IT Carlow 0-14
UCC 1-24
CORK’S CONOR LEHANE ran the show as champions UCC booked their place in the Fitzgibbon Cup quarter-finals with a comfortable win against IT Carlow.
For the hosts, it will be a win-or-bust shootout against Waterford IT in their final Group A game next Tuesday.
Despite Lehane’s menacing form Carlow stayed in touch and only trailed by four at the break, 0-13 to 0-9.
UCC pushed that lead out to eight and when Lehane grabbed the game’s only goal midway through the second half, they kicked on for their 13-point win.
IT Carlow: Conor Clancy; Joe Carroll, Enda Malone, Paddy McEvoy; Conor Tobin, Richie Doyle (c), Sean Gardiner; Geoff Brennan, Tom Carroll; Stephen Maher, Ian Byrne, Kevin Kelly; Joe Brennan, Conor Kenny, David Dowling.
UCC: Darren McCarthy; Stephen Maher, David Glynn, Pat Sullivan; James Barry (c), Paudie Prendergast, Cormac Murphy; Brian Murray, Daniel Roche; Barry Lawton, Dan McCormack, Rob O’Shea; Willie Griffin, Conor Lehane, Jamie Barron.
Ref: James Owens (Wexford)
