Donegal ladies have learned their opponents for the All-Ireland SFC quarter-final in two weeks’ time.
By Jackie Cahill
Michael Naughton’s team will play Mayo following their 3-20 to 0-8 hammering of Kildare in today’s qualifier in Ballinasloe.
Cora Staunton collected 1-11 as Mayo romped to a 21-point victory.
Mayo bounced back from their Connacht final loss against Galway, to set up a mouth-watering quarter-final clash with Ulster champions Donegal.
Without hitting the heights she’s capable of, ace forward Staunton weighed in with a big individual contribution, including 1-3 from play.
Between them, Mayo’s inside trio of Staunton, Sarah Rowe and Grace Kelly finished with 3-17.
Rowe scored 1-4 and Kelly added 1-3 as Mayo produced a much-improved second half performance, with the aid of the breeze at Duggan Park.
Mayo broke through for their opening goal with just over a minute on the watch, Rowe on target.
It was game over when Kelly was credited with a 44th-minute goal that appeared to go into the net off a back-tracking Kildare defender.
Mayo’s third goal arrived with three minutes left – Staunton waltzing past goalkeeper Mary Hulgraine before slotting the ball into an empty net.
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