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www.ladiesgaelic.ie | SPRING 2024 | 59 O'CONNOR CUP SCORERS DCU Dóchas Éireann: K Kenny 1-3 (1f), K Owens 1-0, M Cannon, E Duggan 0-3 each, C Darby, L Fox 0-2 each, E Morrissey, C Banville, T Needham 0-1 each. UCC: M O'Connell, K Hogan 1-1 each, E Jack (1f), A Ring (1f) 0-4 each, L Hallinan, S McGoldrick, A Harrington, D Kiniry 0-1 each. DCU Dóchas Éireann: R Murray; C Dunne, R Ennis, N Donlon; N Crowley, R Sargent, C Charters; C Banville, C Darby; E Morrissey, L Fox, C Lohan; E Duggan, K Kenny, F McLaughlin. Subs: M Cannon for L Fox (40), T Needham for F McLaughlin (45), S Reynolds for C Darby (51), K Owens for C Charters, A Hanly for E Morrissey (both 59), L Fox for A Hanly (start of et), C Charters for N Crowley (70), A Cullen for T Needham (76). UCC: C Forde; N Martin, D Kiniry, R Sheehan; A McDonagh, A Healy, R Corkery; M O'Connell, K Hogan; A O'Neill, A Ring, B McMaugh; E Jack, L Hallinan, A Fennessy. Subs: S McGoldrick for A McDonagh (35), K Brosnan for E Jack (59), A Harrington for A O'Neill (start of et), E Jack for B McMaugh (74). Referee: Paddy Smith (Waterford). minutes gone they were back on level terms when Mary O'Connell got their second goal. Kenny and Ring exchanged points before Duggan put DCU DÉ back in front. Jack and Tara Needham exchanged points before efforts from Sadhbh McGoldrick and O'Connell looked like winning it for UCC. But Maria Cannon pointed in the last minute for the champions to take it to extra time at 2-9 to 1-12. A goal at the start of extra time proved the vital score for DCU DÉ as Kerri Owens made it 2-12 to 2-10 and from here they never looked back. Cannon hit two more, with Hogan and Amy Harrington replying for UCC. Kenny made it 2-16 to 2-12 with two minutes left, with late scores from Dara Kiniry and Ellie Jack making it a tense finish, but DCU DÉ hung on for victory. www.ladiesgaelic.ie | PEIL ANNUAL 2024 | 59