Griffin is key to GMIT's victory

SIGERSON CUP/GMIT 1-18 Dundalk IT 0-9: DONEGAL’S STEPHEN Griffin was a key figure as GMIT advanced with an impressive display…

SIGERSON CUP/GMIT 1-18 Dundalk IT 0-9:DONEGAL'S STEPHEN Griffin was a key figure as GMIT advanced with an impressive display at Moycullen.

The Galway college led by 0-8 to 0-5 at the break but within two minutes they were out of sight as Pat Regan pointed and then full forward Griffin blasted home a great goal to put them 1-9 to 0-5 in front.

Former Mayo minor captain Aidan Campbell was also in impressive scoring form, hitting three points from play in addition to a free.

GMIT: D Dowd; P McGrath, D Crawford, J Lacey; D Lee, A Thompson (0-1), C Hands (0-1); P Conroy (0-1), M O’Brien; J Burke (0-2), P Regan (0-1), S Kavanagh (0-1); A Campbell (0-4, one free), S Griffin (1-4, 0-1 free), M Coady (0-2). Subs: J Walshe for Regan (36 mins); M Martin (0-1) for Kavanagh (36 mins); E O’Sullivan for Hands (51 mins); A Deacy for Lacey (56 mins); D McIntyre for Conroy (58 mins).

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DUNDALK IT: K Shields; R Carragher, D Reilly, J Clarke; D Luby, D Byrne (0-2, both frees), A Collins (0-1); P O’Rourke, R Cribben; R Gorman, A McDonnell (0-1), D Maguire (0-2, both frees); K Rodgers (0-1, free), B Flanagan (0-1), D Matthews (0-1). Subs: C Bellew for Luby (6 mins); J Faulkner for O’Rourke (33 mins); M McCabe for Gorman (33 mins); B Lyons for Maguire (52 mins).

Referee: G Kinneavy.

Sigerson Cup quarter-finals

Wednesday, February 17th

UU Jordanstown v NUI Maynooth

DCU v Cork IT

Athlone IT v IT Sligo

UCC v Galway-Mayo IT

* First team has home advantage