WOMEN’S SUPERLEAGUE CUP FINAL

Team Montenotte Hotel Cork v UL Huskies

National Arena, 6.45pm (live, Setanta Ireland)

Montenotte and UL met this season with the team from Glanmire in Cork emerging victorious by 13 points. “That game against UL was a certain type of game but Friday’s will be different,” maintained Montenotte coach Andrea Congreaves .

“They will have a new game-plan after losing to us and we will have a different approach too.”

For James Weldon, head coach of UL Huskies, the fact his side are defending champions doesn’t do much to lessen the nerves.

“These opportunities don’t come along very often and the players know that. The girls are really eager to try and make it two in a row.”

MEN’S SUPERLEAGUE CUP FINAL

Bord Gáis Neptune v UL Eagles

National Arena, 8.45pm (live, Setanta Ireland)

The Men’s Superleague Cup Final features the rising force that is UL Eagles, winners last year of only their second Superleague Cup, against the former giants of Irish basketball, Bord Gáis Neptune, winners of four cups but none since 1992.

A gap of over 20 years between cups would have been inconceivable for Neptune fans in 1992 after their golden generation had secured their third title in five years.

Eagles coach Mark Keenanhas singled out Neptune’s captain Ger Noonan as worthy of special attention saying: “ We cannot allow him dictate the game by getting the ball where he wants it.”