UCD overcame NUI Galway by 4-15 to 2-16 after extra-time at Dolla, Nenagh, yesterday.
The teams went in at the interval level, 2-3 to 1-6.
Normal time ended with the sides level at 2-12 to 3-9. In extratime Paul Doheny goaled to copperfasten victory for UCD.
UCD: M White; B Walton, D O'Connor, R Kirwan; H Flannery, C Everard (0-1), S Lucey (0-1); P Fitzgerald (1-6, four points from frees); G Murnagh (0-1), R Barry (1-1), J Culkin (0-1), P Doheny (1-0), B Murphy (1-4). Subs: A Barry for T Murphy, S O'Neill for G Murnagh, J Wynne for A Barry, P Julian for J Culkin.
NUI GALWAY: S Hall; S Forde, E McDonagh, B McMahon; R Cooney (0-1), D McMahon, B Dunne; S Donoghue (0-7, four from frees, two from 65s), H Whiskery; T Griffin (0-5), J Dooley, D Tierney (0-1, free); N Kelly, P McKeogh (0-1), B McMahon (1-1). Subs: D Madden for J Dooley, B Carroll for B McMahon, J Brennan (0-1) for S Forde, T McNamara for B Carroll, J Dooley for D Madden.
Referee: S Roche (Tipperary).