Emma won the National League Player of the Month award for both January and February and was called up to the Irish senior squad for the Cyprus Cup in March. It has been a memorable three months for the Year 2 Health Science and Physiology student. She joins an elite group of previous IT Sligo winners of the award – Maz Sweeney, Emma Mullin and Deirdre Doherty IT Sligo is captained by Sligo woman Nicole Fowley, who is a Recreation and Leisure Year 3 student.Įmma Hansberry won the coveted Intervarsities Player of the Tournament award. UCD did have chances in the second-half but IT Sligo goalkeeper Rachel King pulled of a number of excellent saves. Nicole Fowley and Aoife Brennan added a further two goals in the second-half, allowing IT Sligo to run out convincing winners. They dominated play in the first-half and were up 4-1 at the interval, courtesy of goals from Emma Hansberry (2), Geraldine McLoughlin and Aileen Gilroy. However, IT Sligo gave a stellar performance. With the Cup final being played in the UCD Bowl, the host were firm favourites to lift the title. They had already lost 3-2 to UCD in the Premier League Final and then suffered a second defeat at the hands of UCD in the Futsal Cup final. IT Sligo were underdogs going into this year’s final. This semi-final win was sweet revenge for IT Sligo who lost on penalties to UCC in last year’s Cup final. They beat holders UCC 3-0 in the semi-final stage with Aoife Brennan (2) and Emma Hansberry both on target.
They put in an awesome display to beat hosts and pre-match favourites UCD 6-1 in a thrilling Cup final.Įarlier in competition, IT Sligo had a convincing 4-0 win over Mary Immaculate College, Limerick at the quarter-final stage with goals from Geraldine McLoughlin (2), Aoife Brennan and Kim Flood. IT Sligo Women’s soccer team have won the Intervarsities Cup for the third time in the club’s history.
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