Goals from Ali Meeke, Lisa Mulcahy and Hayley Mulcahy gave Loreto the win over bottom club Belfast Harlequins while Nikki Evans and Deirdre Duke kept Old Alexandra in third place, three points behind the top two, with the scores in a 2-1 defeat of Pembroke Wanderers. Pembroke made a tight finish of it, though, when Hayley O’Donnell pulled a goal back for them in the final quarter. Former international Audrey O’Flynn made her Hockey League debut for Alexandra having focussed on her Irish rugby career the past few years. UCD moved up to fourth in the table with a 2-1 win over Catholic Institute at Belfield, Michelle Carey getting the deciding goal in the fourth quarter. Cork Harlequins, meanwhile, picked up just their second win of the season, Emma Barber and Cliodhna Sargent both firing home from corners to give them a 2-0 win over Railway Union.

Source: The Irish Times February 02, 2020 19:41 UTC