UCC 4-18 DCU 1-8:UCC MADE sure of their place in the last eight with a comfortable win over DCU at the Mardyke yesterday. They had the game wrapped up at the end of the first quarter, when leading by 3-3 to 0-1 following goals from Graeme Mulcahy (two) and James Cassin.

DCU rallied with a goal from a penalty by goalkeeper Bill McCormack, but UCC responded with a flurry of points to stretch their advantage to 14 by the break and an early second-half goal by Kevin Keehan sealed the vicory.

UCC: D McCarthy; M Cahill, P O’Loughlin, C O’Sullivan; J Nagle (0-1), K Moran, W Egan (0-3 from frees); P O’Mahony, D Kearney; S Bourke (0-2), K Keehan (1-2, one from a free), D Brosnan (0-5); D Honan (0-1), J Cassin (1-0), G Mulcahy (2-0). Subs: R White (0-1) for Bourke, B O’Sullivan (0-2 from frees) for D Kearney (both half-time), L O’Farrell for Mulcahy 40 min, P Haughney (0-1) for Honan 44 min, W Kearney for O’Loughlin injured 47 min.

DCU: B McCormack (1-0 from a penalty); S Kelly, A Moran, W Eviston; A Griffith, B Flaherty, D Hogan; W O’Brien (0-1), T Ó hUallacháin; JJ Lennon (0-2 from frees), A Creane, E O’Mahony (0-1); P McAllister (0-4 from frees), C Woodgate, E Kent. Sub: J Cullen for Ó hUallacháin 41 min.

Referee: D Copps (Cork).