THERE was no festival hangover for the two Galway teams in weekend men’s Super League action as both UG Maree and Maigh Cuilinn came up trumps in their respective matches. UG Mystics suffererd a narrow loss in the women’s Super League, but produced a sterling effort against high flying Trinity Meteors.

Men’s Super League

 Neptune  69

 UG Maree  92

Rodrigo Gomez was the star turn with a 24-point display – including five threes – as UG Maree built upon an impressive second quarter display to stifle Super League play-off hopefuls Neptune with an impressive away victory on Friday evening.

It ensured the Westerners ended 2022 on a winning note, and remain top of the Superleague, as attentions now turn to a National Cup semi-final against Dublin outfit St. Vincent’s, also at the Neptune Stadium, this Saturday (January 7, 5.30pm).

Neptune were without leading scorer Jordan Blount, who registered 29pts in the teams’ previous meeting, but it’s hard to imagine the 25-year-old forward carrying his colleagues with much success here.

Barcelona-born power forward Nil Sabata posted 11 points in the first period as Neptune commentators waxed lyrical about the team’s sharp ball movement and their ability to create open looks for one another.

He only added two more across the three subsequent quarters, however. That’s because almost as if they heard that praise, Maree cranked up the defensive intensity before half-time.

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