TWO first half goals by Elaine Harrington ensured that University of Limerick retained the Women's Intervarsity Cup when the final was decided at Belfield with Carlow having no response to the superior all round play of the winners.

Hosts UCD gained some measure of compensation for their failure to make the semi finals when they took the plate final with Bernie O'Reilly's well struck free from outside the box the difference between themselves and UCG.