UCC 0-14 NUI Galway 0-7: UCC booked a semi-final place with a powerful second-half display at the Mardyke yesterday.

They struck for seven points without reply in a 20-minute period to set up a game against LIT next Wednesday. The teams were level at 0-5 each at the interval, but NUI Galway faded in the second period.

Tony Scroope edged the visitors ahead by a point within four minutes of the restart, but by the time they scored again in the 55th minute, the contest was over. Tom Kenny rifled over a wonderful equalising point and from there UCC pulled ahead, with Mark O'Connor proving lethal from placed balls, finishing with 0-6.

NUI Galway started brightly and led by 0-3 to 0-1 after 12 minutes, but despite the best efforts of Rory Hanniffy and Scroope, they couldn't sustain the effort.

UCC: R O'Neill; J Tennison, C Hickey, M Phelan; T Kenny (0-1), K Hartnett, T Walsh; M Rice, M O'Connor (0-6, three frees, one 65); M O'Leary, E Conway (0-2), S O'Sullivan; C Fitzpatrick (0-1), E Collins (0-1), N Moloney (0-3, two frees). Subs: D Cashman for O'Sullivan; R O'Brien for Conway.

NUI GALWAY: P Dollaghan; J Culkin, D O'Brien, J Lynch; D Clancy, T O'Regan, J O'Grady; D Shannon, T O'Donovan; T Scroope (0-2, one free), C Laverty (0-1), R Hanniffy; B O'Connor (0-1), K Hayes (0-2), J Fitzgerald (0-1). Subs: J Dunphy for O'Donovan; D Kelly for O'Connor.

Referee: S McMahon (Clare)