Sligo Rovers prepared for Thursday's Europa Conference League visit to Motherwell in less than ideal fashion as they suffered a 2-0 defeat at home to basement side UCD.
Donal Higgins and Dara Keane netted in either half as the Students picked up just their second win of the season.
The Bit O’Red created plenty of chances but poor defending, a lack of killer instinct in front of goal all contributed to their downfall.