Galway made short work of disposing of Carlow in their Glen Dimplex Intermediate Camogie Championship clash in Duggan Park on Saturday.
In the driving seat from the outset, Galway finished 5-22 to 0-7 winners, but now prepare for a tougher challenge against 2019 All Ireland intermediate Champions Westmeath on Saturday.
Carlow started brightly, it was short lived as Galway took a 1-6 to 0-3 lead midway through the opening half, thanks to points from Laura Loughnane, Jennifer Hughes, and Cora Kenny, who also delivered a goal on the 16th minute. Within minutes Niamh McInerny added a second major, and by half time the lead had extended to 2-12 to 0-5
Cora Kenny and Loughnane goals pushed Galway 4-19 to 0-6 ahead, and a scoring blitz from Gilchrist (0-2 frees ), Grainne O’Neill, and a second McInerny second goal, sealed a comfortable victory.
Galway Scorers: Cora Kenny 2-2, Laura Loughnane 1-5, Niamh McInerny 2-1, Laura Kelly 0-5 (0-2F ), Katie Gilchrist 0-4 (0-2F ), Tegan Canning 0-3, Jennifer Hughes 0-1, Grainne O’Neill 0-1.
Galway: F Ryan; C Reidy; E Gilmore; E Madden, K Manning L Casserly (C ), A Kelly, A Hesnan, J Hughes L Kelly, K Gilchrist, T Tegan Canning (VC ), N McInerney, C Kenny, L Loughnane. Subs: C Starr for C Hickey (43 ), G O'Neill for L Kelly (43 ), S Divilly for L Loughnane (43 ), T Lawrence for A Kelly (50 ), S Corcoran for C Kenny (50 ).
