The WBBL Trophy holders got their campaign underway as one of three games in the competition on Saturday.

Leicester Riders, defending champions, started with a dominant display in beating Oaklands Wolves 94-67 on the road as Holly Winterburn came close to another triple-double with 29 points, 11 rebounds and eight steals.

Elsewhere, Durham Palatinates scored a crucial North-East derby win as they beat Newcastle Eagles 61-59 with Theairra Taylor scoring 20 points as Durham trailed for most of the game until a pair of three-pointers late on.

Finally, the league-leading Sevenoaks Suns won another derby, beating BA London Lions 80-55 as Cat Carr scored 22 points and dished eight assists.