The final monthly awards of the 2021-22 WBBL season have gone to Kenrick Liburd, Head Coach of the Nottingham Wildcats, and Shanice Beckford-Norton, captain of the treble-winning London Lions. Liburd wins Molten WBBL Coach of the Month for April after a season-defining period for Wildcats in which they hit a rich vein of form to …
The first WBBL All-Star 5 of the post-season includes a pair of London 2012 Olympians after London Lions were dominant, alongside a former WBBL Play-off Final MVP who came up big when it mattered for Sevenoaks Suns. Jo Leedham-Warner – London Lions The top-seeded Lions remained unbeaten for the season and cruised into the Play-off …
WBBL Play-offs, Quarter-FinalLeicester Riders 69-81 Nottingham Wildcats (13-27, 28-44, 53-55)(Riders – Hamilton 19, Robb 19, Lappenkuper 11; Wildcats – Pannell 21, Gyles 20, Egharevba 12) WBBL Play-offs, Quarter-FinalSevenoaks Suns 66-55 Essex Rebels (13-15, 28-35, 41-46)(Suns – Carr 29, Monakana 13, Wurtz 10; Rebels – Bieg Salazar 10, Costa 10, Kohlhaas 9) WBBL Play-offs, Quarter-FinalSheffield Hatters …
WBBL Play-Offs, Quarter-Final London Lions 92-34 Durham Palatinates (20-5, 48-8, 71-25) (Lions – Winterburn 17, Leedham-Warner 17, Charles 12; Palatinates – Wayne 11, Bennett 7, Hendershot 4) London Lions started their Play-Off push with a dominant performance over Durham Palatinates on Saturday afternoon. With the first seed playing host to the eighth seed, the Lions …
By Jamie Thomas Despite being just 18 years old, Nottingham Wildcats star Praise Egharevba has put together a dominant season for Kenrick Liburd’s side and is hoping to help the fifth seeds for the WBBL Play-offs progress to the next round as they get set to face the Leicester Riders this weekend. Averaging a double-double …
By Jamie Thomas She was an integral part of one of the most memorable WBBL Play-off stories in the competition’s history last year with the Newcastle Eagles, and Abby Lowe knows that if the Durham Palatinates are to have success in the post-season this year then she is going to have to be the cornerstone …
By Jamie Thomas Arguably the WBBL season’s biggest surprise package, Caledonia Pride go into the WBBL Play-offs with a real buzz about them as the Scottish side get set to face Vanessa Ellis’ Sheffield Hatters this Sunday. Bart Sengers has masterminded quite the year for the Pride as they’ve undergone a huge turnaround in form …
By Jamie Thomas In an intensely competitive WBBL season, the Leicester Riders have set themselves apart as one of the top teams in the Championship since the early stages of the season, securing their Play-off place with plenty of time to spare, and now they look ahead to the challenge of the post-season. With a …
By Jamie Thomas Making their WBBL Playoff debut last year, the Essex Rebels were sent home from May Madness by the eventual winners – the London Lions – but their veteran guard Ashleigh Munns says there are a bunch of positives the team can take from that experience, as they prepare to take on Sevenoaks …
The stars of the WBBL left some of the best performances for last as the final All-Star 5 of the regular season combines for by far the highest overall performance points total, with a pair of representatives for each of Cardiff Met Archers and Essex Rebels, including a triple-double from Claire Paxton. Shannon Hatch – …