Van Driven in Demons Derby Day Delight:

Mardyke UCC Demons: easy derby win last night;
led by Marcus Van (above) with 22 points

Captain Coughlan praises Irish players in 18 point win:

UCC Demons 86 - 68 Bord Gáis Neptune

UCC Demons cruised past Neptune last night to increase their lead over the North siders to 4 points in the Southern Conference table.

Even the 18 point victory did not send the home fans at a packed Mardyke Arena into raptures. In fact, much of the game was played out in cathedral silence after Demons increased their lead to more than 20 points and so ruled out the dramatic finishes that have been part and parcel of these derby games down through the years.



Neptune still had the top scorer in Michael Bonaparte (pictured left) who hit the game high of 29 points.