Dowling top scores as intermediate ladies host neighbours
By Aoife Lanigan, Camogie PRO
Very League Division 2B Round 5
Kilkenny 2-10
Tipperary 0-16
Kilkenny Intermediates finished their Division 2B League campaign with a draw against the Premier County
Tipperary scored the first three points through Jilliann Quirke (2) and Jenny Grace (f). Then Kilkenny hit a purple patch scoring 2-2 without reply. Rachel Dowling scored two points, the first a lovely point from near Ardan Breathnach and a placed ball. Then in the 13th minute, Kilkenny played a shot towards goal, the Tipperary goalie batted the sliotar away, but Caroline Kennedy was quickest to react and pulled first time and rattled the back of the net
Three minutes later, Lauren Ronan fired in a shot towards the Tipperary goal from under the stand and the flight of the sliotar deceived the goalie and ended in the back of the net. This put the stripey women 2-2 to 0-3 ahead
Emma Flanagan and Rachel Dowling swapped points. Then Dowling scored a pointed free which was sandwiched between Tipperary points by Anna Fahie and Laura Shinners
Dowling fired over the last two points of the half to leave the interval score 2-6 to 0-6 in favour of the home side
On the resumption of play, Tipperary scored the first two points through Jenny Grace. Caroline Kennedy slotted over a point for Kilkenny under pressure from the Tipperary defence
Jenny Grace slotted over three points (2f) to narrow the gap to two points. Dowling and Flanagan traded points
Tipperary scored the next two points, to equalise through Gemma Fox and Jenny Grace (f)
Kilkenny substitute Rose Kelly shot over a point before Jenny Grace (f) equalised again. Dowling and Grace swapped pointed frees to leave the honours even at the full time whistle 2-10 to 0-16
Scorers – Kilkenny – Rachel Dowling 0-8 (6f), Caroline Kennedy 1-1, Lauren Ronan 1-0, Rose Kelly 0-1
Tipperary – Jenny Grace 0-9 (7f), Jillann Quirke, Emma Flanagan 0-2 each, Laura Shinners, Anna Fahie, Gemma Fox 0-1 each
Kilkenny – Cliona Murphy, Ellen Purcell, Rachel Brennan, Jane Cass, Shauna Treacy, Hannah Scott, Carlise Comerford, Mairead Kennedy, Eimear Leahy, Aoife Cantwell, Cria Langton (Capt), Lauren Ronan, Afton Grace, Caroline Kennedy, Rachel Dowling
Subs – Rose Kelly for Lauren Ronan, Kate McCluskey for Eimear Leahy, Ellen Gunner for Cria Langton, Emma Mulhall for Afton Grace, Tara Murphy, Sofia Kerr, Aisling Prendergast, Lauren East, Mairead Corcoran, Ciara Foskin, Niamh Crowley, Niamh Leahy, Ali Kennedy, Kellyann Whelan, Rachel Whelan
Tipperary – Laura Leenane, Lorna Ryan, Miriam Murphy, Tara Hoare, Laura Shinners, Gemma Fox, Lily Fahie, Caroline Shanahan, Ciara Brennan, Amy Quinlisk, Jenny Grace, Orla O’Brien, Anna Fahie, Jillianne Quirke, Emma Flanagan
Subs – Sophie Pembroke for Laura Shinners, Maria Connolly for Miriam Murphy, Ciara Ryan, Emma O’Halloran, Eva O’Dwyer, Emma O’Sullivan, Saoirse McGrath, Hazel Brennan, Eimear Fogarty, Emma Kelly, Shauna McBride, Amy Callinan, Eimear Carey, Sinead Meagher, Amy Quigley, Dani Ryan, Kellie Healy, Aoife O’Brien
