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However, it left the Green Army with two wins, a draw and two defeats from the competition with the key targets of a first-ever semi-final sport and a World Cup qualification proving elusive due to \u201cgoals scored\u201d in the group stages.<\/p>\n<p>In a year where sport was thrown into turmoil, the Irish Senior Cup final originally set for the end of March 2020 was finally played in September 2020, with UCD 3-1 winners for the third time in four years against Belfast rivals, Pegasus.<\/p>\n<p>UCD Ladies Hockey was delighted to announce former Irish International and current Senior Women\u2019s team manager Lisa Jacob as the new Head Coach for their First team. A former UCD Sports Scholar, with a degree in Psychology, the Wexford native is familiar with her new surroundings having captained the UCD Ladies team to the Irish Senior Cup title in 2009. 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