League Table

 

	P	W	T	L	F	A	BP	Pts
Railway Union	1	0	1	0	8	8	0	2
UCD	1	0	1	0	8	8	0	2

 

Points System: 4 Pts win / 2 Pts Tie / 0 Pts Loss / 1 Bonus Point for coming within half the score of the winner / x – Qualify for Finals

 

Finals Results

 

Date	Team 1		Team 2
	Final (UCD)
14.04.2018	Railway Union	9	UCD	8

[4][5]

 

Regular Season Results

 

Date	Team 1		Team 2
	Game Day 1 (Belfast)
24.02.2018	UCD	8	Railway union	8
	Game Day 3 (UCD)
24.03.2018	Railway Union		UCD
24.03.2018	UCD		Gorkfast
24.03.2018	Gorkfast		Railway Union

[2][3]

 

Home Ground

 

Team	Home Ground
Gorkfast	Combined Galway-Cork-Belfast Team
Railway Union	Railway Union Hockey Club, Sandymount, D4, Dublin City
UCD	Belfield, D4, Co. South Dublin

 

Report

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Game Day 1 (UCD) 24 February 2018 A combined Dublin team, Railway Union drew 8-8 with UCD in a “hard-fought, competitive” game.

 

References

_____________________________________________________________________________

Websites

 

[1] Ireland Lacrosse (2015) Ireland Lacrosse Logo [Internet] Available from: http://main.irelandlacrosse.ie/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/ireland_logo1_text-Revised2015.png [Accessed 6 November 2017]

[2] UCD Lacrosse Facebook Page (2018) Post February 26, 2018 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/UCDlax/posts/10156335916572139 [Accessed 15 March 2018]

[3] Ireland Lacrosse Facebook Page (2018) Event March 24, 2018 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/events/1734493499941813 [Accessed 18 April 2018]

[4] UCD Lacrosse Facebook Page (2018) Post April 17 2018 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/UCDlax/posts/10156492975072139 [Accessed 18 April 2018]

[5] Ireland Lacrosse Facebook Page (2018) Post April 16 2018 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/irelandlacrosse/posts/1683140595097937 [Accessed 18 April 2018]

Acknowledgements

 

Thanks to Brian Bird & Cillian Murphy (Commissioner, Ireland Lacrosse)

About this document

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 10 July 2019

(c) Copyright Enda Mulcahy and Eirball 2019

You may quote this document in part provided that proper acknowledgement is given to the authors. All Rights Reserved.

Final League Table

	P	W	T	L	F	A	BP	Pts
x – Dublin Lacrosse Club	4	4	0	0			0	16
x – Dublin Bay Prawns	4	3	0	1			0	12
UCD	4	2	0	2	28	33	0	8
NUI Galway	4	0	1	3				2
Queens Univ Belfast	4	0	1	3				2

Points System: 4 Pts win / 2 Pts Tie / 0 Pts Loss / 1 Bonus Point for coming within half the score of the winner / x – Qualify for Finals

Finals Results

Date	Team 1		Team 2
	Game Day 6		(UCD)
	Final
09.04.2016	Dublin LC	5	Dublin Bay Prawns	2

Regular Season Results

Date	Team 1		Team 2
	Game Day 1		(Belfast)
30.01.2016	Dublin LC	16	Queens Univ Belfast	0
30.01.2016	NUI Galway	1	Dublin Bay Prawns	11
30.01.2016	Queens Univ Belfast	3	NUI Galway	3
	Game Day 2		(UCD)
13.02.2016	Dublin Bay Prawns	2	Dublin LC	5
13.02.2016	NUI Galway	4	UCD	9
	Game Day 3		(Galway)
27.02.2016	Dublin LC	W	NUI Galway	L
27.02.2016	Queens Univ Belfast	2	UCD	8
	Game Day 4		(Belfast)
05.03.2016	Queens Univ Belfast	L	Dublin Bay Prawns	W
05.03.2016	Dublin LC	15	UCD	8
	Game Day 6		(UCD)
02.04.2016	Dublin Bay Prawns	12	UCD	3

Home Venue

Team	Home Ground

Report

Dublin Bay Prawns ILL Runners-up 2016. Photo Credit: Dublin Bay Prawns Facebook Page[12]

Game Day 1 (Belfast) 30 January 2016

Dublin Lacrosse Club opened the 2016 Irish Lacrosse League with a facile 16-0 win over hosts for the day Queen’s University. Elsewhere there was another big win for Dublin Bay Prawns over Galway 11-1, whilst the third game featured Queen’s and Galway facing off for their second mattches of the day. this last match proved a more equal encounter, finishing in a three-all tie.[4]

Game Day 2 (UCD) 13 February 2016

The second Game Day in UCD saw leaders Dublin Lacrosse and Prawns face off against each for top spot. Dublin Lacrosse Club emerged victorious on a scoreline of 5-2 to maintain their lead at the top of the table. In the second game of the day UCD debuted against Galway, securing a 9-4 win. Both defetaed teams narrowly missed out on a losing bonus point.[5]

Game Day 3 (Galway) 27 February 2016

Dublin Lacrosse Club continued their winning ways against hosts Galway on the west coast, while UCD picked up good 8-2 win over Queen’s.[6][7] UCD were joined for the semester by defenceman John Yakim, over for a semester from Duquesne University in USA.[7]

Game Day 4 (Belfast) 5 March 2016

The Irish Lacrosse League returned to Belfast for the fourth Game day, and a more experienced Prawns side defeated Queen’s in a controlled performance in the opening game.[8] In the second game Dublin Lacrosse won 15-8 over UCD in a tense game which was close until the fourth quarter.[9]

Game Day 5 (UCD) 2 April 2016

The final game of the 2016 Irish Lacrosse League regular season saw UCD hosts for the second time this season, losing 12-3 to Dublin Bay Prawns in an encounter which decided who would meet Dublin Lacrosse in the following weeks Final.[10]

Game Day 6 – Finals (UCD) 9 April 2016

UCD played host to the 2016 Final, which saw the two other Dublin clubs, Dublin Lacrosse and Dublin Bay Prawns, pitted against each other for the title. In what was reported as an “extremely tense and entertaining” match, a low-scoring first three quarters saw only three goals, before Dublin Lacrosse Club pulled away to win 5-2.[11]

MVP and Points Scorers

Most Valuable Player

Player

Team

Points (Goals and Assists)

Player

Team

G

A

Pts

Goalie Saves

Player

Team

Saves

References

Websites

[1] Ireland Lacrosse (2015) Ireland Lacrosse Logo [Internet] Available from: http://main.irelandlacrosse.ie/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/ireland_logo1_text-Revised2015.png [Accessed 6 November 2017]

[2] Ireland Lacrosse (2015) VISION FOR IRELAND LACROSSE & 2015-16 DRAFT SCHEDULE [Internet] Available from: http://main.irelandlacrosse.ie/2015/04/13/vision-for-irish-lacrosse-2015-16-draft-schedule/ [Accessed 31 December 2017]

[3] Ireland Lacrosse – Gooogle Docs (2015) Schedule [Internet] Available from: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-Ji54xXeCe5RWlsQWxFZFNaWjQ/view?usp=sharing [Accessed 31 December 2017]

[4] Dublin Lacrosse Club Facebook Page (2016) Post February 2, 2016 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/DublinAvengersLC/posts/973566226069317 [Accessed 5 January 2018]

[5] Wayback Machine Internet Archive – Ireland Lacrosse (2016) 2016 Irish Lacrosse League Standings [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20160515150541/http://main.irelandlacrosse.ie/2016-irish-lacrosse-league-standings/ [Accessed 5 January 2018]

[6] Dublin Lacrosse Club Facebook Page (2016) Photo Album – Galway Gameday Feb 2016 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/pg/DublinAvengersLC/photos/?tab=album&album_id=990214991071107 [Accessed 5 January 2018]

[7] John G Yakim Facebook Page (2016) Post February 28 2016 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/john.g.yakim/posts/10205773771443954 [Accessed 5 January 2018]

[8] Queen’s University Belfast Lacrosse Club Facebook Page (2016) Post March 6, 2016 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/QUBLax/posts/1113488732017999 [Accessed 5 January 2018]

[9] Ireland Lacrosse Facebook Page (2016) Post March 6, 2016 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/irelandlacrosse/photos/a.136303286448350.36755.136290073116338/973778912700779/?type=3 [Accessed 5 January 2018]

[10] Dublin Bay Prawns Facebook Page (2016) Post April 2, 2016 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=1721228414756488&id=1663706857175311&substory_index=0 [Accessed 5 January 2018]

[11] Dublin Bay Prawns Facebook Page (2016) Post April 11, 2016 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=1724687234410606&id=1663706857175311&substory_index=0 [Accessed 5 January 2018]

[12] Dublin Bay Prawns Facebook Page (2016) Photo April 11, 2016 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=1724687234410606&id=1663706857175311&substory_index=0 [Accessed 5 January 2018]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Brian Bird & Cillian Murphy (Commissioner, Ireland Lacrosse)

About this document

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 10 July 2019

(c) Copyright Enda Mulcahy and Eirball 2019

You may quote this document in part provided that proper acknowledgement is given to the authors. All Rights Reserved.

Final Table

	P	W	T	L	F	A	BP	Pts
x – Dublin Bay Prawns	4	4	0	0	25	13	0	16
x – UCD	4	3	0	1	37	12	1	13
y – NUI Galway	4	1	0	3	30	32	2	6
y – Dublin Avengers #	4	2	0	2	29	18	0	5
Queens Univ Belfast	4	0	0	4	7	53	0	0

Finals Results

Date	Team 1		Team 2
	Game Day 6		(Avengers)
	3rd Place
11.04.15	NUI Galway	9	Dublin Avengers	13
	Final
11.04.15	Dublin Bay Prawns	8	UCD	4

Regular Season Results

Date	Team 1		Team 2
	Game Day 1		(Galway)
31.01.15	NUI Galway	7	Dublin Bay Prawns	9
31.01.15	Dublin Avengers	18	Queens Univ Belfast	1
	Game Day 2		(Prawns)
14.02.15	Dublin Bay Prawns	5	UCD	4
14.02.15	Queens Univ Belfast	1	NUI Galway	16
	Game Day 3		(Galway)
28.02.15	NUI Galway	2	UCD	13
28.02.15	Dublin Bay Prawns	Win	Dublin Avengers	w/o
	Game Day 4		(UCD)
07.03.15	UCD	8	Queens Univ Belfast	3
07.03.15	Dublin Avengers	9	NUI Galway	5
	Game Day 5		(Queens Univ Belfast)
28.03.15	Queens Univ Belfast	2	Dublin Bay Prawns	11
28.03.15	UCD	12	Dublin Avengers	2

Season Information

Points System 4 Pts win / 2 Pts Tie / 0 Pts Loss / 1 Bonus Point for coming within half the score of the winner / # 3 Pts deducted (walkover) Format Single Round-Robin played over 5 Game Days each hosted by one club. x – Qualify for Final / y – Qualify for 3rd Place Playoff

Home Grounds

Team	Home Ground
Dublin Avengers	Three Rock Rovers HC, Rathfarnham, D16, Co. South Dublin [10]
Dublin Bay Prawns	Railway Union, Sandymount, D4, Dublin City [12]
NUI Galway	NUI Galway, Galway City
Queens University Belfast	Queens University Belfast, Belfast Borough
University College Dublin	UCD, Belfield, D4, Co. Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown

Report

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[9]

Dublin Bay Prawns ILL Champions 2015

Dublin Bay Prawns won the 2015 Irish Lacrosse League, winning all four regular season matches, before defeating UCD 8-4 in the Final, making up for a loss to the students in the Newtownards Cup Final. The League was played in a single round-robin format over 5 Game Days from January to March, each hosted by one of the clubs, with a Finals Day in April.

Game Day 1 (Host: NUI Galway) 31 January 2015

Galway 7 Dublin Bay Prawns 9 – Dublin Bay Prawns opened the 2015 ILL against hosts NUI Galway, with a close victory. Galway, boosted by the return of Ryan Dolan, had jumped out to a two-goal lead before the Prawns finally caught up and took the lead early in the second half with Cillian Murphy and Martin Scanlon combining. It was a lead they wouldn’t give up and they ran out 9-7 winners.[3]

Dublin Avengers 18 Queens University Belfast 1 – Queens University made their return to the league after an absence of three years in the second match of the day, and their inexperience told, Chris Clarkson their only scorer in a 18-1 defeat which left Dublin Avengers top of the table. Jake Morris, Mike Kennedy and James Nolan each netted four for the Avengers, as Drew Wichmann top-scored on six goals.[3]

Game Day 2 (Host: Dublin Bay Prawns) 14 February 2015

Dublin Bay Prawns 5 UCD 4 – Game Day 2 opened with hosts Prawns seeking revenge for their defeat in the Newtownards Cup Final to UCD, and they made their intentions clear, scoring from the opening face-off through Tadhg Bolger with an outside shot. They would keep the tempo up through the remainder of the first half, going in 4-1 up at half time. UCD responded early in the second half, with Ciaran Boylan continuing his Indoor Lacrosse form, pulling a goal back, before Sean O’Shaughnessy levelled the scores. The Prawns piled on the pressure towards the end, finally breaking through the UCD defence when Mike Colgan found the winner.[4]

NUI Galway 16 Queens University Belfast 1 – The second match of the day saw Queens on the wrong end of another thrashing, Gavin Donaldson their only scorer as Galway scored nine goals in the fourth quarter to finish out easy 16-1 winners. Stephen Lee-Cheong, Dylan Landy, Daniel Hynes and Jake Hobby Royle scoring three each for the westerners. [4]

Game Day 3 (Host: NUI Galway) 28 February 2015

NUI Galway 2 UCD 13 – The only match of the third Game Day saw UCD secure a surprisingly easy win over hosts NUI Galway. Canadian Josh Appel opened the scoring early for UCD and they never looked back, Ciaran Boylan netting 5 goals and Sean O’Shaughnessy four as UCD finished off 13-2 winners. Galway appeared to totally switch off in the second half as UCD scored eight without reply. [5]

Dublin Avengers scr. Dublin Bay Prawns w/o – Dublin Avengers forfeited their match with Dublin Bay Prawns,

Game Day 4 (Host: UCD) 7 March 2015

UCD 8 Queens University Belfast 3 – Hosts UCD won 8-3 against a much-improved Queens side to open the fourth Game Day. UCD opened the scoring, before Queens equalised late in the first quarter through Donaldson, giving them hope of their first points, with UCD’s Ciaran Boylan unusually subdued. There was little in the way of offense in the first half with UCD leading 3-1 at half-time. UCD’s third goal late in the second quarter composed them, however, and they rattled off three in the first ten minutes of the third. Aidan Kelly and the top-scoring Sean O’Shaughnessy finishing off the Queens challenge in the final quarter.[6]

Dublin Avengers 9 NUI Galway 5 – The second match of the day saw Dublin Avengers and NUI Galway face-off in what would be a crucial match for both teams, as defeat would rule either of them out of the Final. Avengers struck first with two early goals by Mike Kennedy before Galway equalised, Stephen Lee-Cheong netting a brace of his own. Dublin Avengers threw on some Rookies and this fresh blood appeared to pay off, with them going in 4-2 up at half-time. Drew Wichmann scored three goals in the second half, and Mike Kennedy two, to secure the win for Dublin. NUI Galway responded well, however, with two more goals for Lee-Cheong and one for Ryan Doran securing a Losing Bonus Point.[6]

Game Day 5 (Host: Queens University Belfast) 28 March 2015

Queens University Belfast 2 Dublin Bay Prawns 11 – The final Game Day began with Queens putting up a much improved performance in an 11-2 defeat to Regular Season winners, Dublin Bay. While the margin was high it was still a vast improvement on their first two matches, with Gavin Donaldson again scoring for them. Cillian Murphy was the outstanding player for the Prawns, scoring 6 goals.[7]

UCD 12 Dublin Avengers 2 – The final match-up of the regular season saw Dublin Avengers and UCD go head-to-head for the second spot in the final. UCD raced into an early lead against an Avengers squad missing some key players. Ciaran Boylan would score five on the day for UCD, and Cian Rushe four as UCD ran out 12-2 winners, securing a place in the final against Dublin Bay Prawns.[7]

Game Day 6 (Finals Day) (Host: Dublin Avengers) 11 April 2015

3rd Place

Dublin Avengers 13 NUI Galway 9 – Hosts for the finals day, Dublin Avengers, faced off in the third-place playoff against a Galway side they had narrowly beaten in the regular season. Dublin scored three goals before Stephen Lee-Cheong pulled one back, that however, appeared to spur the Avengers on and they would add another six to go in 9-2 leaders at half-time. The second half was more balanced, with the teams trading goals as Dublin ran out 13-9 winners. Rookies would again be on the scoreboard for the Avengers, auguring well for the future.[8]

Final

Dublin Bay Prawns 8 UCD 4 – UCD took early advantage of a man-up situation to take the lead through Ciaran Boylan against Dublin Bay, however the Prawns quickly equalised through Paul Murran, before taking the lead through their own man-up situation. That would be how it would stay for 31 minutes before a fluke goal by Martin Scanlon caught the UCD goalie off-guard just before half-time. This steadied the Prawns and goals scored on quick breaks early in the third saw them build on their lead through Cillian Murphy and Gareth Kavanagh.

Cillian Murphy added his second, the goal of the game, as the third quarter ended – another quick break from the Prawns own half, with quick exchange of passes, before netting. The pattern of goals scored at the beginning and end of halves continued as Dexter Blanc and Murphy scored late in the game to give the Prawns a comfortable seven-goal lead. Boylan scored three late consolation goals for UCD as they battled to the end, however, it was not enough as Dublin Bay Prawns won the ILL Final 8-4 to add to their Regular Season Championship. [8]

Awards and Points Scorers

_________________________________________________________

Awards

Award	Player
Most Valuable Player	Sean O’ Shaughnessy (UCD)
Offensive Player of the Year	Drew Wichmann (Dublin Avengers)
Defensive Player of the Year	Tim Segal (G, Dublin Avengers)
Rookie of the Year	Dylan Landy (NUI Galway)

[11]

ILL All-Star Team

Pos.	Player	Team
G	Tim Segal	Dublin Avengers
D	Ger Harris	Dublin Bay Prawns
D	Gearoid Dunbar	Dublin Bay Prawns
D	Sean Judge	UCD
M	Sean O’Shaughnessy	UCD
M	Jake Morris	Dublin Avengers
M	Martin Scanlon	Dublin Bay Prawns
A	Cillian Murphy	Dublin Bay Prawns
A	Ciaran Boylan	UCD
A	Drew Wichmann	Dublin Avengers

[11]

Points (Goals and Assists)

Player	Team	G	A	Pts
Drew Wichmann	Dublin Avengers	15	10	25
Ciaran Boylan	UCD	17	4	21
Cillian Murphy	Dublin Bay Prawns	16	5	21
Sean O’Shaughnessy	UCD	7	14	21
Mike Kennedy	Dublin Avengers	12	3	15
Jake Morris	Dublin Avengers	7	6	13
Ryan Doran	NUI Galway	8	3	11
Stephen Lee Cheong	NUI Galway	9	1	10
Cian Rushe	UCD	8	2	10
Martin Scanlon	Dublin Bay Prawns	6	4	10
Dylan Landy	NUI Galway	5	3	8
Paul Murran	Dublin Bay Prawns	3	5	8
Jake Hobby Royle	NUI Galway	6	0	6
James Nolan	Dublin Avengers	4	2	6
Josh Appel	UCD	3	3	6
Daniel Hynes	NUI Galway	4	1	5
Gavin Donaldson	Queens Univ Belfast	4	1	5
Ciaran Conroy	NUI Galway	3	1	4
Chris Clarkson	NUI Galway	3	1	4
Gareth Kavanagh	Dublin Bay Prawns	3	1	4
Dexter Blanc	Dublin Bay Prawns	1	2	3
Alex Mowatt-Larssen	Dublin Bay Prawns	2	0	2
Aidan Kelly	UCD	2	0	2
Jake Dygas	Dublin Avengers	1	1	2
Simon Daly	Queens Univ Belfast	1	1	2
Eoin Parsons	UCD	0	2	2
Tadhg Bolger	Dublin Bay Prawns	1	0	1
Mark Colgan	Dublin Bay Prawns	1	0	1
Mats Loeberd	UCD	1	0	1
Ryan Oakes	UCD	1	0	1
Colin Donegan	NUI Galway	1	0	1
Colm Sweeney	Dublin Avengers	1	0	1
Piotr Milan	Dublin Avengers	1	0	1
Simon Johns	Dublin Avengers	1	0	1
Chris Clarkson	Queens Univ Belfast	1	0	1
Zak Jordan	Queens Univ Belfast	1	0	1
Matt Doncel	UCD	1	0	1
Cormac Brennan	UCD	1	0	1
Jack Free	Dublin Avengers	0	1	1
David Chawke	UCD	0	1	1
Sean Judge	UCD	0	1	1

[3][4][5][6][7][8]

References

________________________________________________________

Websites

[1]Ireland Lacrosse (2015) Ireland Lacrosse Logo [Internet] Available from: http://main.irelandlacrosse.ie/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/ireland_logo1_text-Revised2015.png [Accessed 6 November 2017]

[2] Ireland Lacrosse (2015) WELCOME TO THE 2015 IRISH LACROSSE LEAGUE (ILL) SEASON1 [Internet] Available from: http://main.irelandlacrosse.ie/2015/01/05/welcome-to-the-2015-irish-lacrosse-league-ill-season/ [Accessed 10 January 2017]

[3] Ireland Lacrosse (2015) ILL 2015 (Mens) GAMEDAY#1 REPORT [Internet] Available from: http://main.irelandlacrosse.ie/2015/02/19/ill-2015-mens-gameday-1-report/ [Accessed 10 January 2017]

[4] Ireland Lacrosse (2015) ILL 2015 (Mens) GAMEDAY#2 REPORT [Internet] Available from: http://main.irelandlacrosse.ie/2015/02/23/ill-2015-mens-gameday-2-report/ [Accessed 10 January 2017]

[5] Ireland Lacrosse (2015) ILL 2015 (Mens) GAMEDAY#3 REPORT [Internet] Available from: http://main.irelandlacrosse.ie/2015/03/03/ill-2015-mens-gameday-3-report/ [Accessed 10 January 2017]

[6] Ireland Lacrosse (2015) ILL 2015 (Mens) GAMEDAY#4 REPORT [Internet] Available from: http://main.irelandlacrosse.ie/2015/03/18/ill-2015-mens-gameday-4-report/ [Accessed 10 January 2017]

[7] Ireland Lacrosse (2015) ILL 2015 (Mens) GAMEDAY#5 REPORT [Internet] Available from: http://main.irelandlacrosse.ie/2015/04/07/ill-2015-mens-gameday-5-report/ [Accessed 10 January 2017]

[8] Ireland Lacrosse (2015) ILL 2015 (Mens) GAMEDAY#6 (FINALS) REPORT [Internet] Available from: http://main.irelandlacrosse.ie/2015/04/17/ill-2015-mens-gameday-6-finals-report/ [Accessed 10 January 2017]

[9] Lax Allstars (2015) Dublin Bay Prawns Irish Lacrosse league 2015 Champions [Internet] Available from: https://laxallstars.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/prawns-760×428.jpg [Accessed 30 December 2017]

[10] Ireland Lacrosse – Dublin Lacrosse Page (2015) Welcome to the Women’s 2014-2015 Season! [Internet] Available from: http://www.irelandlacrosse.ie/clubs/dub/?p=382 [Accessed 30 December 2017]

[11] Ireland Lacrosse (2015) ILL Awards Night 2015 [Internet] Available from: http://main.irelandlacrosse.ie/2015/04/20/ill-awards-night-2015 [Accessed 30 December 2015]

[12] Dublin Bay Prawns Facebook Page (2017) About [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/pg/Dublin-Bay-Prawns-Lacrosse-1663706857175311/about/?ref=page_internal [Accessed 30 December 2017]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Brian Bird & Cillian Murphy (Commissioner, Ireland Lacrosse)

About this document

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 10 July 2019

(c) Copyright Enda Mulcahy and Eirball 2019

You may quote this document in part provided that proper acknowledgement is given to the authors. All Rights Reserved.

Table

 

	P	W	T	L	F	A	BP	Pts
c – Dublin Avengers	5	5	0	0			0	20
Univ College Dublin	5	4	0	1			1	17
Dublin Bay Prawns	5	1	0	4			3	7
NUI Galway	5	0	0	4			1	1

[9]

 

4 Pts win / 2 Pts Tie / 0 Pts Loss / 1 Bonus Point for coming within half the score of the winner / c – Champions

 

Results

 

Date	Team 1		Team 2
	Game Day 1		(Blanchardstown)
25.01.2014	NUI Galway	1	UCD	7
25.01.2014	Dublin Avengers	17	Dublin Bay Prawns	8
	Game Day 2
02.2014	UCD	7	Dublin Avengers	12
02.2014	Dublin Bay Prawns	6	NUI Galway	1
	Game Day 3		(Galway)
01.03.2014	UCD	9	Dublin Bay Prawns	6
01.03.2014	NUI Galway	2	Dublin Avengers	18
	Game Day 4		(Dublin Avengers)
.03.2014	Dublin Avengers	14	Dublin Bay Prawns	7
03.2014	UCD	12	NUI Galway	6
	Game Day 5
05.04.2014	Dublin Avengers		UCD
05.04.2014	NUI Galway		Dublin Bay Prawns
	Game Day 6		(Dublin Bay Prawns)
04.2014	Dublin Avengers	19	NUI Galway	1
04.2014	Dublin Bay Prawns	7	UCD	9

[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]

 

Home Ground

 

Team	Home Ground
Dublin Avengers	De La Salle Palmerston RFC
Dublin Bay Prawns	St. Anne’s Park, Clontarf
NUI Galway	Dangan Sports Grounds
UCD

 

Report

__________________________________________________________________________

 

 

Game Day 1 (National Sports Campus) 25 January 2014

UCD 7 NUI Galway 1: The National Sports Campus in Blanchardstown was the venue for the Opening Game Day of the 2014 Irish Lacrosse League. UCD were comfortable winners over NUI Galway by a scoreline of 7-1, although Tim Segal in the Galway goal kept them in the match which was closer than the scoreline suggests. All of UCD’s goals came in the first three quarters, as Galway pulled one back in the last through Jake Royle. Andrew Murphy top-scored for UCD with two goals.[3]

Dublin Avengers 17 Dublin Bay Prawns 8: Calvin Craig scored seven goals for Dublin Avengers in their derby match with Dublin Bay Prawns. Prawns put up a fourth quarter comeback, with Martin Scanlon netting four goals in total, but the Avengers ran out winners by a nine goal margin, 17-8.[3]

Game Day 2

UCD 7 Dublin Avengers 12: Game Day 2 opened with a repeat of the Newtownards Cup Final between Avengers and UCD. The angers defence started slow and UCD went into a commanding 4-1 lead early on, however, the Avengers steadied and rattled off six unanswered goals to go in 7-4 up at the half. The second half saw more offensive fire-power from Dublin with Danny Jones in goal for UCD doing a fine job keeping the score respectable. UCD managed three of their own in the second half, but in the end Avengers ran out 12-7 winners, with UCD picking up a bonus point. Calvin Craig was again on outstanding form for Dublin Avengers, scoring six goals, while Ciaran Boylan netted four for UCD.[4]

NUI Galway 1 Dublin Bay Prawns 6: The second match of the day saw Galway again falling behind to a more experienced team, before claiming a late consolation goal. Mark Colgan scored three for the Prawns and Ryan Doran scored Galway’s sole effort. The win put Prawns just a point behind UCd as the Avengers went out in front with a second win.[4]

Game Day 3 (Galway) 1 March 2014

UCD 9 Dublin Bay Parwns 6: Galway were the hosts for the third Game Day as UCD defeated Dublin Bay Prawns 9-6 in the battle for second place. UCD took an early three goal lead, and thereafter goals were traded back anfd forth, however, the Prawns were unable to claw back those three goals. Cian rushe and Sean Shaughnessy top-scored for UCD with three goals apiece, while Paul Murran netted three of his own for the Prawns.[5]

NUI Galway 2 Dublin Avengers 18: The second game of the day saw Dublin Avengers run out easy 18-2 winners over the hosts. Sean Gibson scored a season-high eight goals for the Avengers.[5]

Game Day 4 (Dublin Avengers) March 2014

Dublin Avengers 14 Dublin Bay Prawns 7: Dublin Avengers continued their winning streak, racing into a three-goal lead against the Prawns. The Prawns would claw two back by the end of the first quarter, but the second quarter was nearly all Avengers as they went into the half-time break 8-3 in front. The Prawns matched the Avengers goal-for-goal in the third, leaving it 10-5 going into the final quarter, but once again the Avengers high-powered offence was able to pull away as they ran out 14-7 winners.[6]

UCD 12 NUI Galway 6: The students were up next and UCD started the brighter, going 3-1 up early on, Stephen Lee-Cheong would again be on the scoresheet for Galway, pulling one back just before the end of the first quarter. UCD went into overdrive in the seecond quarter, however, netting five more before half time. Ryan Doran would strike back for Galway in the third, scoring two goals, however, it was not enough as UCD ran out 12-6 winners.[6]

Game Day 6, 5 April 2014

Dublin Avengers 19 NUI Galway 1: The Final Game Day saw the Avengers needing only a win to seal the title and they did so in impressive fashion, running out easy 19-1 winners over the students from Galway. the result was never in doubt as Sean Gibson scored five goals and one assist to end up Leading scorer, and rookie Drew Wichmann set an all-time ILL record with seven assists in one game. This also set a new single-season assist record at 13 goals. Michael Kennedy scored four and Richard Blanc three as the Avengers romped to the title. Ryan Doran was again Galway’s only scorer.[7]

UCD 9 Dublin Bay Prawns 7: UCD Needed a win and to score a next-to-impossible 46 goals to finish ahead of the Avengers, and while they would finish winners, it was not to be enough. The Prawns would take a 4-2 lead into half-time as Prawns’ goalie Kevin Quinn became the first goalie to score in ILL history. UCD came back firing on all cylinders i the second half, however, and would run out 9-7 winners. ‘Jeff 23’ would score four for UCD and Tadhg Bolger three, while Martin Scanlon would be the Prawns top scorer on two goals.[7]

 

MVP and Points Scorers

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Awards [8]

Award	Player	Team
ILL Top Scorer	Sean Gibson 22 Goals	Dublin Avengers
Offensive MVP	Sean O’Shaughnessy	UCD
Defensive MVP	Kevin Quinn, Goalie	Dublin Bay Prawns
Rookie of the Year	Matt Douncel	UCD

[7][9]

 

Points (Goals and Assists)

Player	Team	G	A	Pts
Sean Gibson	Dublin Avengers	22	6	28
Calvin Craig	Dublin Avengers	18	2	20
Tadgh Bolger	UCD	13	7	20
Sean O’Shawnessy	UCD	8	11	19
Michael Kennedy	Dublin Avengers	12	7	19
Drew Wichmann	Dublin Avengers	5	13	18
Tony Devine	Dublin Avengers	5	10	15
James Hearn	Dublin Avengers	9	5	14
Martin Scanlon	Dublin Bay Prawns	9	5	14
Ciaran Boylan	UCD	10	2	12

Compiled from: [2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]

 

IIL All-Star Team [8]

Position	Player	Team
G	Tim Segal	NUI Galway
D	Eoin Parsons	UCD
D	Patrick Ferry	Dublin Avengers
D	Conor Walsh	Dublin Bay Prawns
M	Sean O’Shawnessy	UCD
M	Tadgh Bolger	UCD
M	Martin Scanlon	Dublin Bay Prawns
A	Sean Gibson	Dublin Avengers
A	Calvin Craig	Dublin Avengers
A	Drew Wichmann	Dublin Avengers

[7][9]

 

References

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Websites

 

[1] Ireland Lacrosse (2015) Ireland Lacrosse Logo [Internet] Available from: http://main.irelandlacrosse.ie/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/ireland_logo1_text-Revised2015.png [Accessed 6 November 2017]

[2] Ireland Lacrosse (2014) ILL PREVIEW [Internet] Available from: http://main.irelandlacrosse.ie/2014/01/21/ill-preview/ [Accessed 31 December 2017]

[3] Ireland Lacrosse (2014) AVENGERS AND UCD WINNERS IN OPENING WEEKEND [Internet] Available from: http://main.irelandlacrosse.ie/2014/01/27/avengers-and-ucd-winners-in-opening-weekend/ [Accessed 31 December 2017]

[4] Ireland Lacrosse (2014) AVENGERS AND PRAWNS WINNERS ON DAY TWO [Internet] Available from: http://main.irelandlacrosse.ie/2014/02/08/avengers-and-prawns-winners-on-day-two/ [Accessed 31 December 2017]

[5] Ireland Lacrosse (2014) AVENGERS LEAD AT HALF WAY POINT WHILE UCD KEEPS PACE [Internet] Available from: http://main.irelandlacrosse.ie/2014/03/01/avengers-lead-at-half-way-point-while-ucd-keeps-pace/ [Accessed 31 December 2017]

[6] Ireland Lacrosse (2014) ILL WEEK FOUR: AVENGERS AND UCD WIN [Internet] Available from: http://main.irelandlacrosse.ie/2014/03/24/ill-week-four-avengers-and-ucd-win/ [Accessed 31 December 2017]

[7] Ireland Lacrosse (2014) ILL FINAL WEEKEND AND 2014 AWARDS [Internet] Available from: http://main.irelandlacrosse.ie/2014/04/14/ill-final-weekend-and-2014-awards/ [Accessed 31 December 2017]

[8] Ireland Lacrosse – Dublin Avengers Page (2014) Four down and two to go [Internet] Available from: http://www.irelandlacrosse.ie/clubs/dub/?p=361 [Accessed 29 December 2017]

[9] Ireland Lacrosse (2014) 2013-14 Standings and Award Winners [Internet] Available from: http://main.irelandlacrosse.ie/2013-14-standings-and-award-winners/ [Accessed 26 July 2017]

Acknowledgements

 

Thanks to Brian Bird & Cillian Murphy (Commissioner, Ireland Lacrosse)

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Last Updated: 10 July 2019

(c) Copyright Enda Mulcahy and Eirball 2019

You may quote this document in part provided that proper acknowledgement is given to the authors. All Rights Reserved.

Final Standings

 

	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	BP	Pts
UCD Unicorns	6	5	0	1			1	21
Dublin Bay Prawns	6	4	0	2			1	17
Dublin Avengers	6	3	0	3			1	13
NUI Galway	6	0	0	6			1	1

[2]

 

Finals

 

Date	Team 1		Team 2
	3rd Place
	Dublin Avengers		NUI Galway
	Final
	UCD Unicorns		Dubllin Bay Prawns

[3]

 

Results

 

Date	Team 1		Team 2
	Gameday 1 (Prawns)
06.10.2012	UCD	16	Dublin Avengers	7
06.10.2012	Dublin Bay Prawns	12	Galway	4
	Gameday 2 (NUI Galway)
10.11.2012
10.11.2012
	Gameday 3 (UCD)
02.02.2013	Dublin Bay Prawns	11	UCD Unicorns	6
02.02.2013	Dublin Avengers	14	NUI Galway	8
	Gameday 4
23.02.2013	UCD Unicorns	13	Dublin Avengers	6
23.02.2013	Dublin Bay Prawns	10	NUI Galway	0 #
	Gameday 5 (NUI Galway)
23.03.2013	NUI Galway	3	UCD Unicorns	13
23.03.2013	Dublin Bay Prawns	6	Dublin Avengers	5
	Gameday 6 (Avengers)
13.04.2013	UCD	10	Dublin Bay Prawns	2
13.04.2013

[4][5][6][7][8][9][11]

 

Home Venues

 

Team	Home Ground
Dublin Avengers	De La Salle Palmerstown, Dublin
Dubllin Bay Prawns	St. Anne’s Park, Clontarf
NUI Galway	NUI Galway
UCD	Belfield, Dublin 4, Co. Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown

[4]

 

Awards and Points Scorers

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Awards [8]

Award	Player	Team
ILL Top Scorer	Sean Gibson	Dublin Avengers
Offensive MVP	James Hearn	Dublin Avengers
Defensive MVP
Rookie of the Year

[2]

 

Points (Goals and Assists)

Player	Team	G	A	Pts
James Hearn	Dublin Avengers	17	2	19
Cillian Murphy	UCD	10	8	18
Sean Gibson	Dublin Avengers	12	5	17
Paddy O’Leary	Dublin Bay Prawns	11	6	17
Sean O’Shaughnessy	UCD	8	5	13
Michael Kennedy	Dublin Avengers	6	5	11
Dexter Blanc	UCD	4	6	10
Joe Blitman	UCD	7	1	8
Mark Colgan	Dublin Bay Prawns	7	0	7
Martin Scanlon	Dublin Bay Prawns	5	2	7

[10]

 

References

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Sources

 

[11] Anon. (2013) “Lacrosse” The University Observer 16 April 2013. Sport.

 

Websites

 

[1] Ireland Lacrosse (2015) Ireland Lacrosse Logo [Internet] Available from: http://main.irelandlacrosse.ie/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/ireland_logo1_text-Revised2015.png [Accessed 6 November 2017]

[2] Ireland Lacrosse (2012) 2013 STANDINGS AND AWARD WINNERS [Internet] Available from: http://main.irelandlacrosse.ie/2012-13-standings-and-award-winners/ [Accessed 26 July 2016]

[3] Ireland Lacrosse (2012) ILL FINALS WEEKEND [Internet] Available from: http://main.irelandlacrosse.ie/2013/04/12/iil-finals-weekend/ [Accessed 31 December 2017]

[4] Ireland Lacrosse (2012) ILL IS BACK! [Internet] Available from: http://main.irelandlacrosse.ie/2012/09/27/ill-is-back/ [Accessed 31 December 2017]

[5] Ireland Lacrosse (2012) MATCHDAY ONE RESULTS [Internet] Available from: http://main.irelandlacrosse.ie/2012/10/17/matchday-one-results/ [Accessed 31 December 2017]

Social Media

[6] Ireland Lacrosse Facebook Page (2013) Post February , 2013 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/irelandlacrosse/posts/427067240705285 [Accessed 24 August 2018]

[7] Ireland Lacrosse Facebook Page (2013) Post March 7, 2013 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/irelandlacrosse/posts/441852802560062 [Accessed 24 August 2018]

[8] Ireland Lacrosse Facebook Page (2013) Post March 7, 2013 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/irelandlacrosse/posts/441860822559260 [Accessed 24 August 2018]

[9] Ireland Lacrosse Facebook Page (2013) Post March 23, 2013 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/irelandlacrosse/posts/448687975209878 [Accessed 24 August 2018]

[10] Ireland Lacrosse Facebook Page (2013) Post April 9, 2013 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/irelandlacrosse/posts/455130797898929 [Accessed 24 August 2018]

Acknowledgements

 

Thanks to Brian Bird & Cillian Murphy (Commissioner, Ireland Lacrosse)

About this document

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 10 July 2019

(c) Copyright Enda Mulcahy and Eirball 2019

You may quote this document in part provided that proper acknowledgement is given to the authors. All Rights Reserved.