DCU Saints look to take home advantage

BASKETBALL: DCU SAINTS host Neptune in their north Dublin sports complex in the men's Superleague play-off quarter-finals tomorrow, while Belfast Star travel to Cork to face the UCC Demons.

"The team has put together some big scores recently and hopefully if we can keep that focus it will serve us well at the weekend," Saints coach Joey Boylan said. "Neptune are in good form but we are at home and will be looking to make that count."

The Saints welcome back Joseph McGuirk after a recent ankle injury.

Belfast Star's reward for beating Shamrock Rovers Hoops last weekend is a shot at UCC Demons in the Mardyke Arena on Sunday. "It's a mammoth challenge particularly for some of the younger players in the squad and we will need a maximum performance if we stand any chance of getting through," said coach Darren O'Neill.

Meanwhile, the semi-finals of women's Superleague sees DCU Mercy host UL Aughinish this Sunday, while the Waterford Wildcats travel to Little Island to play Montonette.

WEEKEND FIXTURES

Tomorrow: Men's Superleague quarter-finals play-off, DCU Saints v Neptune, DCU Sports Complex, 6.0 Women's Superleague semi-final Montonette Cork v Waterford Wildcats, Little Island, 7.0.

Sunday: Men's Superleague quarter-finals play-off UCC Demons v Belfast Star, Mardyke Arena, 3.15 Women's Superleague semi-final DCU Mercy v UL Aughinish, DCU Sports Complex, 3.30.

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