Ta'Yani Clark Women's British Basketball League game between Essex Rebels and the Sevenoaks Suns at the Essex Sports Arena, England, 30th September 2018

Suns edge closer to league title defence to lead weekend takeaways!

Sevenoaks Suns are now within a win of defending their WBBL Championship title as the regular season concluded its penultimate month.

Georgia Ohrdorf had a big game with 31 points and 10 rebounds to lead Newcastle Eagles to an impressive 96-87 triumph over Leicester Riders, who suffered their third league loss. February Player of the Month Giulia Simoni added 15 assists in the win to 10 points.

There was another big performance as Sarah Toeaina fired in 36 points on 15 of 18 shooting to lead the Hatters to a 94-72 victory against Cardiff Met Archers prior to their loss on Sunday.

Meanwhile, Oaklands recorded a 63-49 success over Caledonia Pride and Nottingham had beaten Essex Rebels 75-64 behind a 32-point haul from Chelsey Shumpert.