Teehan produces top display to inflict camogie defeat on Carlow
Carlow’s Eleanor Treacy was the leading scoring in defeat to Offaly. Photo: INPHO
Grace Teehan was the difference between the sides scoring 3-5 of the Offaly total in their relatively comfortable camogie National League Division 2A contest in Banagher on Saturday.
Wearing number 13 but performing in a central role, she scored the opening point and then attacking down the right, space opened up for her and she easily found the Carlow net. The visitors proceeded to struggle with Teehan scoring a second goal before the Barrowsiders finally got on the board with a Caoimhe Coady point. While Eleanor Treacy converted a free for Carlow, Offaly led 2-7 to 0-2 at the interval.
In the cold conditions, the 11-point lead gave Carlow a mountain to climb which was never likely. Teehan completed her hat-trick early in the second half. Carlow did get a foothold late on and were rewarded with a Sarah Sheehan goal which took the bare look off the scoreline.
G Teehan (3-5, 4fs), M Teehan (0-2), C Cleary, S Shanahan, F Mulrooney 0-1 each.
E Treacy 0-4 (fs), S Sheehan 1-0, C Coady 0-1.
Emer Reynolds; Megan King, Cathy Fogarty, Elizabeth Kilmartin; Orlagh Phelan, Amy Byrne, Hannah Feenane; Sharon Shanahan, Aoife O’Donovan; Aoife Hoctor, Christine Cleary, Fianait Dooley; Grace Teehan, Mairead Teehan, Orla Kilmartin.
Ciara Maher for Cleary (42), Kaitlyn Kennedy for Hoctor (42), Grainne Kennedy for O’Donovan (42), Emma Buggy for E Kilmartin (45), Caoimhe O’Donovan for O Kilmartin (50), Aoife Liffey for Phelan (50).
Catherine Kavanagh; Gillian Doyle, Rachel Breen, Niamh Canavan; Mairead O’Shea, Michelle Nolan, Aibha Kiernan; Caoimhe Coady, Eleanor Treacy; Leah Ryan, Sarah Sheehan, Holly Wall; Eve Sinnott, Ciara Kavanagh, Caoimhe Jordan.
Aimie Nolan for Coady (37), Niamh Minchin for Ryan (45), Anna Murphy for Wall (47), Shauna Sweeney for C Kavanagh (52).
Barry Nea (Westmeath).
