Laois 9-15 Mayo 1-2
All-Ireland Premier Junior Camogie Championship Round 3
Laois have moved top of Group 2 of the All-Ireland Premier Junior Camogie Championship following an emphatic victory over Mayo.
Rob Jones and Pat Collier’s team were 37 point winners in an extremely one sided affair in Castlebar.
The win, coupled with Cavan’s victory over Roscommon, means that Laois are now top of the group on nine points.
They host Roscommon in their first group game next week and if they avoid defeat they will top the group and progress to the semi finals.
The game began with Andrea Scully and Lillian Keane trading points before Laois struck the lead.
Tara Lowry and Grainne Delaney pointed before Aisling O’Dea struck for the first of their goals.
Mayo replied with their only goal of the game through Emer Delaney and Keane added a second point but they did not score again for the remainder of the game.
Laois finished the half with goals from Emer Hassett, Kirsten Keenan and Ellen Conroy before a Hassett point left them 4-6 to 1-2 ahead at half time.
And they really turned it on in the second half to power to victory.
Kirsten Keenan began it with her second goal and she would complete her hat-trick before full time too.
Grainne Delaney slotted three more points with Hassett, Andrea Scully, Grainne Hyland, Lucy Conroy and Amy Flanagan also raising white flags.
Flanagan, O’Dea and Lowry also added goals as Laois romped to victory out west.
SCORERS – Laois: Kirsten Keenan 3-0, Aisling O’Dea 2-1, Grainne Delaney 0-5, Amy Flanagan, Tara Lowry, Eimear Hassett and Ellen Conroy 1-1 each, Andrea Scully 0-3, Lucy Conroy and Grainne Hyland 0-1 each Mayo: Emer Delaney 1-0, Lillian Keane 0-2
LAOIS: Aedin Lowry; Laura Finlay, Leah Daly, Faye Dunican; Karla Whelan, Clogadh Tynan, Ellen Conroy; Grainne Delaney, Lucy Conroy; Tara Lowry, Grainne Hyland, Andrea Scully; Aisling O’Dea, Kirsten Keenan, Eimear Hassett Subs: Amy Flanagan for Hassett, Aoife Carroll for Daly, Katie Gaughan for Lowry, Sarah Creagh for Tynan
MAYO: Shannon Lynskey; Caragh Burke, Roisin Cassidy, Heidi O’Malley; Kate Scahill, Niamh Grealy, Ruby Lambert; Niamh Kennedy, Lillian Keane; Ciara Kennedy, Aoife Quinn, Siobhan Mooney; Emer Delaney, Laura Flanagan, Ciara Delaney
REFEREE: Ciaran Groome (Offaly)
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