Freshers Hurling Division 2 All Ireland Final

SETU Carlow 2-14 Ulster University 1-14

Ulster University lost out to SETU Carlow in Thursday’s Division 2 Freshers Hurling final at Abbotstown, the Jordanstown side losing out by a goal in the end.

The killer blow for UU came in the opening minute when Carlow got in for a goal through Wexford man John Kelly. UU fought back to level the game with points from Padraig McKillop, Deaghlan Mallon and goalkeeper Pearse Smyth (from a 65) by the seventh minute, but Carlow edged ahead on ten minute with a point from centre forward Oisin Pepper.

McKillop levelled the scores again with a point from play but they were dealt another bad blow when Kelly got in for Carlow’s second on 20 minutes. McKillop and Eoin Pucci picked off points for the Ulster side, and though Kelly got another point for Carlow, UU hit the front on 27 minutes when Fionn Turpin found the net, and the wen on to lead by 1-7 to 2-3 at the interval.

It was score for score during the third quarter and Padraig McKillop (2) and Pearse Smyth picked off points for UU but three in a row from Carlow gave them the edge. McKillop closed the gap again but the Carlow college hit three more without reply to take a foothold in the game. Two more from McKillop frees kept Jordanstown in touch but late scores from Keelly and substite Conall Byrne sealed the win for Carlow.

SETU CARLOW

Jack Foristel, Ros Dempsey, Ruairi Delaney, Alan Dumphy, Calum Corcoran, Michael Dundon, Eric English, Josh O’Brien, Ryan Quinlan, Eoin Doyle, Oisin Pepper, Aaron Byrne, Alan Mahoney, Oliver Murphy, John Kelly

ULSTER UNIVERSITY

Pearse Smyth, Ryan Callaghan, Eoin Boylan, James Higgins, Daire McMullan, Kevin Curran, Eoin McBrearty, Ben McAuley, Padraig McKillop, Deaglan Mallon, Odhran Gillen, Eoin Pucci, Tadh Donnelly, Dermot Rogan.