Tesco HomeGrown National Football League Division 4
Roscommon 3-12 Louth 0-04

Ballyfeeney Rock sponsored Roscommon Senior Ladies are still top of Division 4 table with four wins out of four following a comprehensive victory over Louth in Strokestown on Sunday afternoon last. This was a very important win for the Roscommon ladies as it guarantee’s them top of the table spot and a perfect chance to make it to the final as first plays fourth on the table in the semi-finals.

The Roscommon ladies got the perfect start a point from play from Jenny Higgins within forty five seconds of the throw in her club mate Martina Freyne extended the lead to two a minute later.  The first of Roscommon’s three goals came in the fifth minute a long ball out of defence by Gillian Dufficy was gathered by Natalie McHugh on the forty five metre line she showed a clean pair of heels to her marker and fired to the bottom corner of the Una Pearson’s net. McHugh extended Roscommon’s lead to six with an excellent point on the run. Siobhan Tully extended the Roscommon lead to seven with a fine individual score on the quarter hour mark.
Roscommon were the dominant team at this stage and finished the half very strong and went on to score a further 2-02, a Laura Fleming point in the eighteenth minute was followed by a pointed free from Martina Freyne. A Jenny Higgins point in the twenty third minute left it 1-08 to no score, two further goals the first from Siobhan Tully from the edge of the large parallelogram. Laura Fleming got her second point of the afternoon a minute later. Martina Freyne finished what was a good first half for the Roscommon ladies with a super goal into the top corner to leave it Roscommon 3-09 Louth 0-00 at the break.

With the game over as a contest Kieran Kilkenny and his management team made five substitutions at the break. Roscommon ran out comfortable winner on a final score line of Roscommon 3-12 Louth 0-04 Roscommon points coming from McHugh two 1 free and half time substitute Niamh Ward, scorers for Louth Suzan Byrne, Lisa McGuire one each and Kate Flood two. 

Roscommon Team : Carol Manning, Kiberley Finlass, Sarah Brady, Gillian Dufficy, Joanne Cregg, Meabh Holmes, Ruth Finlass, Catriona Regan, Sinead Kenny, Emer Callaghan(0-1),  Jenny Higgins(0-2), Laura Fleming(0-1),  Siobhan Tully(1-1), Martina Freyne(1-2 one free), Natalie McHugh(1-3 one free). Subs used: Sinead Clabby, Kaylaigh Dunning, Niamh Ward(0-1), Jenny Downey, Niamh O’Beirne.
Again Roscommon Ladies County Board would like to thank Martin Silke and the Strokestown executive for the use of their excellent facilities on Sunday last.

James Irwin Construction sponsored U-14 ladies headed to a very cold wet windy  Tubbercurry on Saturday afternoon last to take on Sligo in the first round of the Connacht Championship and recorded a facile victory over the Yeats County. The strong wind favoured neither team as it blew from right to left. Roscommon started the game brightly and hit the Sligo net within fifty seconds of the throw in, a goal courtesy of Sinead Glennon. Louise Brady added a second a minute later. The game was over as a contest as early as the seventh minute as the Roscommon girls ran into a 4-02 to 0-00 lead. By half time Roscommon had stretched the lead 5-12 to 1-01 for Sligo other goals coming from Aoife Gavin Heather Payne and a second from Brady.

Roscommon inflicted further pain on the Sligo in the second half so much so that the electronic scoreboard rand out of place such was the relentlessness of the Roscommon team. Final score Roscommon 10-19 Sligo 2-03
Next up is Galway in Ballintubber on Saturday next at 12 noon, no doubt Kevin Callaghan and his management team will know that this will be a much tougher challenge and will want another big performance from the team.

Thanks to Galway Ladies County Board and management for their assistance in changing the game to 12 noon on Saturday next to allow players parents and supporters to travel to Carrick-on-Shannon for U-21 Connacht final.
Team: Louise Murray(St. Marys), Megan Kelly(Clann Na nGeal), Marie Kelly(St. Faithleachs), Aine Mullins(Boyle), Shannon Caulfield(St. Croans), Mikaela McHugh(Kilglass Gaels), Sorcha Casey(St. Dominics), Aoife Gavin(St Dominics)(1-03),Heather Payne (Padraig Pearses)(2-01), Ellie Irwin(St. Faithleachs)(0-05), Aoibheann O’Reilly(Padraig Pearses)(1-02), Aimee O’Connor(St. Dominics)0-02), Rian Callaghan(St. Brigids)Louise Brady(St. Marys)(3-04, 1 free), Sinead Glennon(Boyle)(2-03).
Subs: Clare Sampey(Western Gaels), Lauren Curran(St. Brigids)(0-01),Sarah Scally(St. Faithleachs), Sarah McVeigh(St. Barrys), Aine Galvin(Padraig Pearses), Blaithin O’Beirne(Kilbride), Lena Gacquin(Four Roads), Ruth Cox(Boyle), Ciara Corcoran(St. Dominics), Keeley Byrne(St. Faithleachs), Caoimhe McEntyre(St. Dominics), Jillian Banahan(St. Faithleachs), Niamh Madden(Roscommon Gaels), Aoife McLoughlin(St. Barrys).

Roscommon LGFA would like to wish Roscommon senior team member Tara Taylor a speedy recovery after her recent operation.