turned out to be the most difficult one for Donagh. Substitutions were made with Rebecca, Laura, Megan joining Alison and Alix in the hope of gaining some scores but Queen’s defence continued to be strong and difficult to penetrate. Queens showed their strength by scoring 7 pts to Donagh’s 3points in this period with Donagh’s 3 points being scored by Amy and Laura. Score going into the final quarter was 15pts:13pts to Queens.
The game continued to be tight in the last quarter with both sides continuing to trade basket for basket. Amy, Aisling, Mollie, Laura, Morgan fought hard and used a full court press against Queen’s which was effective as Amy and Laura added a basket each from steals made. The play from both sides was frantic and fouls were made but Queens gained the upper hand when it came to free shots that were awarded from these fouls. Morgan drove a number of times to the net and managed to get the next 2 baskets. With only 1 minute to go and Donagh down by 2pts, a crucial basket was needed. This was delivered with great relief by Laura to equalize the teams at full time at 21pts each.
A nail biting 3 minutes followed for extra time. The atmosphere in the hall was electrifying as loud cheers from both Donagh and Queen’s supporter’s applauded the teams along. Donagh gained the upper hand as Laura was first to score in this extra 3 minutes of play but Queens were quick to retaliate with a basket to equalise again. With only 24 seconds left on the clock Donagh’s worst nightmare occurred when Queens were awarded free shots of which they scored both to bring them ahead by 2 points. Donagh tried to get a basket back but the opposition wasn’t going to allow that to happen and they went on to score another basket to leave the final score 27: 23 points to Queens. The Donagh girls were devastated to lose again to this side, however Coaches Delma and Emile were very proud of how these girls fought to the very end and never gave up. That was the last game of the season and we hope to see a lot more from these very talented girls with the Club in the future.
Team and Scores:
Amy Mulligan(7pts), Laura Nally (5pts), Morgan Mc Kenna (4pts), Mollie Molloy Bride, Aisling Mc Anespie, Megan Ryan, Aisling Mc Aree, Helen Mc Nally. (3pts), Alix Mulligan (2pts), Rebecca Ward (2pts), Alison McBride
