BI Women’s Super League 2016-17
| P | W | L | PF | PA | Pts | |
| *Ambassador UCC Glanmire | 16 | 14 | 2 | 1156 | 909 | 42 |
| *Courtyard Liffey Celtics | 16 | 12 | 4 | 1103 | 922 | 36 |
| *DCU Mercy | 16 | 11 | 5 | 1060 | 894 | 33 |
| *Pyrobel Killester | 16 | 9 | 7 | 1040 | 1010 | 27 |
| Maxol WIT Wildcats | 16 | 8 | 8 | 890 | 863 | 24 |
| Portlaoise Panthers | 16 | 8 | 8 | 1016 | 1022 | 24 |
| Singleton SuperValu Brunell | 16 | 5 | 11 | 936 | 1078 | 15 |
| NUIG Mystics | 16 | 3 | 13 | 827 | 1095 | 9 |
| Meteors | 16 | 2 | 14 | 822 | 1057 | 6 |
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| Date | Home Team | Away Team | ||
| Semi-Finals | ||||
| 25.03.2017 | Courtyard Liffey Celtics | 62 | DCU Mercy | 55 |
| 25.03.2017 | Ambassador UCC Glanmire | 72 | Pyrobel Killester | 58 |
| Final (Letterkenny IT) | ||||
| 01.04.2017 | Ambassador UCC | 54 | Courtyard Liffey Celtics | 64 |
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BI Women’s Super League 2017-18
| P | W | L | PF | PA | Pts | |
| *Courtyard Liffey Celtics | 16 | 13 | 2 | 1091 | 940 | 39 |
| *DCU Mercy | 16 | 12 | 4 | 1155 | 874 | 36 |
| *Ambassador UCC Glanmire | 16 | 12 | 4 | 1285 | 971 | 36 |
| *Pyrobel Killester | 16 | 11 | 5 | 1138 | 1029 | 33 |
| Singleton SuperValu Brunell | 16 | 10 | 6 | 1141 | 1107 | 30 |
| Maxol WIT Wildcats | 16 | 5 | 11 | 1005 | 1126 | 15 |
| IT Carlow Basketball | 16 | 4 | 12 | 985 | 1202 | 12 |
| Portlaoise Panthers | 16 | 4 | 12 | 893 | 1172 | 12 |
| NUIG Mystics | 16 | 1 | 15 | 846 | 1118 | 3 |
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| Date | Home Team | Away team | ||
| Semi-Finals | ||||
| 19.03.2018 | DCU Mercy | 60 | Ambassador UCC Glanmire | 72 |
| 19.03.2018 | Courtyard Liffey Celtics | 80 | Pyrobel Killester | 60 |
| Final | ||||
| 24.03.2018 | Courtyard Liffey Celtics | 63 | Ambassador UCC Glanmire | 76 |
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BI Women’s Super League 2018-19
| P | W | L | PF | PA | Pts | |
| *Courtyard Liffey Celtics | 18 | 16 | 2 | 1321 | 1067 | 48 |
| *DCU Mercy | 18 | 13 | 5 | 1271 | 1014 | 39 |
| *Fr. Mathews | 18 | 12 | 6 | 1263 | 1163 | 36 |
| *Singleton SuperValu Brunell | 18 | 10 | 8 | 1211 | 1160 | 30 |
| Ambassador UCC Glanmire | 18 | 10 | 8 | 1315 | 1220 | 30 |
| Maxl WIT Wildcats | 18 | 10 | 8 | 1175 | 1162 | 30 |
| Pyrobel Killester | 18 | 10 | 8 | 1357 | 1277 | 30 |
| IT Carlow Basketball | 18 | 5 | 13 | 1043 | 1248 | 15 |
| Marble City Hawks | 18 | 4 | 14 | 972 | 1229 | 12 |
| NUIG Mystics | 18 | 0 | 18 | 923 | 1311 | 0 |
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| Date | Home Team | Away team | ||
| Quarter-Finals | ||||
| 23.03.19 | Fr. Mathews | 72 | Maxol WIT Wildcats | 53 |
| 23.03.19 | Singleton SuperValu Brunell | 70 | Ambassador UCC Glanmire | 62 |
| Semi-Finals | ||||
| 31.03.19 | Courtyard Liffey Celtics | 71 | Singleton SuperValu Brunell | 69 |
| 31.03.19 | DCU Mercy | 39 | Fr. Mathews | 57 |
| Final | ||||
| 14.04.19 | Courtyard Liffey Celtics | 70 | Fr. Mathews | 83 |
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Report
The Women’s Top Division reverted to the Super League brand in 2016-17, with UCC Glanmire winning the League title, though falling in the Champions Trophy Playoff Final, 64-54 to Liffey Celtics of Dublin. The following season was a reverse of the previous one, as Liffey Celtics won the League title, but lost the Champions Trophy Final 76-63 to UCC Glanmire.
Liffey Celtics again won the League title in 2018-19, but again lost the Playoff Final, as Fr. Mathews, another Cork team, won the Champions Trophy 83-70
References
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Websites
[1] Basketball Ireland (2017) Women’s Super League [Internet] Available from: http://www.basketballireland.ie/womenssuper [Accessed 28 March 2017]
[2] Basketball Ireland (2017) Women’s Super League Playoffs [Internet] Available from: http://www.basketballireland.ie/wslplayoffs [Accessed 28 March 2017]
[3] Basketball Ireland (2017) News [Internet] Available from: http://www.basketballireland.ie/news-detail/10021603/ [Accessed 3 April 2017]
[4] Basketball Ireland (2018) Womens Super League [Internet] Available from: http://www.basketballireland.ie/womenssuper [Accessed 26 March 2018]
[5] Basketball Ireland (2018) Womens Super Top 4 PO [Internet] Available from: http://www.basketballireland.ie/womenssupertop4po [Accessed 26 March 2018]
[6] Basketball Ireland (2018) Womens Super League [Internet] Available from: https://www.basketballireland.ie/league/129828/ [Accessed 18 June 2018]
[7] Basketball Ireland (2018) WNLC Champions Trophy [Internet] Available from: https://www.basketballireland.ie/league/138481/ [Accessed 18 June 2019]
Acknowledgements
Thanks to Ann Hanley, Killester and Ireland National Team.
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Last Updated: 18 June 2019
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