IT Sligo 1-18 IT Tralee 0-7:IT SLIGO advanced to the next round of the Sigerson Cup, with Galway player Danny Cummins in superb form as they saw off the challenge of IT Tralee at Doora Barefield.

Cummins landed 0-8 to send John Kent’s side into a quarter-final meeting with champions UCC in the next round.

IT Sligo raced into a four-point lead with Cummins and the dominant Cavan duo of David Givney and Eugene Keating finding their range.

A brief recovery from IT Tralee before the break saw them trail by just 0-8 to 0-5 at half-time, but after the restart the Sligo students turned on the style after Tralee corner back Eoin Murray was dismissed for a second yellow card.

Seven points without reply saw IT Sligo race into a 10-point lead, with substitute Martin Dunne firing home the only goal.

IT SLIGO: A Faherty; R Donovan, K Keane, J Kelly; D Maye, D Geraghty, D Drake; D Givney (0-3), E Mullen; P Garvey (0-2, one free), E Keating (0-4, three frees), G Gaughan (0-1); D Cummins (0-8), S Ryder, A Croal. Subs: M McHugh for Croal, K Sweeney for Ryder (both h-t); R McNally for Maye (49 mins); M Dunne (1-0) for Gaughan (53 mins); P Seoige for Kelly (58 mins).

IT TRALEE: P O’Sullivan; E Murray, S Brosnan, D Larkin; AJ O’Connor, J Scully, K Conway (0-1); R Deane, G O’Driscoll; S Carroll, B O’Grady, M Brennan (0-1); A O’Donoghue, D Kelly (0-2), B O’Hehir (0-3, two frees). Subs: B Poff for O’Grady (h-t); Corbett for O’Donoghue (50 mins); D Cahalane for Conway (51 mins); D Tiernan for Deane, C Sullivan for O’Connor (both 54 mins).

Referee: M Rock (Clare).