In-form Cats make it two wins from two in the League

Centra Camogie League Div 1A 2^nd Round

Kilkenny 0-15

Tipperary

By Aoife Lanigan, PRO

Kilkenny are top of the Centra Leagues Division 1A table with two wins from two. Following on from their impressive win over All Ireland Champions Galway, Kilkenny used home advantage on Saturday defeating Tipperary 0-15 to 0-10

Kate Ralph opened the scoring with a point in the 1^st minute for Tipperary, this was followed a minute later by an Eimear McGrath free. This was Tipperary’s last score in the first half. Over the next 10 minutes, both teams tried to score, but both defences stood strong until Emma Shortall got in for Kilkenny’s first point in the 12^th minute

Kilkenny took complete control. Aoife Prendergast equalised I the 15^th minute with pointed free. Asha McHardy then put the homeside ahead with a fine point from play, a lead that they wouldn’t surrender

Emma Shortall got in for her second point after the sliotar came lose from a Ruck. Steffi Fitzgerald got on the scoresheet with a great point after a clearance out of defence from Michelle Teehan

Aoife Prendergast converted a free after the opposition’s defence were deemed to have touched the sliotar on the ground. Asha McHardy then hit three points in a row and heading towards the half time whistle, Caoimhe Keher Murtagh scored a great point. Aoife Norris took a free from defence, Caoimhe fielded the sliotar, turned and it went straight over the black spot

Steffi Fitzgerald slotted over a point to finish the fist half scoring leaving the interval score 0-11 to 0-2 in favour of the homeside

On the resumption of play, Aoife Prendergast converted another pointed free for Kilkenny. Tipperary then hit three unanswered points through Eimear McGrath (f), Danielle Ryan & Roisin Howard

Asha McHardy scored a point for Kilkenny after multiple shots on the Tipp goal were thwarted by their defence. Tipperary hit another three unanswered points from Eimear McGrath (f, 45) & Roisin Howard

Steffi Fitzgerald scored a lovely point over her left shoulder. Tipperary’s substitute Jean Kelly & Full forward Eimear McGrath (f) added a point each, but Player of the Match Asha McHardy scored her sixth point to leave the final score, Kilkenny 0-15 Tipperary 0-10

Kilkenny play Cork on Saturday 7^th March at home with time and venue to be confirmed

Scorers – Kilkenny – Asha McHardy 0-6, Aoife Prendergast 0-3 (3f), Steffi Fitzgerald 0-3, Emma Shortall 0-2, Caoimhe Keher Murtagh 0-1

Tipperary – Eimear McGrath 0-5 (4f), Roisin Howard 0-2, Kate Ralph, Danielle Ryan, Jean Kelly 0-1 each

Kilkenny: Aoife Norris, Rachel Phelan, Michelle Teehan, Emily Smith, Caoimhe Dowling (Capt), Niamh Deely, Maria Brennan, Ava Brett, Laura Greene, Asha McHardy, Steffi Fitzgerald, Sarah Barcoe, Emma Shortall, Aoife Prendergast, Caoimhe Keher Murtagh

Subs – Rachel Dowling for Sarah Barcoe, Katie Nolan for Emma Shortall, Sinead Farrell, Anna Doheny, Jessica Smith, Ellen Gunner, Claire Doheny, Emma Mulhall, Una Duggan, Ciara O’Shea, Ciara Dunne, Grace Brennan, Laura Murphy, Miriam Bambrick, Laura Phelan, Tiffanie Fitzgerald, Aisling O’Sullivan

Tipperary: Aine Slattery, Isobel O’Donnell, Celine Guinan, Eimear Loughman, Sarah Corcoran, Caoimhe McCarthy (Capt), Caithlyn Treacy, Kate Ralph, Grace O’Brien, Amy Quinlisk, Roisin Howard, Clodagh McIntyre, Danielle Ryan, Eimear McGrath, Niamh Cuneen

Subs – Mairead Eviston for Caithlyn Treacy, Niamh Treacy for Amy Quinlisk, Jean Kelly for Grace O’Brien, Danielle Butler, Mary Burke, Paula Quirke, Elana McGrath, Caoimhe Maher

Referee: Gavin Donegan (Dublin)