The Waterford minors lost to Cork, 1-13 to 1-10 in the All-Ireland A final at Nowlan Park on Sunday, despite a late surge from a chasing Deise.
Maggie Gostl got seven points, Laoise Forrest netted an injury-time goal and Eimear O'Neill scored two points as their second-half fightback came up short.
Manager Mark English was disappointed with the result but say's he is immensely proud of his player's performance.