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Down U14 team
The performance of the Down Girls underage teams
this year continues to bode well for the future of
the game in the County. The Minor girls celebrated
their win in the Ulster B Championship with a
presentation night in Pairc Easler. On hand to
present the medals were former Down All Ireland
winning captain and current Armagh manager Jacqui
Clarke and Damien O’Hare from sponsors, Around A
Pound. The achievements of the team were made
all the more impressive by the fact that the
majority are still underage for next year.
Minor presentation night - Jacqui Clarke Kyla
Trainor Damien O'Hare (Around a Pound)
The U14 team followed this success by doing the
double in Ulster on Saturday. Following on from
their Ulster Blitz Shield win, the girls overcame
Tyrone B to secure the Ulster B Championship title
for the second successive year. In a tightly fought
contest, Down went down to an early goal in the
first minute. However, once the nerves settled,
they came back into the game with goals from Siofra
Murdoch and Natashya Lennon and never looked back.
Tyrone didn’t give up and fought back to within
three points with a penalty half way through the
second half but tenacious work in the back line by
Siobhan Polly, Gemma Toner and a captain’s
performance in midfield by ‘Finn player, Sileen
McDonald left Down easy winners 7-9 to 5-6. Player
of the match went to Vice captain Natashya Lennon
although she had stiff competition from Burren’s
Siofra Murdoch and Ciara McGuire from Bredagh who
gave an exhibition of half back play. Down go on to
meet either Sligo or Roscommon in the All Ireland
Quarter Finals at the start of August and having
played both teams before will be confident of
progressing to the latter stages of the competition.
Natashya Lennon receiving player of the match award
Captain Sileen McDonald receiving shield from Ulster
President Joe Lagan
DOWN UNDER 14 TEAM:
Kate Nolan, Siobhan Polly, Nicole O’Connor, Gemma
Toner, Cathy Short, Aine McCurry, Ciara McGuire,
Sileen McDonald (c) Laura McClement, Eimear Kane,
Cara Cunningham, Natashya Lennon, Siofra Murdoch,
Eimear McGeough, Sarah Montgomery. Subs Aisling
Cole, Cassie Moane, Amy Barry, Niamh McGuinness,
Momhuirne Lennon, Ashleigh Dinsmore, Shannon Kelly,
Emily Brown, Laura Jane Heiher, Rachel Curran, Tara
Laverty, Alannah Connery, Eadoin Early, Lizzy Carr,
Catherine Murray, Charlotte O’Neill
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