Dolan’s delight as Galway inflict another defeat on Kilkenny
Galway 1-17 Kilkenny 1-13
Cork and Tipperary are the only teams with perfect records after two games of an ultra-competitive Division 1A of the Very Camogie League, while All-Ireland champions Kilkenny remain without a point along with Dublin.
The Cats fell to a second straight defeat as long-time rivals Galway eked out a 1-17 to 1-13 victory at UPMC Nowlan Park.
Cathal Murray’s side are the current titleholders but like Kilkenny, had lost their opening game.
They made the early running, leading by 0-10 to 0-7 at the interval and doubling their advantage with an Ailish O’Reilly goal two minutes after the resumption.
Asha McHardy popped up with a pair of points however and when Julianne Malone goaled at the end of the third quarter, Brian Dowling’s Black and Ambers were ahead.
The response was notable however, as Carrie Dolan slotted the next three points and O’Reilly another, and though Gaule made it a two-point game, Dolan and Niamh Hanniffy were on the mark to cement it for Galway.
Dolan was in stellar shooting form, registering ten points, half of those in the first period.
O’Reilly was also threatening as she got the opening scores of her 1-3 tally, while for Kilkenny, McHardy, Gaule, Michaela Kennelly and Malone were on target before the second-half entertainment, that ended with the Tribeswomen prevailing.
For a full match report, see this weeks Kilkenny People Newspaper