Tiffany Ellis the hero as UCD complete the double

UCD completed the double in dramatic fashion at Havelock Park yesterday, pipping reigning champions Railway Union on penalties to add the Irish Hockey League title to the Senior Cup crown they won last month.

They were indebted to goalkeeper of the tournament, Tiffany Ellis, who produced a masterclass in the one-on-one shoot-out. She played a part in keeping out four of Railway's five penalties, allowing Nikki Evans and Anna O'Flanagan to net the winning efforts, making it 2-1.

In normal time of a scrappy, error-strewn affair, it ended 1-1. Katie Mullan fired home a brilliant low goal to reflect the students’ first quarter dominance.

Railway d piled forward in the second half and they equalised on the hour through Kate Dillon’s strike.